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

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

IntroductionIntroduction

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!

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. .

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.

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.

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”

WEX - a students WEX - a students perspectiveperspective

Victoria Bennet-Salvador Alex WilsonVictoria Bennet-Salvador Alex Wilson

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

Work Experience FolderWork Experience Folder Distributed to Distributed to

students as part of students as part of an assembly in an assembly in DecemberDecember

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

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

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.

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

WEX Placement DetailsWEX Placement Details School confirms School confirms

students choicesstudents choices

from Link2Studentsfrom Link2Students Students receiveStudents receive

placementplacement

informationinformation

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

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

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

Record Record Students should try to take a Students should try to take a photograph of themselves on WEXphotograph of themselves on WEX

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!

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 ........

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.