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Year 10 Work Experience Mounts Bay Academy

Mrs Kennedy Ms Knowles Mr Raggett

Year 10 Form Tutors Mrs Masters - Careers South West Adviser

Aims We will be talking about preparation for your Work

Experience in Year 10

Important Dates for your Work Experience Week Benefits of Work Experience Transferable Skills How to Look for a Work Placement What you have to do – the process

Monday 6th July –

Friday 10th July 2015

Why do Work Experience ? ! Gain insight into a career or profession ! It can help you find a part time job or an

apprenticeship ! It can help with your application to University ! Gives a purpose to your education ! You gain new skills and confidence ! Adds value to your CV and Record of

Achievement

To get the most benefit : •  It needs to be an appropriate work placement based on:

•  A possible career route •  An area of interest •  Support a subject area or qualification

! Popular placements fill up very quickly such as: ! RNAS Culdrose, NHS, Police, Cornwall Council, major retailers,

First Great Western, vets…..

! Do not choose a placement with: ! Family businesses, Sole Traders and places where you are

already working part time.

Shortage of employment skills: Work Experience provides an opportunity to show your potential ! Willingness to learn ! Well mannered, Polite, Show Respect to others ! Smart appearance ! Reliability , Honesty ! Communication skills ! Team worker ! Flexibility and enthusiasm ! Responsible attitude to work

What you need to do…. Identify type of work you would like to do that matches your interests and abilities

Identify employers from a range of sources: a) Veryan website - database of employers for work experience. All students will be given their log-in. www.learnaboutwork.net/cornwall b) Yellow Pages website www.yell.com c)Thomson local website www.thomsondirectories.com d) Cornwall council website www.cornwall.gov.uk e) Local newspapers: Cornishman, West Briton f) Company websites g) Seek advice from school support - Ms Knowles, Ms Masters

Types of Careers

Work Experience – the process ! The student writes a letter of application to the employer, calls

in direct to employers or telephones the employer.

! Example letters available if help required.

! When a positive reply is received from the employer: •  A work experience approval & consent form will need to be

completed by the employer before you can start. Details are in your work experience packs.

•  Fill in part 1 and send it to the employer with a SAE •  Employer fills in sections 2, 3 & 4 and sends it back to you •  Read employer sections and both parent/carer & student

sign section 4

Work Experience - Duty of Care

Schools retain a duty of care at all times they have responsibility for ensuring placements are vetted by – (Cornwall Education Business Partnership - CEBP) Employer Suitability – Health & Safety and Insurance Cornwall EBP – Placement Suitability Visits Approval & Consent Form Health & Safety Briefings in School Child Protection Briefing in School Work Placement visit during the week

NOW ! Forms to be completed by

13th February 2015 Or 30th November 2014 if an

out of county placement

You have to make it happen