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Careers 1:1 with Careers Adviser Booking Form
If you have completed a VWEX online placement, please complete this short survey form
Work Experience Application Deadline is 16th February 2025
Please see Mrs. Dymond or Mr. Bonser if this is an issue.
Work Experience is highly valued at Hastings and we ensure that all Year 10 students complete a Work Experience placement in the summer term.
Unlike many other schools we encourage students to identify and arrange their own work experience placement as we feel this strongly develops their employability skills and confidence in applying for future employment and education opportunities. Work experience also provides opportunity to gain insights into specific careers students may be interested in. We support learners in identifying suitable placements where needed, and have good working relationships with a number of local employers who are keen to engage with students and provide meaningful work placements.
Many organisations also offer virtual work experiences. We will support any pupil who identifies a suitable virtual work experience placement (more details below). These are publicised in weekly newsletters and via Google Classroom and offer bespoke insights into specific job roles and employment sectors.
Work Experience 2025
Employer Information 2025 click here for an information pack and here for introductory letter
Green application forms here (student and parent/carers to complete) and here (employer to complete) both need to be fully completed and submitted by Friday 16th February.
Before returning the form to school, the student must input their work experience details into the Unifrog Placement Tool. In Unifrog, click on Placements (under Exploring) and click on Add new placement.
Work Experience Launch Assembly Dec23.pptx.pdfSpeculative email/letter for approaching employers here
Student & Parent/Carer information 2025
Parent Letter & Consent 2025.docxUnifrog and the Work Experience Process
This Unifrog video explains what parents/carers need to know about the placement forms.
Parent Letter & Consent 2025.docxVirtual Work Experience information
VWEX providers 2021.docxMore VWEX Placements
HHS/REED Education VWEX Programme
REED is the UK's #1 jobs & recruitment site, featuring vacancies from over 25,000 recruiters a year, including private and public sector employers, leading recruitment agencies and consultants from REED's network of 350 offices across the UK, and around the world.
The REED Education VWEX package taps into the broad spectrum of the REED organisation workforce, and provides insights into various roles within a large employer. The focus of the VWEX package is to develop employability skills and appreciation of the demands of work an employee may face in place of a traditional work experience placement.
Reed Education's Careers Advice Programme (3).pdfBusiness Plan spreadsheet.xlsxBusiness Plan Doc
Hastings - Labour market information with REED.pdfLMI Workbook
Copy of Hastings - Virtual Work Experience with REED.pdfVWEX Workbook
Hastings - Employability skills with REED.pdfEmployability Skills workbook
REED Gateway to Work Programme
Gateway to work
With a high youth unemployment rate and students left disadvantaged by the pandemic, effective careers education has never been more important.
The programme:
Module one: Working on you –students will reflect on their values, mindset, and strengths.
Module two: Digital work experience – gives students access to a breadth of cross sector work experiences from real-life employers.
Module three: Choose your pathway –gives access to real-world labour market information.
Module four: Upskill in your field – showcases a range of academic and practical ways students can develop the skills.
Module five: Get ready to work –which contains everything students need to search, apply and interview for their first job.
VWE - Virtual Work Experiences
Stacey Dooley BBC Nine to Five Work Experience Insights
More insight videos from around the web
Careers Insights Videos - MyPath
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