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Year 10

Guide to finding a Work Experience

placement

Name: ______________________

Tutor: _____________

Dates for Year 10 Work Experience are

Monday 27th June – 1st July 2016

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Principal: Andrew R. Mackereth T: 01327 705816 F: 01327 300156 E: enquiries@theparkere-actacademy.org.uk www.theparkere-actacademy.org.uk

Twitter: @TheParkerEACT

November 2015

Dear Parents/Carers

Today your son/daughter has had an assembly to introduce them to Work Experience. Although

many schools no longer give their students an opportunity to embark on work experience, at our

Academy we believe that this is an important and valuable experience and something that we

want our Year 10 students to be involved in.

This booklet aims to provide support and advice for both students and parents to explain the

process of work experience and how students may come about making a decision for what they

wish to do during this time.

All Year 10 students will be expected to attend Work Experience for 1 week, from Monday 27th to

Friday 1st July 2016.

If you have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Ms Emma Reed

Assistant Vice Principal: Progress

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What is Work Experience and why should I do it?

A work placement is your opportunity to spend a period of time outside the classroom, learning about a particular job or area of work. Work Experience can help you decide on your options for after Year 11 and beyond. You will also get the chance to develop and show evidence of vital skills such as self-confidence, communication, independence and a variety of others, depending on what kind placement you do. What type of Work Experience can I do?

There are no restrictions where you can go to complete your Work Experience, although a risk assessment will be completed to ensure it is safe for you to attend. Most of you will be expected to find your own placements. This gives you the opportunity to find a work placement that suits your own interests. There is a guide below that will help you decide what might be a good placement for you. At the back of this booklet is a list of all the placements that other students have used in previous years to help give you an idea on what types of placements are available within the local area. How should I decide what to do? 1. You could pick something that is related to your favourite subject, for example:

English: Libraries, Teacher, Solicitors, Advertising, TV & Film, radio

Maths: Banking, Accountancy & finance, Engineering, Meteorology

Geography: Environmental services, Development organisations, Charities, Politics 2. You could choose a career that you are interested in, for example:

Working with children: a primary school or a nursery

Sport: working in a sports centre, PE Teacher, sports coach

Health & Social care: hospital, physiotherapy, care home

Engineering: Cummins, motor mechanic. There are also a few other things you need to consider when deciding choosing a placement for work experience:

How will I get there? It is you responsibility to organise your transport to and from your placement, so it needs to be somewhere that you are able to get to on a daily basis.

What are the working hours? These may be longer or different from the normal Academy day.

Do you want to work inside or outside?

You want to be doing something hands on and practical based or would you prefer to work in an office

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How do I find a placement? Once you have decided what you would like to do you will need to search for somewhere that will offer you the experience you desire. There are a number of things you can do to find potential placements: 1. Use the directory of previously used companies in the back of this booklet. This is a good place

to start as it allows you to see what opportunities there are available to you locally. 2. Ask family and friends as they might know of local businesses that will offer an experience

linked to your interests. 3. Use of the internet or local phone book to find relevant business in the local area.

For example

Important checklist to secure your Work Experience placement

What needs to be done? Date completed?

1 Decide on what type of placement you would like

2 Find 5 different options for this placement

3 You will need to contact each of the 5 placement options by phone, email or letter

4 Hopefully you will have more than one option available to you and you will need to decide on your first choice

5 The work placement needs to complete a form to agree to the placement at this needs to be handed in to Mrs Webster in the main office.

6 Notify all other placement options that you have secured a placement elsewhere but thank them for their offer.

The deadline for all students securing a work experience placement and returning the form to the

Academy is 3.30pm on Friday 15th January 2016. You can get help and support within the Academy from:

Your Form Tutor

Mrs Webster – Main Reception

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Examples of making contact with potential Work Experience placements: 1. By phone Hello, my name is _______________________ and I am a student in Year 10 at the Parker E-ACT Academy in Daventry. I am trying to organise a work experience placement and I am interested in _______________ and was wondering if it would be possible to complete my work experience with you? Other important information you may need to tell them or ask them about:

The dates of my work experience are 27th June to 1st July 2016.

