Year 10 Work Experience
Dear Parent/Carer,
I am writing to inform you that we would like all students in Year 10 to undertake 5 days’ work experience from Monday 23rd March 2020 until Friday 27th March 2020.
Work experience aims to provide all young people with an opportunity to:
- obtain a wider awareness of the world of work as part of their general education
- learn outside the classroom
- increase their economic understanding
- relate their studies to the world of work and training.
Students are already aware that they need to find a placement for this week, and we are writing to ask you to encourage your student to find a placement – this could be through their personal/family contacts or by students contacting places, businesses or companies that interest them. I have attached a suggested template for this that could be used in letter or email form.
If you or your child would like some additional information or advice about who they could contact for a placement, please contact me at school.
Once your student has found their placement, they will need to contact myself, and I will issue a consent form to them, which they will need to ensure is completed by the employer. There is also a parental consent section which you will need to complete. This must be signed and returned no later than the end of February. Students will not be able to take part in a placement without a fully
completed form.
During the placement, members of school staff will ensure students are attending, and the placement is going well. On their return to school, they will take part in a follow-up programme to
enable them to apply their work-related learning within their lessons.
If students do not find a placement, then they have to attend school as normal, however we would like all students in year 10 to complete work experience, as it offers such huge benefits to the
students.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Yours sincerely,
Aston Cook
Careers and Aspirations Co-Ordinator
The City Academy Bristol
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01179413800
