Sadly due to the National Pandemic of Covid19 and various lockdowns, Work Experience for our current Y11 and Y10 cohorts has not been able to take place as we would have hoped. This has affected almost every pupil across the UK, unless they managed to squeeze in their experience before March of last year!
However, on a positive note having spoken to many of our Y11 cohort you have either managed to have a day with your original placements, worked with a relative or had some form of purposeful experience which is fantastic. Below you will find some links to ‘Virtual Work Experience’ opportunities. We have looked into all of these options and feel there is a broad and varied offer of experiences to hand that we would love you to gain from. Please take some time to look through all the options, many programmes will run in school holiday time, whilst some will run in term time. If you feel there is a programme that you would like to be involved in that will affect your school day, please do come and see me before you sign up, so that we can discuss that the experience will indeed meet your needs and I can ultimately give you authority to attend. Please DO NOT sign up for a programme that will affect your school day without seeking schools permission to do so in advance.
Green Skill Week Virtual Work Experience Opportunities:
Virtual Work Experience with the national tourism board – VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Date: 2 – 4 June 2021 (10am – 3pm).
Eligibility: 16 – 19 year interested in learning what opportunities working in tourism could provide.
Application Deadline: 2 May 2021
A day with Greencoat Capital - The UK’s largest financial investor in renewable energy
Dates: 27 April 2021
Eligibility: 15 -19 year olds who are keen to gain insight into financial markets and the role that fund managers play
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021
National Grid - Thinking about a career in energy ?
Dates: 27 - 29 April 2021 (4pm – 5pm)
Eligibility: 16 – 19 year interested in employability opportunities at the National Grid.
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
WGSN: The world’s #1 fashion trend forecaster
Date: 24 May 2021(4pm – 6pm).
Eligibility: 16 – 19 year olds interested in helping brands to stay relevant and secure their place in the future.
Application Deadline: 26 April 2021
Green Skills National Competition with Anglian Water
Dates: 26 May 2021 (09am till 15:00)
Eligibility: 14 – 19 year olds keen to fight climate change.
Application Deadline: 12 May 2021
M&S Insight Session - Understanding Social Action
Dates: 2 June2021 (10am – 11:30am)
Eligibility: 16 – 19 year interested in learning about social action and routes into M & S.
Application Deadline: 12 May 2021
Green Skills in Consulting & Construction with Jacobs
Dates: 28 April 2021
Eligibility: 15 – 19 year old with an aptitude for STEM subjects.
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Hive Projects: Introduction to the Built Environment
Date: 3 June 2021
Eligibility: Year 10 and 11 students keen to learn about design and engineering.
Application Deadline: 30 April 2021
Marketing and Business Development VWEX with RIFU
Dates: 26 May 2021 (10am – 3pm)
Eligibility: Year 10 and 11 students keen to learn more about a career within Product Design, Project Management, and Sustainability Research.
Application Deadline: 5 May 2021
Victrex – How Can Plastics Improve the Environment?
Dates: 2 June 2021
Eligibility: 16 – 19 year olds interested in a career in information technology.
Application Deadline: 30 April 2021
Careers in Construction - Dragados
Dates: 1 June 2021(10am -12pm)
Eligibility: 15 – 19 year old interested in apprenticeships and careers in construction, transport and infrastructure.
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Y11 VWEX within Cisco`s Tech/Business Departments
Dates: 5 - 9 July 2021 (9:30am – 4:30pm)
Eligibility: Year 11 students curious about a career in technology.
Application Deadline: 9 May 2021
UpSkill Me - https://upskillme.io/
Barclays LifeSkills - https://barclayslifeskills.com/young-people/
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