Year 10 Work Experience
Monday 30th June –
Friday 4th July 2014
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR
WORK EXPERIENCE?
WHERE TO EXPERIENCE THE
CHALLENGES OF
EMPLOYMENT
UNDERSTAND HOW BUSINESSES
AND ORGANISATIONS OPERATE
SEE IF YOU REALLY LIKE A JOB
YOU’D THINK YOU’D ENJOY
WHAT ARE THE WORK
EXPERIENCE OPTIONS?
PREVIOUS YEAR 10’S HAVE WORKED
AT:
10 DOWNING STREET
THE FINANCIAL CITY OF LONDON
LOCAL CLOTHES SHOPS
BATTERSEY DOGS HOME
HOW LONG DOES THE
EXPERIENCE LAST?
TWO WEEKS
From…… MONDAY 30th JUNE
To…………FRIDAY 4th JULY
NO SUNDAY WORK…………… 
HOW DO I CHOOSE MY
WORK EXPERIENCE?
MOST STUDENTS FIND A PLACEMENT WITH
AN ORGANISATION THEMSELVES
DISCUSS WITH TUTORS, BUSINESS
STUDIES STAFF, RELATIVES AND
FRIENDS….MOST PLACES ARE FOUND
LOCALLY THROUGH FAMILY BUT GIVE
SOME COMPANIES A CALL OR CHECK
SCHOOL WEBSITE FOR PAST
EMPLOYERS
WHEN DO I NEED TO DO
THIS BY?
THE WORK EXPERIENCE DOESN’T START
UNTIL THE SUMMER…..BUT YOU NEED
TO FIND A W/EXPERIENCE LOCATION BY:
Monday 3rd March 2014
THEN COMPLETE “OWN FIND FORM”
ONLINE AT THE SCHOOL WEBSITE
THE BEST PLACES GET SNAPPED UP BY
OTHER SCHOOLS FAST….
WORD OF WARNING
TRY TO CHOOSE SOMETHING
LOCAL – INSIDE LONDON
DO NOT GO SOMEWHERE IF YOU
THINK YOU WILL JUST BE ASKED
TO PHOTOCOPY AND MAKE
COFFEE
KEEP WITHIN THE ETHOS OF THE
SCHOOL – SOME PLACEMENTS
ABROAD ALLOWED WITH HEAD
TEACHERS CONSENT
HOW IS THE WORK EXPERIENCE
ARRANGED?
TAKE HOME THE ‘OWN FIND’ PAPER FORM
and COMPLETE ONLINE ON THE SCHOOL
WEBSITE
THE SCHOOL WILL ASSESS YOUR
ORGANISATION CHOICE & CONFIRM IT.
FINAL POINTS…..
1.YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING
FOR TRAVELLING COSTS
2.YOU WILL NEED TO WRITE UP AN
ACCOUNT OF YOUR EXPERIENCES
3.YOU WILL GET A VISIT OR CALL AT WORK
FROM A TEACHER
4.DO NOT EXPECT TO BE PAID
5.UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL YOU
BE ALLOWED TO GO ON A PLACEMENT
WITHOUT SCHOOL CONSENT –
ESPECIALLY ABROAD.
6.ONCE A PLACEMENT HAS BEEN
ORGANISED TRY NOT TO CHANGE IT –
COMPLETE A NEW ONLINE FORM IF YOU
DO.