You contact details in case they need to check with someone and call you back

You will need to tell them about the form that they need to complete to agree to the placement

Who is the best person for me to contact to discuss this further? IMPORTANT – Remember to be polite, phone from a quiet area and talk clearly. 2. By email or letter Your name address and phone number or email address Contact name (HR Manager, Recruitment Manager or Manager) Company Address Dear Name or Sir/Madam, I am a student from The Parker Academy in Daventry. I will be completing my work experience from Monday 7th June to Friday 1st July 2016 and have chosen to find my own placement. I am hoping that you are able to offer me a placement within your company/organisation. The reason why I would like to complete my placement at (company name) is (Explain why you have chosen to write to them e.g. I am interested in finding out more about….. or I would like to gain experience in….. ) You can also use this section to show what you know about the company: At school I am studying…. Or my hobbies and interests are……… (Tell the company a bit about yourself; include any responsibilities that you have, both in and out of the Academy.) I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully or Yours sincerely (if you know the person’s name) (sign here) Your name Don’t forget:

Presentation is very important

Double check your spellings especially things that don’t show up on spell e.g. names and addresses

Get someone to check your letter before you send it.

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Directory of previously used Companies.

Company Name Address Town County Post Code

Abbeyjacks Pre-school The Abbey Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BH

Age Uk (Help the Aged) 7 Bowen Square Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4DR

AJR Electrical Services 6 Manitoba Way Eydon, Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 3PR

Alltrades2U 6 Postle Close Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8YG

Alltube

23-27 Royal Oak Way South

Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PJ

Ambu White Sensor Ltd. Unit 4 Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV34 6SN

Ashby Fields Dental Centre 5 Wimborne Place Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 5XY

Ashby Fields Primary School 4 - 5 Wimborne Place Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 0YP

Aston le Walls Primary School

Main Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 6UF

Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd Banbury Road Gaydon Warwickshire CV35 0DB

Badby School and Bluebells Pre-School

School Lane Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 3AJ

Baginton Fields School Sedgemoor Road Coventry Warwickshire CV3 4EA

Barby Nurseries Daventry Road Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8TG

Barby Pre-School Village Hall Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8TT

Barby Primary School Daventry Road Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8TR

Baxi Brooks House Warwick Warwickshire CV34 4LL

BDL Tool and Die Engineering Ltd.

1 West March Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4SA

Ben Case Racing Ltd. Wardington Gate Farm Banbury Oxfordshire OX17 1AG

Berryfields Farms Ltd Berryfields Farm Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8NP

Boddington CE Primary School

Church Road Upper Boddington

Northamptonshire NN11 6DL

BOO Hair Salon 12A Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AB

Bookanengineer Ltd. Lumonics House Rugby Warwickshire CV21 1TQ

Braunston Primary School Barby Lane Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 7HF

British Heart Foundation shop

7 Regal Centre Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4DR

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Company Name Address Town County Post Code

Brunos Pet Store Whilton Locks Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 2NH

Building Envelope Solutions 2 Stephenson Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8RF

Butterworth Cox Falcon Cottage Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 3TD

Byte-IT Solutions House Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BQ

Calcutt Boats Ltd Tomlow Road Southam Warwickshire CV47 8HX

Campbells Estate Agent 36 High Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4HU

Canalside Café Whilton Locks Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 2NH

Caring Kindergartens Arnex House Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4DS

Catering Design Group Limited

6-7 Cottesbrooke Park Heartlands, Daventry

Northamptonshire NN11 8YL

Centre Security Innovations Ltd.

iCON Centre Daventry Northamptonshire NN11

Cherwell Ironworks Ltd. The Forge Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 3YZ

Codemasters Software Company Ltd.

