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Year 10Year 10 Work Experience Work Experience
Parents Information EveningParents Information Evening
Ascott & Claydon 21 – 24 March 2016Ascott & Claydon 21 – 24 March 2016Halton & Waddesdon 11 – 15 April 2016Halton & Waddesdon 11 – 15 April 2016
Andrew Dobberson – Assistant HeadteacherAndrew Dobberson – Assistant HeadteacherSue Atherton – Careers CoordinatorSue Atherton – Careers CoordinatorDenise Griffiths – WEX AdministratorDenise Griffiths – WEX Administrator
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ContentContent11 IntroductionIntroduction
22 What is Work Experience (WEX)?What is Work Experience (WEX)?
33 Why we do Work Experience?Why we do Work Experience?
44 Changes to WEXChanges to WEX
55 Finding a placementFinding a placement
66 Student responsibilitiesStudent responsibilities
77 TimelineTimeline
88 QuestionsQuestions
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IntroductionIntroduction
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What is Work What is Work Experience?Experience? Much more than a week out of school!Much more than a week out of school! Part of our Work Related Learning Part of our Work Related Learning
CurriculumCurriculum Important Careers Milestone in KS4Important Careers Milestone in KS4 Can help with decision making for KS5 Can help with decision making for KS5
and beyondand beyond Has benefits for students, teachers, Has benefits for students, teachers,
industry and hopefully parents!industry and hopefully parents!
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Feedback, what our Feedback, what our parents told us …parents told us …
““My son spent a week at College Lake and My son spent a week at College Lake and had a fantastic week. The staff there were had a fantastic week. The staff there were completely organised .. Some days were completely organised .. Some days were inside and others were outside but always inside and others were outside but always packed with … responsibilities. packed with … responsibilities.
He thoroughly enjoyed the experience and He thoroughly enjoyed the experience and got a lot out of it personally. Thank you, got a lot out of it personally. Thank you, small details made the week a success. .small details made the week a success. .
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Work experience at Work experience at WaitroseWaitrose
I would just like to say how much he I would just like to say how much he enjoyed it and what a positive experience enjoyed it and what a positive experience it was. His week was well organised, he it was. His week was well organised, he did different things each day and got a did different things each day and got a feel for different aspects of the business. feel for different aspects of the business. It was good for his interpersonal skills It was good for his interpersonal skills talking to different staff members and the talking to different staff members and the public. Thank you.public. Thank you.
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Work experience at Work experience at HalfordsHalfords
““I just wanted to give you some feedback I just wanted to give you some feedback regarding my daughter’s placement, after regarding my daughter’s placement, after initial hesitations entering a presumed initial hesitations entering a presumed male dominated retail area she soon male dominated retail area she soon settled … there were in fact many women settled … there were in fact many women employed there as well … She was told on employed there as well … She was told on Wednesday that they were impressed with Wednesday that they were impressed with her work ethic and were keen to offer her a her work ethic and were keen to offer her a job at 16, she was delighted. job at 16, she was delighted.
