Work Experience

Work Experience

Work experience is a crucial part of the CEIAG programme at Ernulf Academy. 

In the summer term of year 10, all scholars will be required to undertake a work experience placement in a workplace of their choice. These work experience placements are a great opportunity for students to work with local employers; gain independence and confidence; meet new people; develop their teamwork and communication skills; and, most importantly, give scholars a taste of what the world of work is really like. 

Work experience is designed to assist scholars in the process of making informed decisions in year 11 about where they wish to continue their post-16 education.

We will begin thinking about work experience at the beginning of Year 10 to provide the most time for scholars to find their own placement. There are many events to help to help scholars prepare to apply for their work experience placements. Please see the timetable below for further details.  

Scholars are able to source their own work experience placement or choose from a selection of placements available to them on the work experience database which can be found at https://tep.learnaboutwork.net. 

Scholars will be given their usernames and pins to login to the database by their form tutors after the initial introductory assembly. Although there are a range of placement available on the database, we strongly encourage scholars to seek their own placement to increase the chances of them securing a placement in an industry they have a real interest in.

Please see the timeline below: 

Work Experience timeline
Date	Event	Details
September	Assembly to scholars	Aims of work experience and how scholars begin the process of finding a placement.
	Information evening for Parents	Families are invited to attend a work experience evening in which details about how the process works are explained.
	Morning meeting session	During Tutor time Scholars will look at the database and select up to four placement options, or research potential local companies for own placements.
December	Deadline for Own Placement Applications	Scholar Own Placement form to be handed on the last Monday of the half term.
February	Deadline for Database Applications	Last opportunity to choose desired placements from the online database.  https://tep.learnaboutwork.net
March	Placements allocated to scholar	Scholars will be allocated their placements. They will receive and email to confirm the placement they have received. They will all need to complete a 4 way agreement letter.
	Mock interviews and skills focus groups	Local employers will come into school to support with mock interview and workshops to help prepare scholars for placement interviews.
April	Placement Interviews	For those placements where interviews are required, scholars are to organise these on their own.
	4 Way agreement deadline	4 way agreement letter to be handed in. Scholars cannot complete placements without them.
May	Morning meeting session	To help expectations and to hand out the work experience journals.
	Placements begin	Scholars will attend their placements for the week.

If you have any queries regarding the work experience process please do not hesitate to get in touch either via email to careers@astreaernulf.org

Key Documents: 

4 way agreement Form 

Scholar Own Placement Form 

Parent Flyer for Work Experience 

Work Experience Booklet