1. Year 10 Work Experience Parents Information Evening Ascott & Claydon 21 – 24 March 2016 Halton & Waddesdon 11 – 15 April 2016 Andrew Dobberson – Assistant Headteacher Sue Atherton – Careers Coordinator Denise Griffiths – WEX Administrator

2. Content Content 1Introduction 2What is Work Experience (WEX)? 3Why we do Work Experience? 4Changes to WEX 5Finding a placement 6Student responsibilities 7Timeline 8Questions

3. Introduction Introduction

4. What is Work Experience?  Much more than a week out of school!  Part of our Work Related Learning Curriculum  Important Careers Milestone in KS4  Can help with decision making for KS5 and beyond  Has benefits for students, teachers, industry and hopefully parents!

5. Feedback, what our parents told us …  “My son spent a week at College Lake and had a fantastic week. The staff there were completely organised.. Some days were inside and others were outside but always packed with … responsibilities.  He thoroughly enjoyed the experience and got a lot out of it personally. Thank you, small details made the week a success..

6. Work experience at Waitrose  I would just like to say how much he enjoyed it and what a positive experience it was. His week was well organised, he did different things each day and got a feel for different aspects of the business. It was good for his interpersonal skills talking to different staff members and the public. Thank you.

7. Work experience at Halfords  “I just wanted to give you some feedback regarding my daughter’s placement, after initial hesitations entering a presumed male dominated retail area she soon settled … there were in fact many women employed there as well … She was told on Wednesday that they were impressed with her work ethic and were keen to offer her a job at 16, she was delighted.

8. What our students told us  New skills: communication, using equipment, occupation specific skills,  What school subjects are useful? Maths, English, Art, Sports, Life Skills, Music, German, IT, Design & Technology, Science  Highlights: “Being offered a job”, “Getting to know the customers”, “Feeling more responsible”

9. WEX - a students perspective WEX - a students perspective Victoria Bennet-Salvador Alex Wilson

10. Changes to Work Experience  Now working with Youth Connexions  Standardised the voluntary registration fee to £25 for every student  Private placements will be checked but it is important all paperwork is returned by the deadline for approval to be given

11. Work Experience Folder  Distributed to students as part of an assembly in December

12. Parent Consent Form  Parent Consent form signed, completed and returned to Denise Griffiths by Friday 18 December

13. Private Placement Form  This has to be completed and signed by the employer and returned to Denise Griffiths by Friday 18 December  H&S declaration must be completed for the placement to be approved

14. Educational Placements  Students need to see Mrs Griffiths in the Connexions Centre from now until Christmas to register an interest in a school or nursery type placement. These placements will not be available on the Link2Students website.

15. Link2Student Quick Guide  Opportunity to look at available work experience placements from 2 December

16. WEX Placement Details  School confirms students choices from Link2Students  Students receive placementinformation

17. Curriculum Vitae  A CV is completed during the year as part of a Life Skills session  Students are encouraged to show this to their employer

18. Student Targets  What the student would like to get out of their placement eg practical skills, interpersonal skills, understanding the work place and meeting new people

19. Diary Details  Students complete brief notes at the end of each day  These should be shared with you  Should there be a problem students should talk to their: 1 Contact 2 Parents 3 School  They should not wait for a visiting teacher

20. Record  Students should try to take a photograph of themselves on WEX

21. Student, Parent and Employer Review  Students need to ask the employer to complete a review  Please complete your review and encourage your child to complete their own  Saying thank you and a letter goes down well!

22. Timeline  2 December - Work Experience Introduction  2 December - Access to Link2Student for placements  Spring Term - Preparation and H&S in Life Skills  18 December - Deadline for Parent Consent Form  18 December - Deadline for Private Placement Form  Feb/March - Contact placement  21-24 March - Ascott & Claydon Work Experience  11-15 April - Halton & Waddesdon Work Experience  June - Review and thank you letter and future careers decisions........ careers decisions........

23. Year 10 Work Experience Parents Information Evening Thank you very much for coming this evening. We are available for any questions now, or if you prefer, individually afterwards.