Business links for education

Work Experience is still seen as important for many reasons.  These could include:

• increasing your skills and knowledge
• understanding a particular job or industry
• gaining an insight into the way organisations operate and the challenges they face
• clarifying your career goals
• networking.

The advice and some key documents around work experience are:

• DfE Website Advice
• Work Experience as part of 16-19 Study Programmes
• Ofsted and Health and Safety
• Looking Out for Work Hazards
• Derby City Schools Work Experience Intentions 2013-14

There are several organisations which can be used to give schools the health and safety assurances they will need before sending out pupils on work experience.  Derbyshire County Council have maintained the employer database which schools can access.

If you are looking for businesses to come in and deliver parts of the curriculum two key sources could be:

• Inspiring the Future website
• Derbyshire Education Business Partnership Ltd who run the STEM ambassadors programme.