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Work experience week takes place at the end of the summer term for students in Year 12. The students are expected to organise placements themselves, which should, ideally, be relevant to the career or HE course they are contemplating or, at least, an opportunity for them to develop transferable skills. Work experience should be arranged as early as possible, as some companies allocate places up to a year in advance.
Most universities expect that students will have done at least one work experience placement during their Sixth Form programme. Some vocational degree courses, such as Primary Education, demand two weeks’ relevant experience as an absolute minimum. Students will need to discuss this with the Sixth Form team. Some students will have to consider completing additional placements during holiday periods.
Throughout the year, there will also be opportunities for students to engage in virtual work experience placements. Many of these are certificated. Led by industry experts from the world’s leading employers, virtual work experiences give students a taste of what a career would look like through interactive, on-demand programmes. These courses will support students in gaining work experience in an area that they might not normally have the opportunity to see and will give them an insight into the skills required for certain careers or employment sectors.
Please see below a link to an excellent article for parents and carers about virtual work experience and a document containing a number of virtual work experiences covering a huge range of careers and employment sectors.