Codemasters Campus Southam Warwickshire CV47 2DL

Cottons Accountants The Stables Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BL

Crystal Beauty 11-13 Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AA

Cummins Engineering - Assembly (extended)

Royal Oak Way South Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8NU

Cummins Engineering - Electrical (extended)

Royal Oak Way South Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8NU

Cummins Engineering Company

Royal Oak Way South Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8NU

Custom Cages Baird Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8RY

Dandy Lions 5 Whittle Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8RQ

Danetre Garage

West March Industrial Estate

Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4SA

Dassett Eventing Dassett Fields Southam Warwickshire CV47 2AA

Daventry Community Association Playgroup

Ashby Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 0QF

Daventry Country Park Reservoir Cottage Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 2JB

Daventry District Council Lodge Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4FP

Daventry District Council - Pest Control / Dog Warden

Lodge Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4FP

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Company Name Address Town County Post Code

Daventry Refrigeration Ltd 4 Cross Lane Daventry Northamptonshire NN117HH

Daventry Thermoforming UK Ltd.

Unit 1A West March Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4SA

De Vere Solutions - restaurant + conference

Daventry Road Staverton Northamptonshire NN11 6JT

De Vere Venues - events / marketing

Staverton Park Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 6JT

Delec Ltd 15 Gresley Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8RZ

DHL Supply Chain Nasmyth Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8NF

DHL Supply Chain Newnham Drive Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8YG

Dolphin Day Nursery

Falconers Hill Infant School

Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 0QF

Drayton Fields MOT Station 12 Gresley Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8RZ

Dunchurch Junior School Dew Close Rugby Warwickshire CV22 6NE

E automotive Unit 37 The iCon Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 9AJ

Elite Woodwork Ltd. 6 Brindley Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8RP

Equi-Quip Equestrian Store Unit A Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 2NH

Evergreen Art Gallery Café 30 Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AB

Everyone Active Ltd. Daventry Leisure Centre Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4FP

Extra Care Charity Shop 57 High Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BQ

Falconers Hill Infant School Ashby Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 0QF

Falconers Hill Academy Ashby Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 0QF

FANUC Quinn Close Coventry Warwickshire CV3 4LB

Fawsley Hall Hotel (Hand Picked Hotels)

Fawsley Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 3BA

Fir Tree Falconry Fir Tree Farm Banbury Warwickshire OX17 1JL

First Light Photographic 3 High Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BG

FORD Motor Company Royal Oak Way South Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8NT

Fortec Motorsport Alvis Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PG

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Company Name Address Town County Post Code

Granmead Florist 23 Bowen Square Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4DR

Guglielmi Motorsport 11 Alvis Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PG

Hairplay 178 The Medway Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4QY

Hairworks Robert James 5 High Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BG

Hambleside Danelaw Long March Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4NR

Handmade Speciality Products Ltd.

67 Blackhorse Road Coventry Warwickshire CV6 6DP

Happy Faces Day Care Southbrook Community Centre

Hood Road, Daventry

Northamptonshire NN11 4JS

Harley Equestrian Dairy Farm Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 3RG

Harmany Childcare

C/O Newnham Primary School

Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 3HG

Hayfields Dog Hotel Hayfields Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 6LF

HAYS Hair Co Ltd. 30 High Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4HU

Head Start Day Nursery Danetre Hospital Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4DY

Heartwood Arboricultural Contractors and Consultants Ltd.

25B Daventry Road Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8TP

Hellidon Lakes Golf and Spa Hotel

Hellidon Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 6GG

Hickory House Nursery 5 High Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BG

Hi-Force Prospect Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PL

HP Tyres Ltd. Units 5 and 6 Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4HE

IBM Birmingham Road Warwick Warwickshire CV34 5JL

Ideel Computers 26 Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AB

Imagineering Jaguar Land Rover Partnership Centre

Building 544, 53G/12/2 Gaydon Warwickshire CV35 0RR

Inspiron Labelling Solutions Ltd.

