Work Experience Information

Work experience is an integral part of the Year 10 curriculum and provides an opportunity for young people to gain an insight into the ‘world of work' and to help prepare them for the responsibilities and opportunities of adult life.

Placements are defined as experience in which students carryout a range of tasks and duties more or less as would regular employees but with emphasis on the learning aspect of the experience. It is not intended to be training for a student's chosen career.

Students will work normal business hours and could be asked by the employer to visit the placement before starting work and be fully covered by insurance.

For the week 21st June to 25th June 2010 students will have the opportunity to take up a Work Experience placement. Students are requested to keep these dates free of commitments. We suggest that arrangements are made well in advance to change any commitments, such as part time employment, should they clash with Work Experience hours.

Work Experience placements come via Education Business Solutions Limited, from a bank of employers, many of whom have participated in the scheme for some time and provide meaningful work.

In past years some students have found placements outside the Trafford area. In these situations we have to put a request in to the Education Business Partnership that covers the area where the placement is located to undertake the relevant Health and Safety checks. All Education Business Partnerships are under no obligation to accept requests from schools outside their area and will always prioritise schools in their area. Most Partnerships are accommodating but do impose strict deadlines, therefore it is essential that any student looking for a placement outside the Trafford area returns their "Initial Self Placement Form" as soon as possible. We are unable to authorise any placement that is overseas.

After allocating students to placements further details will be available.  

Letters and documents on this page are in the Adobe PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat PDF reader you can download it from here.

Initial Letter September 2009 - click here

Student Introduction 2009 - click here

Guidance Sheet for completion of Selection Form - click here

Initial Self Placement Form 09 - click here

Searching for your own Placement - click here

Selection Form - click here