WORK-RELATED LEARNING AT KEY STAGE 4

Some methods to achieve the Statutory Requirement

In our opinion there is quite a lot of duplication in the framework suggested in the DofES and QCA paperwork. However we have attempted to summarise it by splitting the requirements into various parts of school activity:

We might be able to help with suitable case-studies and exercises for use within the school: however note that most of our material is business-based. Please contact geoff@icf.org.uk. If you are seeking help with a half-day or 1-2 day event, please contact andy.clayton@ct-partners.co.uk.

The numbers refer to the audit framework.


LEARNING WITH HELP FROM OUTSIDE

Work Experience participation
  • Health and safety induction done by firm (3)
  • Supervisor, HR Manager and/or business mentor interviewed by students (3)
  • Contact with a variety of personnel during work experience (7)
  • Diary of work practices and environment (8)
  • Projects on Customer services, utlisation of office space and/or advertising for young people (9)
    • Covers framework numbers 3, 7 8, 9.

Work Experience follow-up

  • Careers Guidance interview (1)
  • English lessons - the writing of a report and group discussion (2)
  • History lessons - comparison with woprking practices found with those in the past (2)
  • Drama lessons - role-play on working practices (2)
  • Relation of abilities to career intentions (5)
    • Covers framework numbers 1, 2, 5.

Young Enterprise

  • Recognition and development of skills (whole section 1)
  • Experience of language used in the work-place (6)
  • Learning from business advisers (7)
  • Enterprise skills, attitudes and qualities (9)
    • Covers framework numbers 1, 6, 7, 9.

Half day or 1-2 day(s) events
See separate page below

  • Challenge workshop to cover recognition and development of skills (whole section 1)
  • Exercise on competetive tendering for the school catering contract (1)
  • Business simulation (3,6)
  • Types of business and economic concepts (3)
  • Motivation and change (3)
  • Marketing oneself - relation of abilities to career intentions (5)
  • Application forms and interview techniques (5)
  • Tasks and activities within the work context (6)
  • Business manufacturing simulation (8)
  • Engagement of ideas, enterprise skills, attitudes and qualities (9)
    • Covers framework numbers 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9.

Connexions/Careers Lessons

  • Mock interviews (1,5)
  • Guidance interview (1,5) Careers Fair (4)
  • Analysis of adverts for local jobs (4)
  • Group session on local employment opportunity (4)
  • Use of Connexions resource centre or school carrers room/library
  • Computer-based psychometic testing
  • Personal budgeting (6)
  • Visit to local skills training centre (8)
    • Covers framework numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8.


WITHIN THE CURRICULUM IN SCHOOL LESSONS

IT
  • Office simulation (1)
  • Computer based psychometric tests (5)
  • Virtual visit to HQ of major European company (8)

English
  • The writing of the work experience report (2)
  • Group discussion on work-experience reports (2)
  • The writing of a CV (5)
  • Reading survey of teenage market (with local bookseller) (8)

History
  • Comparison of working practices from previous times (2)

Drama
  • Visit backstage at local theatre (1)
  • Role-play on comparison of working practices (2)

Citizenship/PSCHE
  • Moral issues in rights and responsibilities at work (3)
  • Role-play on tribunal cases (with trade union) (3)
  • Study of differences in wealth (3)
  • Job application simulation (5)
  • Application forms and the CV (5)
  • Personal budgeting (5)

Geography
  • Effect of industries on the environment (3)

Business Studies
  • Exercise on competitive tendering for school catering contract (1)
  • Economic concepts (3)
  • Study of differences in wealth (3)
  • Local and national employment opportunities (4)
  • One-day business simulation (6)
  • Pay-slips and income tax (7)
Music
  • Join an orchestra or band (6)
Religious Studies
  • Business in a multi-faith community (6)
Art & Design
  • Sculptures and paintings for use on the school campus (7)
LIAISON WITH LOCAL BUSINESS AND ORGANISATIONS


Business
  • Participation in day courses and business simulations (1,3,5,6,8,9)
  • Individual work-shadowing opportunities (2)
  • Provision of an individual business mentor for each student (4,7)
  • Information on UK and European employment opportunities (4)
  • Participation in a careers fair (4)
  • Taster days (5)
  • Mock interviews (possibly the Rotary Club) (5)
  • Projects within work experience (9)
  • Mini-enterprise project (9)
  • A manufacturing D&T project (7)
  • Part-time work

Other organisations
  • Trade union - Role-play of tribunal case studies (3)
  • Police - Language of witness statements ((6,8)
  • Part-time or voluntary work (3)
  • Red Cross - First aid course (7,9)
SCHOOL PROJECTS


These might include:
  • Extra curricular activities (1,7,9)
  • Young Enterprise company(ies) (1,9)
  • School orchestra or band (6)
  • Organisation of a leavers' ball (9)
  • Organisation of a non-uniform charity day (9)
  • Fund-raising venture (9)

Please contact Geoff Shaw at geoff@icf.org.uk, if you would like to discuss your particular requirements.

POSSIBLE DAY and HALF-DAY COURSES TO ASSIST WRL


Recognition and developnent of skills
  • Evaluation of relative skills (1)
  • Assessing and undertaking risk (1)
  • Assessment of evidence and the making of a decision (1)
  • Opportunity to show leadership and to practise teamwork (1)
  • The use of skills within a team (3,6)
  • Negotiation skills (3,5)
  • The use of innovation to solve problems (1)
  • Business simulation (3,6)
  • Tasks and activities within a work context (6)
  • Economic concepts of a firm (3)
  • Work-related language (6)

Enterprise in Action
  • Enterprise skills, attitudes and qualities (9)
  • Assessing and undertaking risk (1)
  • Assessment of evidence and the making of a decision (1)
  • Opportunity to show leadership and to practise teamwork (1)
  • The use of skills within a team (3,6)
  • Negotiation skills (3,5)
  • The use of innovation to solve problems (1)
  • Tasks and activities within a work context (6)
  • Key enterprise concepts (9)

Marketing Oneself
  • Relation of personal abilities to career aspirations (5)
  • Analysis of job adverts (4)
  • The application form (5)
  • The CV (5)
  • Interview presentation techniques (5)
  • The interview from the side of the interviewer (5)

How do businesses work?
  • Types of business amnd key roles within them (3)
  • Economic concepts (3)
  • Business exercise/simulation or trade game (3,6)
  • Differences in career intentions and pathways (7)
  • Work-related vocabulary (6)
  • Hazards in the work-place (8)

These are just examples of what could be arranged. Content can be changed to individual requirements. Usually the presence of individual advisers, who are presently working in industry and commerce, is an important element of these conferences. Some of these will be previous members of the ICF.

CHALLENGE TRAINING PARTNERS at andy.clayton@ct-partners.co.uk would be willing to discuss your particular requirements with you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~