Work Experience

Students in Year 10 and Year 12 undertake a period of work experience. For more information on Year 12 work experience please visit the 6th Form section.

 

As an integral part of the Year 10 curriculum, students undertake a period of work experience at the end of June, beginning of July. This opportunity gives each student a greater understanding of the world of work, prepare them for the responsibilities and opportunities of adult life and to work with adults other than teachers.

 

Work Experience is an exciting learning opportunity for students as it allows them to have a real-life experience of the workplace whilst still at school age. Furthermore, a placement is an opportunity for a young person to gain valuable insight into a job or a career that they are interested in. The skills and knowledge developed by work experience can prove invaluable to a young person as they complete their education and make important decisions about their route to the job or career of their choice.

Once students have found a work experience placement and agreed this with the employer, they should add their placement to Unifrog using the Placements Tool.

 

A step-by-step guide to adding a placement

To add a placement, go to the Placements tool on your student homepage. You might need to click ‘All tools’ to see the tile for the Placements too. 

Click on the 'Add new placement' button to start the Student initial form.

You're asked if you've already agreed the placement with the employer. Click ‘Yes, I have agreed it with the employer’, to reveal the rest of the form.

The form asks questions about the logistics of the placement, and some details about you, the employer and your parent. 

It's super important to get the email addresses for the employer and your parent correct, as the subsequent placement forms will be sent to these email addresses. 

Once ready, click ‘Add placement’ to submit the form, and this will start the next step in the process: the employer is sent an email inviting them to complete the next form in the chain.

 

The lifecycle of a placement on the Placements tool

Here are all the steps in organising work experience on the Placements tool:

  1. A student (or their teacher) gets the ball rolling by adding a new placement.
  2. The employer is notified by email, and they confirm that they follow best practice.
  3. The parent signs an agreement for the placement to happen.
  4. The Placement coordinator (a teacher at your school / college) reviews all the information provided by each party, and gives their consent for the placement to happen.
  5. While the placement is taking place, teachers can record check-ins if they want to.
  6. The student and employer reflect on the placement after it is finished. The employer can choose to add themselves to the school / college’s placements database.

 

Preparation for work experience starts early with sessions in October preparing students to find a suitable placement and all the key documentation around the process can be found below.

 

Work Experience Student Preparation Booklet PDF

Work Experience Parent Information Booklet PDF

 

 

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