Work Related Learning
Our school recognises the importance of preparing students for the world of work and is fully committed to helping all students develop their employability skills from the start in Year 7 all the way through to Year 13. We have strong relationships with a variety of business partners who offer numerous activities in school and offsite.
We are members of renowned national schemes such as Business in the Community, and The Tri- Borough Employability Skills programme. Our business partners such as PA Consulting, Morgan Sindall, Lloyds Banking Group, the Old Vic Theatre, Zoological Society of London, Bouygues, Unloc. Construction Youth Trust and City Lions have enriched our curriculum through the delivery of exciting workshops and events which our students find extremely beneficial. In addition, our students have also had the opportunity to obtain work placements at many of these businesses, opening their eyes to a huge range of possibilities beyond the classroom.
These have included:
In Key Stage 3 (Year 7, 8 and 9)
- BBC Bitesize presentation and workshops for all KS£
- HS2 Epic Engineers enterprise challenge
- The Building Bridges Programme
- Bouygues Girls Believe programme
- Unloc Enterprise Project
- Morgan Sindall Building Bright Futures Programme
- PwC One Firm One Day / enterprise challenge
- London Zoo Scavenger Hunt
In Key Stage 4 & 5 (Year 10, 11 & Sixth Form)
- PA Consulting Interview Days
- Y10 Work experience programme
- School’s Careers Fair
- Y11 Careers interviews in a range of areas
- Visit to local construction sites
- The Old Vic Theatre Take the Lead Programme
- Construction Youth Trust work experience and mentoring progamme
- Guest speakers from different job sectors are also frequent visitors to the school.
- One-week work experience in year 12 – ‘Its My Future’ week
- ZSL employability Skills day
- University visits
Our sixth formers have commented as follows regarding the opportunities they have experienced in Year 12 – “I cannot believe how many opportunities there are! I never thought I would be able to try out leading through the Old Vic programme, as well as explore the medical world, politics and consulting. The staff really do provide you with so many chances; you just need to take them!”
Others commented on their experiences this year – “We were able to go to the Society of Antiquaries. This was incredibly interesting. We met lots of different people and had the opportunity to work as Guides. I never thought I would be able to lead the public in this way, but the training we received was amazing!”
“I have worked in a local pharmacy. This has helped me enrich my knowledge of my future and explore an area I am passionate about.”
