Work Experience

Experiences of workplaces help pupils understand workplace expectations, explore career possibilities and apply employability skills in authentic contexts.

Matravers provides a varied programme of workplace-related opportunities. These include:

• Year 12 work experience week;
• Year 8 in-school work experience;
• Take Your Child to Work Day Years 7-13;
• employer-led workshops;
• workplace visits;
• virtual work experience where appropriate;
• mock interviews and recruitment activities.

Before taking part, pupils are supported to understand the purpose of the experience and how to conduct themselves professionally. Afterwards, they reflect on:

• what they learned about the workplace;
• skills they used or developed;
• strengths they demonstrated;
• areas for improvement;
• how the experience may influence future decisions;
• actions they will take next.

Equity of access

We monitor participation to identify pupils who may need additional help to find, access or benefit from a workplace experience. Support may include help sourcing an opportunity, preparing for the experience, arranging an alternative activity or completing structured reflection.