Work Experience

Work Experience for Year 10 students takes place in the Spring Term, followed by Year 12 students in the Summer Term. Students go into the world of work for one week and are encouraged to find their own placements, with help and support from the Work Experience Coordinator, the Year Team and Tutors. A full programme of work-related activities takes place during Tutor time and a number of assemblies also provide students with the information they need to successfully secure a placement. The LIFE programme has a focus on Work Experience in the Spring Term, prior to the launch of Work Experience, with students learning to write an application letter and a CV, as well as investigating Labour Market Information and talking about work skills.

It’s never too early to be thinking about upcoming work experience placements. Experiences have shown us the earlier students start looking for a placement the easier it is to find one.

Important dates:

Year 10

Work Experience dates 24th - 28th March 2025 (5 Days)

Deadline for finding a placement and logging the details on the Changing Education App – 6th December 2024

The Year 10 Work Experience Handbook can be found here as an online booklet, or here as a printable PDF.

 

Year 12

Work experience dates 7th – 11th July 2025 (5 days)

Deadline for finding a placement and logging the details on the Changing Education App – Friday 28th February 2025

The Year 12 Work Experience Handbook can be found here as an online booklet, or here as a printable PDF.

 

Things to remember:

Work Experience employers must hold Employer’s Liability Insurance (Not all sole traders will have this).

Jobs not permitted:

  • Selling alcohol or tobacco
  • Door to door or telephone sales
  • Selling on the street/from mobile van
  • Gambling/betting shops/amusement arcades
  • Fairgrounds/racetracks
  • Milk rounds
  • Photographic modelling
  • Working on water (boats)
  • Tattoo parlour
  • Working at heights eg scaffolding

 

For any Work Experience related enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact our careers coordinator Mrs E Francis at efrancis34@suttonmail.org