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Year 10 Work Experience. Monday 30 th June – Friday 4 th July 2014. WHAT IS THE REASON FOR WORK EXPERIENCE?. WHERE TO EXPERIENCE THE CHALLENGES OF EMPLOYMENT UNDERSTAND HOW BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS OPERATE SEE IF YOU REALLY LIKE A JOB YOU’D THINK YOU’D ENJOY.
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Year 10 Work Experience Monday 30th June – Friday 4th July 2014
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR WORK EXPERIENCE? WHERE TO EXPERIENCE THE CHALLENGES OF EMPLOYMENT UNDERSTAND HOW BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS OPERATE SEE IF YOU REALLYLIKE A JOB YOU’D THINK YOU’D ENJOY
WHAT ARE THE WORK EXPERIENCE OPTIONS? PREVIOUS YEAR 10’S HAVE WORKED AT: 10 DOWNING STREET THE FINANCIAL CITY OF LONDON LOCAL CLOTHES SHOPS BATTERSEY DOGS HOME
HOW LONG DOES THE EXPERIENCE LAST? TWO WEEKS From…… MONDAY 30th JUNE To…………FRIDAY 4th JULY • NO SUNDAY WORK……………
HOW DO I CHOOSE MY WORK EXPERIENCE? MOST STUDENTS FIND A PLACEMENT WITH AN ORGANISATION THEMSELVES DISCUSS WITH TUTORS, BUSINESS STUDIES STAFF, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS….MOST PLACES ARE FOUND LOCALLY THROUGH FAMILY BUT GIVE SOME COMPANIES A CALL OR CHECK SCHOOL WEBSITE FOR PAST EMPLOYERS
WHEN DO I NEED TO DO THIS BY? THE WORK EXPERIENCE DOESN’T START UNTIL THE SUMMER…..BUT YOU NEED TO FIND A W/EXPERIENCE LOCATION BY: Monday 3rd March 2014 THEN COMPLETE “OWN FIND FORM” ONLINE AT THE SCHOOL WEBSITE THE BEST PLACES GET SNAPPED UP BY OTHER SCHOOLS FAST….
WORD OF WARNING TRY TO CHOOSE SOMETHING LOCAL – INSIDE LONDON DO NOT GO SOMEWHERE IF YOU THINK YOU WILL JUST BE ASKED TO PHOTOCOPY AND MAKE COFFEE KEEP WITHIN THE ETHOS OF THE SCHOOL – SOME PLACEMENTS ABROAD ALLOWED WITH HEAD TEACHERS CONSENT
HOW IS THE WORK EXPERIENCE ARRANGED? TAKE HOME THE ‘OWN FIND’ PAPER FORM and COMPLETE ONLINE ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE THE SCHOOL WILL ASSESS YOUR ORGANISATION CHOICE & CONFIRM IT.
FINAL POINTS….. 1.YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR TRAVELLING COSTS 2.YOU WILL NEED TO WRITE UP AN ACCOUNT OF YOUR EXPERIENCES 3.YOU WILL GET A VISIT OR CALL AT WORK FROM A TEACHER 4.DO NOT EXPECT TO BE PAID
5.UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL YOU BE ALLOWED TO GO ON A PLACEMENT WITHOUT SCHOOL CONSENT – ESPECIALLY ABROAD. 6.ONCE A PLACEMENT HAS BEEN ORGANISED TRY NOT TO CHANGE IT – COMPLETE A NEW ONLINE FORM IF YOU DO.