St. Mark’s Work Experience Week

When?

The last week of the school year…

15^th - 19^th July 2024

WEX taking place

Why?

Increases knowledge of a chosen industry

Improves communication skills

Develops confidence

Develops resilience

Increases motivation to study

Introduction to the world of work

Helps you to identify your own strengths and weaknesses

Learn new skills

Learn to work with different types of people

Students?

The Student Must

1. Get the very best from this opportunity by:

• 100% attendance
• Arrive on time every day
• Wear appropriate dress (agreed with employers beforehand)
• Complete a daily log
• Contact the school if you are worried about anything
• Represent the school to the best of ability

Note: If you are too ill to work then you should contact the employer before 9am

Students will be provided with school contact details

Parents contact Mrs Cook

Employers?

The Employer Must

1. Provide a member of staff to be responsible for the work placement

This person will:

• Oversee the work of the student
• Be responsible for health and safety
• Be the point of contact between placement and school
• Be the point of contact between placement and parents/carers
• Provide feedback at the end of the placement

2. This persons details must be provided to the school

What?

You must organise your own work experience…..

1. Parents/Carers sign the permission form linked in the letter emailed out (due by 02.02.2024)

2. Make contact with possible placements (letter, phone, email, in person)

3. Send the WEX Protocol for Students and Employers

Careers advice can be found on https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors

What?

…continued

4. Placement providers must sign the Employer Consent Form (15.03.2024)

5. Mr Heathcote and Mrs Cook will assess for suitability

6. When this is done the placement will be agreed (or not, rarely happens but is a possibility)

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Advice

https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/information/a-job-or-career/finding-virtual-work-experience

https://www.speakersforschools.org/

Companies who have accepted Work Experience placements in the past 2 years at St Marks

Abbot Alphege Academy

Alice Park cafe

Anna Barclay Photographer

Bagnalls

Bailbrook House Hotel

Baskerville School of Gymnastics

Bath City FC Foundation

Bath NE Somerset Council

Bathford Church School

Ben Barnett Joinery

Buro Happold

Calcot and Spa

Coppershell Animal Rescue

Employer Organisation Name

Feelgood @ltd 8 chelsea road

First Sports Coaching

Francis DIY Ltd

Great Western Railway

Herman Miller Ltd

Horstman Defence Systems Limited

Humble

Image Paintworks

Les Weston ltd

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Linkenholt Leisure

Lloyds OPD RUH Bath

Mitie Property Services

Mortimer Landscapes

Nell Mallia Photography

Nick Reeves Construction & Craftsmanship Ltd

NOI salon

Oldfield Park Junior School

Oriel hall

Prestige Electrical Services (Bath)Ltd

Prior Park educational trust

Pucklechurch CE VC Primary School

QUOTIENT SCIENCES LTD

Refillables

Rocketmakers

Rose cottage hub

ROSH LTD

St. Saviours Infant Church School

telent technology services

The Prior Foundation

Wellow Horse livery Centre

Wick CE Primary School

WLECN legal

Zig Zag Chartered Accountants

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Companies who have accepted Work Experience placements previously from Hayesfield School

Lees Carpentry Services, Hanham, Bristol

Good Lines, Larkhall, Bath

Theatre Royal, Bath

The Walled Garden at Mells

Paulton Junior School

Bath Museum of Fashion

Team BSJ, Hunstrete

Sleepy Doe, Lansdown, Bath

Westwood Parish Rooms, Bradford on Avon

Newbridge Primary School, Bath

Weston All Saints Primary School, Bath

Snapdragons Nursery, Bath

Shoscombe Primary School, Bath

St Saviours Infant School, Bath

Bath Educational Psychology Associates

McNeil Commercial, Bath

Russell Brooks Hairdressers, Bath

Columbian Coffee Company, Bath

St. Julian's Primary School, Wellow

Bath Home Companions Ltd

Bathwick St Mary's Primary School

EPD Equine Dentistry, Bristol

BA1 Hair, Bath

Quinag Communications

Lloyds Pharmacy, Trowbridge

Mercy in Action Trading LTD, Bath

Primary Visual Effects Bristol, Bristol

Baskervilles School of Gymnastics, Bath

Alex Pyatt - Consultant Solicitor, Bath

The Egg Assembly, Bath

Mane Hairdresser, Bath

Cadmid Configuration Consultants, Bath

Woodhouse and Law Limited, Bath

Moorlands Schools Federation, Bath

Marcus Spanswick, Bath

Mangia Bene, Corhsam

Queen Charlton Cattery, Bristol

Royal West of England Academy, Bristol

Mr B's Book Emporium, Bath

Mayden, Bath

Next Step Exercise and Performance Centre, Bristol

Golden Moments, Saltford

Mulberry Kidz, Bathampton

The Cooperative (Food), Horncastle

Mes Amis Cafe Deli, Beckington

Yate International Gymnastics Centre

Mogers Drewitt Solicitors, Bath

Bristol Design Studio

Cafe Lucca, Bath

James Pembroke Media, Bath

Twerton Nursery, Bath

Really Decent Books Ltd, Bath

Bathford C of E Primary School

The Hub Childcare, Bath

Roundhill Infants School, Bath

Arkonik Ltd, Mells

Agency UK, Bath

DAC Beachcroft LLP, Bristol

Wessex Water, Bath

Sustrans, Bristol

Artifice Ltd, Box

CX Partners, Bristol

University of Bristol Day Nursery

Abbot Alphege Academy, Bath

Stepping Stones Preschool, Bath

Roman Baths, BANES Council

Swainswick Explorers, Bath

No placement

If you are not able to arrange a placement or face knock backs we can help.

Contact us and we can put you in contact with local providers

The alternative is students spend a week in school undertaking online Work Experience on a computer for 5 hours a day for 5 days

Dyson Foundation

“Brilliantly Engineered” Dyson Foundation Careers and STEM expose

• STEM development and Careers programme, Year 10 students are being afforded the opportunity to attend the expose on Mon 26th February.
• Students will walk to the Queen’s Square Building in Bath and will have the opportunity to take part in a “rapid prototyping” STEM event from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm.
• Before and after the main event there will be some time for students to visit the stalls and activities at the STEM expose.
• The students will depart school at the end of period 1 and return by 3pm ready to return home by their normal means.

Any Questions?

…over to you!