Work Experience 2024
What are the benefits of Work Experience?
Here you can access a range of information with regards to Year 10 Work Experience which will run Monday 15th - Friday 19th July 2024.
Watch the video on the right to learn how Unifrog will support you listing your placement.
WORK EXPERIENCE SUPPORT: Mr. Birkenshaw will plan some specific PD sessions to offer support and advice. Later in the year he will offer a drop-in helpdesk.
You can view the 2024 Work Experience letter that went out to all parents in September by clicking here.
Why go on work experience?
It helps you find out how work is different from school
it gives you the chance to find out how a local company works
it helps you think about your future
it develops new skills and
it lets you see see how you cope and learn to adapt to being in an adult environment
it could help you sample the type of work you're thinking of but whatever work experience you do will help
it shows you the difference between work and education
it looks great on your CV and you may get a reference
Watch how Unifrog will support you listing your placement:
Any questions?
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Some feedback for students from 2023's Work Experience Employers
"Showed lots of interest in our bikes and has been EXCELLENT! A great placement." - JE James Cycles
"Very mature, excellent attitude across a range of tasks. Excellent across the board - an ideal employee!" Greencore
"Enthusiastic, keen to learn, great in all areas of work. Would keep her on if able to! Told student to contact us if they're looking for employment in the future." - The Owl Hotel
"Worked really well and got on well with all staff. Has even offered to go and volunteer during the summer!" - Jelly Tots Nursery
"Excellent across the board, even did a presentation to senior managers!" - Enfinium Ferrybridge LTD
"She has been remarkably professional and has shown great initiative this week. She is an asset to the High School." - Selby Abbey Primary School
"She is a brilliant student! Helped us to reach our targets much quicker. She is lovely and all our members of staff loved working with her. Lots of adults could learn from her - her dedication and hard work both working in a team and on her own. We genuinely appreciate her effort, determination and enthusiasm." - The Big Store
How to find work experience
Students should start thinking about their career aspirations. What subjects do you love and how could you pursue a career in the subject that interests you the most? Take a look at our Subject Routes page - Work Experience is a great chance to develop this passion for a particular area!
The video below has some great tips to on how to find work experience:
What's next?
Contact an employer to arrange a placement. You could use this email template and download a copy to edit for yourself.
Once you've agreed the placement with the employer get the ball rolling by adding the placement to your Unifrog account (you’ll find the Placements tool on their Unifrog homepage).
Remember to set the Placement Coordinator as "Prof Work Experience" so we can keep all placements in one central inbox.
The Unifrog system will then email the employer, the parent / guardian, and the school, to collect the necessary information and permissions. For the process to work, it’s essential that students add the initial information about the placement accurately.
Please read the placement guides on Unifrog below, and then start contacting possible hosts for the placement.
If you have any questions, contact Mr. Birkenshaw, Director of Careers and Work based learning.
Work Experience Learning Guides
Please view the video and content below to learn more about the placements process through Unifrog:
How to use the Placements tool (video)
There's more useful information you can view here.
Watch The Nine to Five with Stacey Dooley:
Five teens, four industries. Will they thrive or struggle? Stacey Dooley and the five teenagers share their advice and stories from their ultimate work experience.
Click the image on the right to watch the series and get inspired!
