Work Experience
Every year, our Year 10 students are encouraged to undertake a week’s work experience with an employer of their choice during the summer term.
Details of this year’s work experience programme, together with links to work experience documentation, can be found below:
Work Experience Year 10
9th - 13th July 2012
Key Dates
16th -18th January Pack to tutors and student pack given to student
31st January Parents Information Evening 6.00pm
3rd February Thursday drop-in session for students in business room 1.30-2.00pm
8th February Thursday drop-in session for students in business room 1.30-2.00pm
23rd February Thursday drop-in session for students in business room 1.30-2.00pm
24th February Choices and consent forms to Mrs Buxton
25th June Students contact work placement for information on start and finish times, dress code and lunch arrangements
5th July Tutors give out diaries to students
9th July Tutor contacts students in tutor group by telephone
10-13th July Tutor visits
16th July Tutor collects diaries from students and return to DBu . Feedback forms to be completed in tutor time and returned to office.
Documentation:
work-experience-leaflet-for-students-pack
work-experience-presentation-jan-2012
work-experience-letter-to-parents
work-experience-parental-consent-form
work-experience-employer-consent-form1
Contacts and websites for extra help
www.cumbriaepb.co.uk - the first place to look for work placements
User name Wdh34 Password keFG90
www.bigambition for digital ideas and advice
www.nextsteps.co.uk a government website with a huge amount of information on careers
www.ucas website for university degrees, useful for knowing requirements for courses such as medicine, law, vets, teaching, dentistry, engineering.
www.connexions advice on whole range of careers and courses.
For further detail of our work experience scheme please contact Mrs Diane Buxton, our work experience co-ordinator:
diane.buxton@lakes.cumbria.sch.uk