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Yr10 Work Experience8th July – 12th July 2019 placement week

REMEMBER - if there is something specific you would like to do, you MUST act fast as popular placements will get booked up by the end of December 2018.

Check out the Mainframe Health & Safety site

Things you need to do:

❑ Curriculum Vitae (CV) & Letter of Application –to the company you are going to (these will be done in your English lessons).

❑WE0C19 Form to be completed by company and parents/guardian (Pink)

❑ Return all paperwork to Mrs Sutton in WRL office

Deadline for WEOC19 form : February 15th 2019

Where can you get help?All the documents in the pack will be emailed out to you. If you cannot decide what to do, check out the website links in the booklet - these will also been emailed to you. In the WRL office - break, lunch and before/after school. Futures Evening – 25th October 2018.

It is your responsibility to look for a placement. It is schools responsibility to check the placement out and confirm with the employer – including Health and Safety, Child Protection and Safeguarding Procedures. It is a joint responsibility to get the paperwork together.

Responsibility

Work Experience Date8th July – 12th July 2019 is the date of the placement week

The best way to find a placement is to ask friends and family or go and ask companies yourself.

Company websites also have information about how to apply for placements

A good CV or letter will also help you get a placement.

BUT REMEMBER - if there is something specific you would like to do, you MUST act fast as popular placements will get booked up by the end of September/October 2018.

Placements that book up fast

West Midlands Law Courts

Army

Engineering Companies Arup, Atkins Global, Mott MacDonald, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce

Birmingham Museums

Nature Centre, City Parks and Sheldon Country Park

The Ackers Adventurous Activities

West Midlands Fire Service

Cadbury World Hospital placements Over 16’s only

Bank placements

Architect placements

Pharmacy placements

Theatre or Creative

Game designer

Importance of Work Experience

Grammar School Applicants: There are many activities and experiences that can make you a more ‘rounded’ applicant. However, relevant work experience is increasingly viewed as an essential part of any good application for higher education and the world of work.

When choosing candidates who are equally good on paper applying for courses/jobs, it could well be the work experience which tips the balance in favour of one candidate over the other.

Research - A recent report outlined that 93% of secondary teachers polled in a YouGov survey believe that participation in employer engagement, careers advice and work experience has a direct impact on academic achievement, particularly for borderline achievers.

Importance of Work Experience

Develop key skills: A work placement provides the opportunity for students to develop key employability skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, communication and time management that graduate recruiters look for.

Deadline for paperworkThings students need to do:

* Curriculum Vitae (CV) & Letter of Application –to the company you are going to (these will be done in your English lessons).

* WE0C19 Form to be completed by company and parents/guardian (Pink)

* Return all paperwork to Mrs Sutton in WRL

Deadline for WEOC19 form : February 15th 2019

Responsibility

It is the students responsibility to look for a placement.

It is schools responsibility to check the placement out and confirm with the employer – including Health and Safety, Child Protection and Safeguarding Procedures.

It is a joint responsibility to get the paperwork together.

BUT REMEMBER - if there is something specific they would like to do, they MUST act fast as popular placements will get booked up by the end of December 2018.

Check out the Mainframe Health & Safety site

Details in your pack.

REMEMBER

Future Careers Evening

Universities, colleges, training providers, employers, apprenticeships, armed forces, etc…

Thursday 25th October 5.30 – 7.30pm

It's Official!!