At the Academy at Shotton Hall we believe it is vitally important for our students to experience the world of work first hand. We expect every child to source a work experience placement for themselves in July of year 10. It is not necessarily important for students to experience a workplace in the industry they are intending on working, sometimes this is no practical, as skills they will learn in their placement will be transferable between jobs.
We recommend beginning to source a placement as early as possible in year 10, as places are highly sought after. Generally, employers are happy to be contacted either via telephone, email or in person. We would suggest students have a CV ready for employers to look over. If students require further support writing a CV, there is a template available on Unifrog.
If you require support sourcing a placement for you child, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Wood, ([email protected]).