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Grammar Work Experience 2014 Parent Presentation. Grammar Work Experience 2014. Why Work Experience Key dates Finding a placement Health and Safety Getting ready for the first day Work Experience week After Work Experience. Grammar Work Experience 2014.
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Grammar Work Experience 2014 Why Work Experience Key dates Finding a placement Health and Safety Getting ready for the first day Work Experience week After Work Experience
Grammar Work Experience 2014 • To give your son a taste of the world of work • To allow him to test out career aspirations he may have • To experience first-hand the expectations and demands of the workplace • To focus his mind on what he then needs to do in school to gain access to his chosen career • Enjoyable and Rewarding
Key Dates 2014 • Meeting for Parents Tuesday 28th January • Assembly for Boys Thursday 30thJanuary • Agreement Forms deadline Wednesday 14th May • Grammar Examinations start Monday 23rd June • Pre-Visit to Workplace Friday 4th July • Work Experience: Monday 7th – Friday 11th July • Boys return to school Monday 14th July • Term Ends Friday 18th July
Finding a placement • What if I can’t find a placement? • Can you help someone else? • Can I extend work experience?
Pupil Engagement • Pupils should be proactive and engage in this process, to identify their aspirations • The Careers Room is open at lunchtimes to research and discuss placements • Use the Work Experience Co-ordinator in the Careers Room at Friday lunchtimes for advice and support
Work Experience 2013 St Boniface Primary School Aquarium Engineering Studios Putney Cycles Garage Assistant Allen & Overy Law Firm Royal Albert Hall Dental Practice John Lewis- Kingston British Transport Police Fulham FC Halfords Wimbledon Common Rangers Office
Health and Safety • Insurance • Child Protection • Work Experience Agreement Form
Planning for Work Experience • Pre-visit day • Arrange an appointment well in advance with the placement provider • Assembly at 8.30am in school • Be dressed for work
Work Experience Week • Problems during Work Experience week • People to contact – see Page 7 of the guide
After Work Experience • Debrief on Monday 14th July with Form Tutors • Evaluation of the week • Thanking people - staying in contact