Work Experience Year 10

Cornwallis Academy

All students in year 10 will take part in a one week work experience placement, after their exams.

13th -17th July 2015

Work Experience

To give students an experience of going to work, ideally in a sector that interests them for a future career, but not necessarily.

To find out what you don’t like or want from a workplace is as important as knowing what you do want.

Purpose

Understanding of a working environment Developing organisational skills – in getting

to/from work, on time, in the right clothing and prepared for work

Communication skills – working alongside a diverse range of adults

Listening and questioning skills Teamwork – in working with a new group of

people

Benefits

1.Placement by Education Business Partnership Kent (external agency)All students will register on line, in school on 16th October, to begin the process of EBP finding them a placement and conducting the H&S checks

2. Self placementIf you are able to find a self placement, there is a separate form to be completed and returned to the yr10 team and then this will then replace the EBP process

Types of placement

When registering online students are asked to make choices over location -

**Please discuss with your child locations that will be possible for them to travel to during the work experience week, whilst working a normal working day.

They will need to choose which towns/villages they can get to and how they will travel.

EBPK Placements- Things to consider: Location

When registering online students are also asked to make choices over their preferred type of work -

**Please discuss with your child the categories listed in your pack and ensure they understand what types of work is involved.

Please be aware that retailing might be JD

sports but could also be Laura Ashley!!

EBP Placements- Things to consider: Categories

AccountancyComputing

ConstructionFactory/Workshop

Legal

Art and DesignConservation (Buildings)

Conservation (Environment)

Gardening/HorticultureWorking with Animals

Banking/FinanceEstate Agency WorkGeneral Hotel Based

MaintenancePharmaceutical

Vehicle Mechanic

Electrical EngineeringFloristryLibrary

Mechanical EngineeringSport/Leisure

AdministrationChildcare (Nursery)Childcare (Teaching)

Warehouse/Storekeeping

Catering (General)Hairdressing/Beauty

RetailingWorking with

elderly/disabled

One pink, one yellow and as many greens as you like

After registering their preferences online students will bring a copy of these choices home and parents are asked to sign and return the form to agree preferences by the next day

EBP work to find placements matching preferences in location and category as close as possible

EBP carry out H&S checks

Students are informed of placements at the end of term 5 At this stage it is too late to change to self placement

Some organisations may ask students to contact them before the placement

Students are in school before WEX and have a work related learning programme and attend a H&S briefing before starting the WEX placement

EBPK Placements – the process

If you are able to arrange a placement for your child you will be

Able to plan exactly what they will be doing

Able to plan where they will be working

Self placement benefits

Discuss with your child whether self placement is an option for them

Ensure that the place of work agrees to take your child, and on the given dates. Have the name of the person who you have made the arrangements with

Ensure the employer has Public Liability and Employers Liability Insurance, even if it is a placement with a family member.

Many sole traders do not have this

Ensure employer knows they will receive a call or visit as part of the health and safety check

Self placement process

Self placement forms can be accepted up until 13th February 2015.

H&S checks have to be carried out and this takes time.

Placements that do not meet H&S requirements cannot be approved, and with no placement arranged, your child will then be expected in school during that week.

Self placement deadline

You have been given a pack of information this evening to support all that has been said.

There is now an opportunity to talk to members of the team, who will be able to answer any questions.

Students need to be ready to register on 9th/16th October

Thank you for coming.

What’s next?