Choices Form - Stowmarket High School
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STOWMARKET HIGH SCHOOL
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2013
WHEN
MONDAY 13th May to
FRIDAY 24th May
AIMS
To give every student in Year 10 the chance to
find out what being at work is like
To add relevance to their curriculum
Not a career choice
THE PROCESS
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
Parents’ Information evening
Assembly for students
Vacancies on school website.
PSHE lessons introduce Veryan site and Work
Experience (WEX) process to students.
PLACEMENTS
The School website will contain a section for
Year 10 Work Experience
You can view or download letters, forms and
PowerPoint presentations
A list of possible placements will be available to
view in an Excel format.
WE INFORMATION
WE INFORMATION
WEX INFORMATION
PLACEMENTS
As soon as available students will also be able to
access the Veryan site with Health and Safety
information included.
The Education Business Partnership (EBP), located in
Ipswich, runs our Work Experience service.
The school will still be responsible for deciding
whether a placement is suitable and we will ensure
that all placements have had the necessary checks.
OWN CHOICE
Own choice forms are only for placements that are not
already on the 2013 List of placements.
Please check the list before completing a green Own
Choice Form.
Green Own Choice form to employer to complete.
Own Choices form returned to Mr Clayton by 5th
November.
If not already on the school’s list, you will need to
apply to the school for a Health & Safety inspection.
THE CHOICES FORM
Student Choices Form to pupils by week of
Mon. 12th Nov.
Form completed by pupil and signed by
parents
To Form Tutor by Wednesday 5th December
CHOICES FORM: KEY POINTS
Choose 3 placements and write the correct information in the
boxes.
Avoid placements which already have several other applicants.
Only apply for a school or nursery place if you have a genuine
interest in childcare.
Do not apply for a place in a school you have attended as a
pupil.
Make sure you can travel to the placements you choose.
Please ask your parents to complete the bottom of the form.
FAR AWAY PLACEMENTS
Pupils may find placements in other parts of
the country
Health and Safety checks are still necessary
Minimum 12 weeks notice needed for a
London placement
If a new inspection is needed there is a fee of
£100 plus expenses
HEALTH AND SAFETY
All placements are assessed for suitability and
graded into Low, Medium and High risk
Comprehensive checks are carried out on
employers’ Health and Safety systems
Assurance is sought that students are not
exposed to prohibited activities, materials and
equipment
You will soon be able check the details on the
Veryan site
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Employers will notify the parents (via the
school) of any significant risk. Parents must
acknowledge receipt of this information
Placement providers must have at least £2
million of Public liability and £2 million
Employer liability before they can take students
JANUARY-FEBRUARY
January first round of allocations
“You can’t always get what you want !”
Week beginning 4th Feb. details of allocations
to students
Second round of choices for those not placed
Meet with students who have not got a
placement
FEBRUARY
Student Health Details form with space
for any medical details relevant to being
at work
Deadline for return of signed Consent
Form to Form tutor – week beginning 4th
March
Pupils write application letter and CV in
PSHE classes
Follow up with telephone call to arrange
interview during Easter holidays
EASTER HOLIDAY
Interview during the holiday
29th MARCH – 12th APRIL
Student must take Triplicate Form for employer
to sign and bring all of it back
Parent signs Triplicate Form
APRIL
Triplicate Form signed by employer, parent and
student to Form Tutor by
Monday 22nd APRIL
No
Form No Work Experience!
AT LAST
Monday 13th May– Friday 24th May
STUDENT GOES TO WORK
Parents support exhausted children
DURING
A member of staff will phone and most
students will be visited at their placement
Please notify employers if your child is going to
be absent
Contact us at school if there are any problems
or worries
FINALLY
Monday 3rd June
Return to school
PSHE lessons used for Evaluation
Employer Report forms collected
Work Experience reports feed into pupil’s File.
Employer Report to pupils and copy stored in
school.
THANKYOU
KEEP SIGNING THE FORMS!