NEW: Work Experience.
Year 10 Work experience this year is 14-18 July 2025 and year 12 is the 7-11 July 2025.
Here is how to register your placement and the deadline in 31 March 2025
Below is a list of previous employer placements you can contact. If you need further specific contact details please see Mr Evans or Mrs Atkinson-Spragg.
Year 10/12 Work Experience Letter
Main Padlet Page : https://padlet.com/NYBEP/nybep-work-experience-resource-74s0nlncsc4v7ut8 Password : KCz23!72
Dear Parent/Carer,
We are pleased to confirm the dates for our forthcoming work experience programme 14th-18th July 2025. Work experience provides an excellent opportunity for students to gain an insight into the working world, develop important employability skills and boost their confidence. It is not always important that the placement exactly mirrors the students career aspirations; employers often refer to the value of transferable skills like communication, the ability to work in a team, motivation and using your initiative, which work experience, in any setting, will give them. We ask you for your support through this process to ensure that all students have the best possible experience. We partner with NYBEP (a Business and Education Partnership covering Yorkshire, Humber and the North East) to help us deliver work experience. NYBEP will complete the Young Person’s Risk Assessment prior to the students starting their placement.
To start the process each student will receive an invitation to their school email to download and use the Connect platform either through an app or online portal, to manage their work experience via email/QR code. Please ensure that your child supplies any medical conditions/relevant health information when they first enter their details on the ConnectEd app. This forms part of the consent process which the employer will agree to, so it is important this section is completed. You can also access resources and support materials via the padlet link at the top of this letter. Once your child has found their own placement, they will need to enter the details of the employer and the role onto the app or portal. This will allow the school to view the proposed placement, agree and verify the employer’s details. Upon verification, all parties, including yourself, will be sent an email link to consent to the placement, without these students are not able to start their placement. Once consent is given this will start the risk assessment process therefore for this to be completed, please make sure that your child submits their placement on the app or portal by 31st March 2025.
Things to consider:
- Students are encouraged to engage with essential pre-placement resources, like Skills Builder, via the app, to prepare for their placement. This also helps to inform the employer on the areas they would like to focus on during their placement.
- We advise all students to contact their employer prior to their work experience start date to confirm that everything is still in place.
- If students are ill, they must inform both the employer and school each day that they are absent. Students should also be contacted by a member of the school staff during their placement to make sure the experience is going well but if there are any issues or concerns you should contact the school.
- The employer will confirm the student’s attendance with the school during the placement, at the end of the placement they will be given the opportunity to provide feedback about the student.
Finally, thank you for your support in preparing your child for work experience. It is an excellent opportunity to shape their perception of the world of work and hopefully inspire their future career pathways. If you have any queries about the scheme, please do not hesitate to contact the school directly.
Many thanks,
Mr B. Evans
Head of Sixth form/Work Experience Coordinator
March 2025
Find out more here: https://ncw2020.co.uk/
Other links:
https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/careers-advice-help/national-careers-week/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7kx47h#zqtykhv
https://www.allaboutstem.co.uk/2025/01/national-careers-week-2025-resources-activities/
NEW: Zurich Insurance Opportunity
Zurich are excited to announce we will soon be launching our apprenticeship opportunities for this year, which will be open for applications from 10th February until the 23rd March 2025. Our apprenticeship programmes cater for a range of skillsets and gives individuals the chance to be part of a global company striving to make a difference. We offer a wide range of apprenticeships across the UK, we have included a few examples of our Chipping Norton based apprenticeships below that we feel could be of interest to your students:
Insurance apprenticeships | Zurich Insurance UK (Underwriting roles available)
NEW: National Careers Week 3-8 March 2025
Here are lots of detail about what is on offer in this week and how you can find out morewww.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/careers?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=January+Careers+Newsletter+-+20250114_092428&utm_term=National+Apprenticeship+Week+is+fast+approaching!+10th+February+2025%26nbsp%3b&utm_id=107308&sfmc_id=16883889
https://careersliveuk.com/national-careers-week-2025/
NEW: UK University & Apprenticeship Search fairs
January 2025
Apprenticeships Fair
Kevin Hollinrake MP is inviting you to his second Apprenticeships Fair at the Milton Rooms, Malton on Thursday 13th February between 5pm and 7pm.
The last fair focussed specifically on engineering but we're opening this fair out to be apprenticeships of all kinds, with businesses and trades
based all over North Yorkshire invited including catering, engineering, tourism and environmental.
Engineering Apprenticeship Recruitment Opportunity
Hull/York Medical School through the Medical Schools Council runs a summer school programme for eligible students in Years 11 and 12 who are considering a career in medicine and come from demographic groups which are traditionally less represented in medicine . This is an excellent opportunity for students to learn more about being a medical student and future doctor.
https://studyinghealthcare.ac.uk/why-medicine/medicalsummerschools/
How about a career with one of the biggest energy companies in Europe: https://www.speakersforschools.org/results/?opp=032D9A21-5FE7-4BFC-416F-08DAE1AE265B
