Once you have agreed a work experience placement with an employer, please log into your Unifrog account (you can access this by clicking the icon to the left) scroll down to ‘Exploring Pathways’, click the ‘Placements Tool’ and follow the instructions. Please see the Careers Team in USIC or email [email protected] for help. For ideas and support finding a placement please see the Y12 Work Experience Booklet published by the Careers Team.
Year 12 Work Experience
Work experience week is a very important, enriching part of your Year 12 experience. Not only does it support your UCAS/apprenticeship/job application, but it is also a valuable opportunity to gain employability skills.
Here at George Abbot School, the feedback we get from both students and employers after the placements is extremely positive – it truly is a rewarding experience, not to mention a great opportunity to network and make contacts for your future.
There is a lot of support available to help you source your placements. Please do not hesitate to drop into USIC to see the Careers Team or email for an appointment [email protected].
Employers – we have a page dedicated to opportunities for working with us at this link
Work Experience Opportunities
Please note George Abbot School have not organised these events and all booking must be completed directly through the booking links provided.
PLEASE ONLY USE YOUR STUDENT SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS AND NOT A PERSONAL ADDRESS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO ADD IN A PHONE NUMBER.
We would also like to remind you to practice safe internet use and only ever interact with a speaker if you are part of a group.
Parents/carers please note, George Abbot School cannot take responsibility for the students whilst viewing and/or interacting in workshops etc. Additionally, we cannot take responsibility for work experience undertaken during the school holidays and we will not undergo any risk assessments/insurance checks. The relationship in this instance is between yourself, your son/daughter and the employer.
If you are signing up for any opportunities, please do let us know so we can keep an up to date record of your achievements. Please email our Careers team: [email protected]
Virtual Work Experience Opportunities from Springpod
https://www.springpod.co.uk/virtual-work-experience-programmes/
Springpod offer a wide range of virtual work experience opportunities. For the list of programmes and information about deadlines, dates and how each experience works, please click the link above.
Healthcare focus: https://www.springpod.com/virtual-work-experience/careers-in-the-nhs/WEXP-00093
Virtual Work Experience Opportunities from Speakers For Schools
Speakers For Schools have a number of work experience opportunities for Years 10-13. Please sign in here to search and apply, to see the programme and check deadline dates.
Neon Future – STEM Work Experience Opportunities
https://neonfutures.org.uk/experiences/?educationLevels=secondary
Forage
Bite-sized 5-6 hour virtual work experience programs that give students a genuine career advantage with the world’s top companies.
Small Piece Trust
Please click here for opportunities. Please do note there is a cost involvement for each individual course.
Surrey County Council Virtual Work Experience
We’re pleased to let schools know that in partnership with Youth Employment UK we have developed a virtual work experience module to offer students the opportunity to find out more about working for Surrey County Council and the careers on offer. There are both KS3 and KS4 supporting workbooks for students and teaching guides for teachers, though the module can be accessed by anyone at any age.
You can view the module here: Surrey County Council Work Experience Guide – Youth Employment UK
If you have any questions please contact: [email protected]
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has launched their new on-demand virtual work experience programme.
Features:
- The work experience programme designed for young people aged 14-18 and is free
- The duration is 2 hours and students can work through at their own pace
- Students will gain important skills for their CV, future applications and interviews
- There is the opportunity to have a go at a real industry challenge and create a social media campaign
- CCEP has worked with Whizz-Kidz to ensure young people with mobility issues and disabilities have the opportunity to participate in these on-demand opportunities.
Nuffield Research Placements
STEMPOINT/Nuffield Research can provide Year 12 students with an engaging online research project supervised by an expert at a university, research institute or company. For more information please see the posters below or visit: https://www.stempoint.org.uk/research-placements-experience