Transcript St. Ivo School Work Experience

St. Ivo School Work
Experience
Work Experience 2012-2013
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The Work Experience dates for Year 10 are
the 1st to the 11th of July 2013.
This is 9 days. The 10th day is a feedback
day in school when students write summary
statements of their experiences and send
thanks to their employers.
There will be a Work Experience evening for
Parents/Carers at 6pm in the school Hall on
Thursday 6th December 2012.
The preference sheet
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The first thing the students have done is to fill
in a preference sheet.
This listed the type of jobs available and
asked Students choose what they would like
to do for Work Experience in 1st, 2nd and 3rd
preference order. For example, 1st-Own
Placement, 2nd-Office work and 3rd-Working
with animals.
This gave the coordinator an idea of which
areas are most in demand and who they can
place where.
The Two Options
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There are two options for finding a work placement.
One is to wait until a place is given from the school
list by the Work Experience Coordinator, and the
other, far more preferable option, is to find a
Student’s Own Placement.
Placements can be found by approaching local
businesses or someone that the student knows who
works in an area that interests them. Students must
check first with the coordinator that the place they
are interested in is not on the school list.
A School Placement
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These are sourced by the Coordinator for the
school. There are roughly 80 available (so far) for a
cohort of 298, so Own Placements are strongly
recommended where possible.
If an area is oversubscribed, students ‘apply’ for
placements and are interviewed by the Careers
Department and the places go to the most suitable
candidates.
Once a student is given, or has chosen from a
selection, a placement letter will be sent to the
company after 3 days telling them to expect a letter
and CV from that particular student.
The Student’s Own Placement form
This is the front of the pale blue
Own Placement form. The
parents fill in the top half and
sign here. Above the signature
is a disclaimer regarding
payment for administration
costs. This ONLY applies to
placements in another county,
if we have to pay an outside
agency to run a Health and
Safety Audit. All audits will, as
far as possible, be done by
qualified representatives of St
Ivo.
CVs
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All students, without exception, will write a CV, even
if they have a placement with someone they know.
The CV is a constantly changing document which
students will need when applying to colleges, Sixth
Form or for employment.
Writing of CVs starts in the Careers module in PSHE
and is completed in tutor time."
Templates for CVs are widely available and we have
a school template that can be found in projects
under Careers and Work Related Learning.
Employer letters
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If a student has been offered an Own
Placement, they will write to the firm to thank
them for the opportunity and to request a
compulsory interview.
Students who have been given School
placements must write to the company as
soon as possible to introduce themselves to
the employer and request a compulsory
interview.
The Four Way Agreement form
The yellow 4 way agreement
form is the student’s ‘passport’
to the placement. It must be
completed by ALL students.
Without this document signed
by all parties and lodged with
the coordinator, the student
cannot attend the placement.
The top front of the form is
general information about
student and school.
The bottom of the form is a
declaration of medical issues
and is signed by the parent/s
The student then signs
here.
After signing, the student
brings the form back to
school for the coordinator
to sign in this section.
After all of the other
sections are complete,
the student should take
this form to their
interview when the
employer should sign.
The form is then
returned to the Work
Experience Coordinator.
Any questions?
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The school Work Experience coordinator is
happy to answer any queries or problems you
may have.
Students can find her at lunchtimes in the
Careers Office near K11.
Email: [email protected]
Direct dial: 01480 375435 – if not answered,
a message can be left.
With all of the paperwork correct and on time,
St Ivo should have another happy and successful
Work Experience this Year.