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Year 10 Work Experience Mounts Bay Academy
Ms Kennedy Ms Knowles
Year 10 Form Tutors
Mrs Masters Careers South West Adviser
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Aims We will be talking about preparation for your Work
Experience in Year 10
Ø When is Work Experience Week Ø Benefits of Work Experience Ø Transferable Skills Ø What you have to do – the process Ø How to Look for a Work Placement
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Monday 7th July – Friday 11th July 2014
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Why do Work Experience ? � Gain insight into a career � Gives a purpose to your education � It can help you find a job � It can help with your application to University � You gain valuable skills for your development � Adds value to your CV � To gain a positive reference from an employer � To put towards an end of year presentation
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To get the most benefit : • It needs to be an appropriate work placement based on:
• A possible career route • An area of interest • Support a subject area or qualification
� Popular placements fill up very quickly such as: � Vets, Police, Cornwall Council, major retailers, First Great
Western
� Do not choose a placement with: � Family businesses, Sole Traders and places where you are
already working part time.
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Shortage of employment skills: Work Experience provides an opportunity to show your potenFal � Positive attitude to work, being polite � Flexibility and enthusiasm � Initiative -‐ ability to think for yourself in the workplace
� Reliability – turning up on time � Communication skills – confident to talk to people, willing to ask for help and a good listener
� Team worker – gets on well with others � Literacy, Numeracy & Computer Skills
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Work Experience – the process � The student writes a letter of application, enclosing SAE � (see sample letter). Help will be available from your tutor
• Hopefully a positive reply is received from the employer: • If you’ve not received a reply within 2 to 3 weeks then
consider phoning them.
• An approval & consent form will be sent to your home address
• Fill in part 1 and send it to the employer with a SAE • Employer fills in sections 2, 3 & 4 and sends it back to you • Read employer sections and both parent/carer & student
sign section 4
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Work Experience - Duty of Care
Schools retain a duty of care at all times they have responsibility for ensuring placements are vetted by – (Cornwall Education Business Partnership - CEBP) Employer Suitability – Health & Safety and Insurance Cornwall EBP – Placement Suitability Visits Approval & Consent Form Health & Safety Briefings in School Child Protection Briefing in School Work Placement visit during the week
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What you need to do…. Identify type of work you would like to do that matches your interests and abilities
Identify employers from a range of sources: a) Your own local knowledge b) Veryan website - database of employers for work experience. All students will be given their log-in. www.learnaboutwork.net/cornwall c) Yellow Pages website www.yell.com d)Thomson local website www.thomsondirectories.com e) Cornwall council website www.cornwall.gov.uk f) Local newspapers: Cornishman, West Briton g) Seek advice from tutors, teachers, Careers South West Adviser, family and friends
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Types of Careers
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How to Look for Work � Write to local employers – example letter available to help. This could also be sent via Email or through company websites. Try and get the name of the person responsible for work experience.
� Call in direct and ask to speak to the manager. � Telephone and ask to speak to the manager
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Curriculum Vitae Jo Bloggs 5 The Street Penzance TR18 1XX Tel: 01736 555777 Mobile: 00000000 E-mail: Date of Birth: 01/00/93 Age 15 Personal Profile I am a hard working, polite and helpful. I get on well with others as shown in my participation in school and my work experience in a local well established hotel. I am hoping to find work in a customer service role as I feel my skills and qualities would be suited to this type of work. I am good with people, reliable and willing to learn. I am keen to work as many hours as I am able to. Education Mounts Bay School, Boscathnoe Lane, Heamoor, Penzance Studying GCSE’s in English, Maths, Science, ICT, History, French, Drama and First Diploma in Public Services GCSE Exam Date: June 2014 Predicted Grades: A-C. Additional Information I have been a member of the School Council and have taken part in several meetings to solve problems and to make improvements for both the school and other students. I enjoy playing tennis, and socialising with my friends at the weekend. I am also starting a Duke of Edinburgh Youth Achievement Award with the school Work Experience Receptionist – 1 weeks work experience July 2012 Helped with greeting of hotel guests, giving directions to their rooms and answering their queries. I took bookings on the phone and helped out with I also helped out with additional duties such as serving tea’s in the afternoon. Paper round The Shop Newsagents 2010 - Present I deliver newspapers every morning in the Gulval area. I sometimes help out with other rounds if short staffed or covering holidays. When required I also help out within the shop, tidying up and stacking shelves. References Mrs Osborne / My Form Tutor / Another Teacher Mrs Smith Head of Year 11 Hotel Manager Mounts Bay School Queens Hotel Boscathnoe Lane Down Lane Penzance Penzance TR18 3JT TR18 1XX Tel: 01736 363240 Tel: 01736 300000
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Forms to be completed by March 28th 2014
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You have to make it happen
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