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You have to make it happen I
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