Encounters with employers/employees and experiences of the workplace-

Key Stage 3- The KS3 curriculum includes structured encounters with employers/employees which are designed to enable students to learn from employers about work, employment and valuable skills. There is one such encounter a year embedded into the career’s curriculum. The school uses the ‘Making it Meaningful’ checklist and ensures all students and volunteers are briefed and debriefed effectively. 
All students access yearly internal workplace experiences through their careers and enterprise lessons. 

14-19- We hold our annual ‘World of Work Day’ where all students meet a range of employers/employees to take part in enrichment activities. Students on our Voyage/Quest pathways also benefit from structured encounters with employers/employees which are designed to enable students to learn from employers about work, employment and valuable skills. There is one such encounter a year embedded into the career’s curriculum. The school uses the ‘Making it Meaningful’ checklist and ensures all students and volunteers are briefed and debriefed effectively. 
All students access weekly internal workplace experiences through their enterprise lessons. Students on the Voyage/Quest pathway complete an internal or external (depending on needs) work experience placement in year 10 and 13. Students and workplaces are fully prepared and debriefed. The debrief is used to help us to improve our offer year on year. Work experience is based on the strengths and interests of each individual student.