Work Experience

Work Experience is a valuable opportunity for students to gain some experience of the working world and its disciplines, perhaps even to clarify a career intention and to gain an added incentive for school work, in their most important year.

Universities, colleges and employers are looking at other skills you have outside of school and some may not offer places without a set amount of work experience.

For that reason, we have set weeks in the school calendar for Year 10 students (12th-16th May 2025) and Year 12 students (14th-18th July 2025) to partake in work experience, voluntary work or engage in an opportunity that will enrich their programme of study.

Any work experience opportunity should, where possible be linked to student studies, so please consider this when approaching companies to seek a placement.

All students are supported when searching, applying, during and after their placement by Coaches, Heads of Year and the Careers Team.

All students will need to complete an application form and return to Maggie Burton in the Careers Hub that has details of the potential placement so that all necessary safeguarding checks can be made.

You will be expected to be in school if you have nothing in place.

For further details please see Maggie Burton in the Careers Hub or email m.burton@southcraven.org.