Parent and Carer Page

Parents and Carers

Depending on their school or college a student may be placed on work experience for one or two weeks, in some cases students may be placed for one or two days per week for a longer period of time. For most students this will be their first experience of a working environment and many situations will be new and strange to them. It is crucial to student development that this first experience of work is a positive learning situation. The outcomes of work experience can be many and varied but we would expect all placements to develop social skills and work specific skills.

Safeguarding young people

For further details on the inter-authority guidance on safe guarding young people on work experience

Please click here

Parent and Carer Survey

After the placement is complete if you could take the time to complete the on-line survey we would be most grateful, your feedback is used in WEXA's ongoing commitment to provide high quality work placements.

Please click here to access the parent and carer work placement on-line survey

Case Studies

Please take the time to browse through some case studies these will give a valuable insight into what your child might expect on their work placement.

Click to access the case studies

work experience projects

Below are a series of projects designed for students to undertake whilst on their work placements.

Health and Safety - For help in the completion of this project please use your employer induction check list which you will find in your WEXA Employers Pack or alternatively download here
First Day at Work	Company Profile
Interviews at Work	Equal Opportunities