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What our students told What our students told usus New skills: communication, using New skills: communication, using
equipment, occupation specific skills, equipment, occupation specific skills, What school subjects are useful? Maths, What school subjects are useful? Maths,
English, Art, Sports, Life Skills, Music, English, Art, Sports, Life Skills, Music, German, IT, Design & Technology, ScienceGerman, IT, Design & Technology, Science
Highlights: “Being offered a job”, “Getting to Highlights: “Being offered a job”, “Getting to know the customers”, “Feeling more know the customers”, “Feeling more responsible”responsible”
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WEX - a students WEX - a students perspectiveperspective
Victoria Bennet-Salvador Alex WilsonVictoria Bennet-Salvador Alex Wilson
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Changes to Work Changes to Work ExperienceExperience Now working with Youth ConnexionsNow working with Youth Connexions Standardised the voluntary registration fee Standardised the voluntary registration fee
to £25 for every studentto £25 for every student Private placements will be checked but it is Private placements will be checked but it is
important all paperwork is returned by the important all paperwork is returned by the deadline for approval to be givendeadline for approval to be given
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Work Experience FolderWork Experience Folder Distributed to Distributed to
students as part of students as part of an assembly in an assembly in DecemberDecember
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Parent Consent FormParent Consent Form
Parent ConsentParent Consentform signed,form signed,completed and completed and returned to Denise returned to Denise Griffiths by Friday 18 Griffiths by Friday 18 DecemberDecember
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Private Placement FormPrivate Placement Form This has to be This has to be
completed and completed and signed by the signed by the employer and employer and returned to Denise returned to Denise Griffiths by Friday Griffiths by Friday 18 December18 December
H&S declaration H&S declaration must be completed must be completed for the placement to for the placement to be approvedbe approved
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Educational PlacementsEducational Placements Students need to see Mrs Griffiths in the Students need to see Mrs Griffiths in the
Connexions Centre from now until Connexions Centre from now until Christmas to register an interest in a Christmas to register an interest in a school or nursery type placement. These school or nursery type placement. These placements will not be available on the placements will not be available on the Link2Students website.Link2Students website.
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Link2Student Quick GuideLink2Student Quick Guide Opportunity to look at available work Opportunity to look at available work
experience placements from 2 Decemberexperience placements from 2 December
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WEX Placement DetailsWEX Placement Details School confirms School confirms
students choicesstudents choices
from Link2Studentsfrom Link2Students Students receiveStudents receive
placementplacement
informationinformation
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Curriculum VitaeCurriculum Vitae A CV is completedA CV is completed
during the year as during the year as
part of a Life Skillspart of a Life Skills
session session Students areStudents are
encouraged to showencouraged to show
this to their employer this to their employer
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Student TargetsStudent Targets What the student What the student
would like to get out would like to get out of their placement of their placement eg practical skills, eg practical skills, interpersonal skills, interpersonal skills, understanding the understanding the work place and work place and meeting new peoplemeeting new people
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Diary DetailsDiary Details Students complete Students complete
brief notes at the end brief notes at the end of each dayof each day
These should be These should be shared with youshared with you
Should there be a Should there be a problem students problem students should talk to their:should talk to their:1 Contact1 Contact2 Parents 2 Parents 3 School3 School
They should not wait They should not wait for a visiting teacherfor a visiting teacher
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Record Record Students should try to take a Students should try to take a photograph of themselves on WEXphotograph of themselves on WEX
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Student, Parent and Student, Parent and Employer ReviewEmployer Review
Students need to ask Students need to ask the employer to the employer to complete a reviewcomplete a review
Please complete your Please complete your review and encourage review and encourage your child to complete your child to complete their own their own
Saying thank you and a Saying thank you and a letter goes down well!letter goes down well!
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TimelineTimeline 2 December - Work Experience Introduction2 December - Work Experience Introduction 2 December - Access to Link2Student for placements2 December - Access to Link2Student for placements Spring Term - Preparation and H&S in Life SkillsSpring Term - Preparation and H&S in Life Skills 18 December - Deadline for Parent Consent Form18 December - Deadline for Parent Consent Form 18 December - Deadline for Private Placement Form18 December - Deadline for Private Placement Form Feb/March - Contact placement Feb/March - Contact placement 21-24 March - Ascott & Claydon Work Experience21-24 March - Ascott & Claydon Work Experience 11-15 April - Halton & Waddesdon Work Experience11-15 April - Halton & Waddesdon Work Experience June - Review and thank you letter and futureJune - Review and thank you letter and future
careers decisions ........careers decisions ........
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Year 10Year 10 Work Experience Work Experience
Parents Information EveningParents Information Evening
Thank you very much for coming Thank you very much for coming this evening.this evening.
We are available for any questions We are available for any questions now, or if you prefer, individually now, or if you prefer, individually
afterwards.afterwards.