Work Experience – Information for Parents
Work Experience, where appropriate, is offered to our pupils from year 10 upwards. We run our programme for the whole of the year and most are a full day for one day a week for at least half a term.
We run a range of placements to meet all our pupils’ needs.
These currently include:
- Alfreton Library
- Barnardo’s
- Matlock Farm Park
- Lea Green
- Made@No18
- Teversal Café
- Swanwick Primary School
In addition to our external placements, pupils may also work on The Deer Shack Café, do groundworks on the school site, work on the school reception or work with the Caretaking team.
Work Experience is a wonderful opportunity to develop a range of skills including: working with unfamiliar people, following instructions, teamwork, problem-solving, following new rules and expectations and building their confidence.
We try as much as we can to match our pupils to their chosen placement but we also encourage them to step outside their comfort zone and try something they haven’t done before – and they usually love it!
We are really proud of our wide and varied offer and we think it is incredibly beneficial. But don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what some of our parents have said about our provision: