Year 10 Work ExperienceYear 10 Work Experience

InformationInformation

Work Experience for Work Experience for ALLALL Year 10s starts on Year 10s starts on Monday 27Monday 27thth June June

Everyone does one week so will be back in Everyone does one week so will be back in school on Monday 4school on Monday 4thth July July

EXCEPTEXCEPT for Health and Social Care for Health and Social Care students who do two weeks and will be due students who do two weeks and will be due back into school on Monday 11back into school on Monday 11thth July July

Why work experience?Why work experience?

To understand and become familiar with the To understand and become familiar with the world of workworld of work

To practice skills e.g. able to work To practice skills e.g. able to work independentlyindependently

To gain more knowledge of a possible To gain more knowledge of a possible interestinterest

To improve your motivation towards your To improve your motivation towards your studiesstudies

Why work experience?Why work experience?

To give you something to talk about in To give you something to talk about in interviews and on application formsinterviews and on application forms

To get good references when you apply To get good references when you apply for colleges, courses and jobsfor colleges, courses and jobs

To investigate what you might or might To investigate what you might or might not want to do as a careernot want to do as a career

OptionsOptions You can find your own work experience or if your You can find your own work experience or if your

parents have contacts then they might be able to parents have contacts then they might be able to help you find onehelp you find one

This is a really good idea particularly if there is a This is a really good idea particularly if there is a definite type of job you want to dodefinite type of job you want to do

The company must have in place Employers and The company must have in place Employers and Public Liability Insurance though – they will be Public Liability Insurance though – they will be able to tell you thisable to tell you this

Calderdale and Kirklees will then do a visitCalderdale and Kirklees will then do a visit If you want to do this option then you need to fill If you want to do this option then you need to fill

in the placement details section on the back of in the placement details section on the back of the formthe form

OptionsOptions

If you want Calderdale and Kirklees careers If you want Calderdale and Kirklees careers to find one a placement for you then it is to find one a placement for you then it is really important to think about the type of really important to think about the type of work you would like to dowork you would like to do

Complete section 6 where you will be asked Complete section 6 where you will be asked to choose 5 job areas in order of preference to choose 5 job areas in order of preference – it is important you do this don’t just tick 5.– it is important you do this don’t just tick 5.

Even if you are finding your own you should Even if you are finding your own you should still complete this sectionstill complete this section

Work Experience FormsWork Experience Forms Forms must be completed carefully – your Forms must be completed carefully – your

tutor will help you complete most of ittutor will help you complete most of it

Forms must be signed by you Forms must be signed by you andand your your parents/carers – incomplete forms cannot be parents/carers – incomplete forms cannot be acceptedaccepted

You need to bring them in to your tutorYou need to bring them in to your tutor

If in doubt, ASKIf in doubt, ASK If you lose it see Miss Procter for a If you lose it see Miss Procter for a

replacementreplacement

Any Questions??Any Questions??

If you aren’t sure about anything If you aren’t sure about anything you can ask your tutor, Miss you can ask your tutor, Miss

Briscoe or Miss Procter. Briscoe or Miss Procter.