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Year  10  Work  Experience    Mounts  Bay  Academy  

Ms  Kennedy  Ms  Knowles    

Year  10  Form  Tutors    

Mrs    Masters  Careers  South  West  Adviser  

 

Aims  We  will  be  talking  about  preparation  for  your  Work  

Experience  in  Year  10    

Ø When  is  Work  Experience  Week  Ø Benefits  of  Work  Experience  Ø Transferable  Skills  Ø What  you  have  to  do  –  the  process  Ø How  to  Look  for  a  Work  Placement    

 Monday  7th  July  –    Friday  11th  July  2014  

Why  do  Work  Experience  ?  � Gain  insight  into  a  career  � Gives  a  purpose  to  your  education  �  It  can  help  you  find  a  job  �  It  can  help  with  your  application  to  University  � You  gain  valuable  skills  for  your  development  � Adds  value  to  your  CV  � To  gain  a  positive  reference  from  an  employer  � To  put  towards  an  end  of  year  presentation  

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: �  Vets, Police, Cornwall Council, major retailers, First Great

Western

�  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  potenFal  � Positive  attitude  to  work,  being  polite  � Flexibility  and  enthusiasm  �  Initiative  -­‐    ability  to  think  for  yourself  in  the  workplace  

� Reliability  –  turning  up  on  time  � Communication  skills  –  confident  to  talk  to  people,  willing  to  ask  for  help  and  a  good  listener  

� Team  worker  –  gets  on  well  with  others  � Literacy,  Numeracy    &  Computer  Skills  

Work  Experience  –  the  process  � The student writes a letter of application, enclosing SAE � (see sample letter). Help will be available from your tutor

•  Hopefully a positive reply is received from the employer: •  If you’ve not received a reply within 2 to 3 weeks then

consider phoning them.

•  An approval & consent form will be sent to your home address

•  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

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) Your own local knowledge b) Veryan website - database of employers for work experience. All students will be given their log-in. www.learnaboutwork.net/cornwall c) Yellow Pages website www.yell.com d)Thomson local website www.thomsondirectories.com e) Cornwall council website www.cornwall.gov.uk f) Local newspapers: Cornishman, West Briton g) Seek advice from tutors, teachers, Careers South West Adviser, family and friends

Types  of  Careers  

How  to  Look  for  Work        � Write  to  local  employers  –  example  letter  available  to  help.  This  could  also  be  sent  via  Email  or  through  company  websites.    Try  and  get  the  name  of  the  person  responsible  for  work  experience.  

� Call  in  direct  and  ask  to  speak  to  the  manager.    � Telephone  and  ask  to  speak  to  the  manager    

Curriculum Vitae Jo Bloggs 5 The Street Penzance TR18 1XX Tel: 01736 555777 Mobile: 00000000 E-mail: Date of Birth: 01/00/93 Age 15 Personal Profile I am a hard working, polite and helpful. I get on well with others as shown in my participation in school and my work experience in a local well established hotel. I am hoping to find work in a customer service role as I feel my skills and qualities would be suited to this type of work. I am good with people, reliable and willing to learn. I am keen to work as many hours as I am able to. Education Mounts Bay School, Boscathnoe Lane, Heamoor, Penzance Studying GCSE’s in English, Maths, Science, ICT, History, French, Drama and First Diploma in Public Services GCSE Exam Date: June 2014 Predicted Grades: A-C. Additional Information I have been a member of the School Council and have taken part in several meetings to solve problems and to make improvements for both the school and other students. I enjoy playing tennis, and socialising with my friends at the weekend. I am also starting a Duke of Edinburgh Youth Achievement Award with the school Work Experience Receptionist – 1 weeks work experience July 2012 Helped with greeting of hotel guests, giving directions to their rooms and answering their queries. I took bookings on the phone and helped out with I also helped out with additional duties such as serving tea’s in the afternoon. Paper round The Shop Newsagents 2010 - Present I deliver newspapers every morning in the Gulval area. I sometimes help out with other rounds if short staffed or covering holidays. When required I also help out within the shop, tidying up and stacking shelves. References Mrs Osborne / My Form Tutor / Another Teacher Mrs Smith Head of Year 11 Hotel Manager Mounts Bay School Queens Hotel Boscathnoe Lane Down Lane Penzance Penzance TR18 3JT TR18 1XX Tel: 01736 363240 Tel: 01736 300000

NOW  !

Forms  to  be  completed  by  March  28th  2014  

 You  have  to  make  it  happen