Unit 9, Wayside Business Park

Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 7XB

ISE Ltd (Independent Skills Environment)

Mayfield Park Social Club Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 9FZ

JRCS Falconry www.jrcsfalconry.co.uk Warwickshire CV

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Company Name Address 1 Town County Post Code

Juice Lighting and Sound Units 9-10 Gresley Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN118RZ

KC Carers Ltd. Oak House Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PQ

Ken Marriott Leisure Centre Bruce Williams Way Rugby Warwickshire CV22 5LJ

Kilsby Pre-school Manor Road Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8XS

Kilsby Primary School Manor Road Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8XS

Kuni's Coffee and Comics 10 Bowen Square Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4DR

La Patisserie 80 High Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4HU

Leisure Lakes Bikes 4 Station Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 5AA

Little Uns Day Care 2 Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AB

Long March Motors 13 Low March Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4SD

Macfarlane Packaging 5 Crondal Road Coventry Warwickshire CV7 9NH

Maple Leaf Garage 10A Daimler Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 9DY

MCM EXPO Group 10 Bowen Square Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4DR

National Trust (Canons Ashby)

Canons Ashby House Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 3SD

New Image 9 Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AA

Newnham Primary School School Hill Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 3HG

Nishkams Ltd Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BL

Normandale Products 38 Lanchester Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PH

Northampton Fleet Services Royal Oak Way North Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PQ

Northamptonshire Library and Information Service

Daventry Library North Street Northamptonshire NN11 4GH

Oak Tyres 12 Alvis Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PG

Orchard Stores 2 Orchard Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 9EX

Paddox Cycles 274a Hillmorton Road Rugby Warwickshire CV22 5BW

Paintwrx Unit 2 Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8QY

Pets at Home Unit 6 Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4GL

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Company Name Address 1 Town County Post Code

Phillips 66 Ltd. 2 Kingmaker Court Warwick Warwickshire CV34 6DB

Pilkington Farms Ltd. Chapel Farm Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8TF

Polymark (GB) Ltd 14 Sopwith Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PB

Puma Hotels, Garden Court Daventry

Sedgemoor Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 0SG

Reach for Health High March Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4HB

Renaissance Hair Stylists 32a Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AB

RJ & KM Kingston Mill Farm Everdon Northamptonshire NN11 3BN

Rofin Baasel UK Ltd Sopwith Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PB

Rollasons 9 New Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BT

Rose and Sargent Estate Agent

50 High Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4HU

Roso Café Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AA

Rugby Polo club Onley Grounds Farm Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8AJ

Scott's Landscapes Gresley Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8RZ

Secrets Hair and Beauty 1 Market Square Daventry Northamptonshire NN11

Shop For Brides 9/10 St Johns Square Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4FG

Skaino Atmos Ltd

West March Industrial Estate

Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 05E

St Clements Services Ltd 4-6 Church Walk Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BL

St Cross Hospital Barby Road Rugby Warwickshire CV22 5PX

St James Infant School St James Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AG

Staverton C E Primary School

Glebe Lane Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 6JF

Steam Traction World Ltd Alvis Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PG

Stepnell Ltd. Lawford Road Rugby Warwickshire CV21 2UU

Strachan Football Academy Kilsby Lane Rugby Northamptonshire CV21

Superdrug Stores Foundry Walk Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4PN

Tesco

Distribution Support Office

Rugby Northamptonshire CV23 8YH

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Company Name Address 1 Town County Post Code

Tesco Stores Ltd. 15 New Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4BT

The Co-operative Society Ashby Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11

The Courtyard Cafe 6 Bishops Court Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4NP

The Grange School Staverton Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4HW

The Hide Out Café 28 Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AB

The Training Shed Unit 27 Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PG

The Wheatsheaf Nursing Home (maintenance)

Sheaf Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4AB

TLR Autos Unit 3 Browns Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4NS

Tompkins Joinery 3a Brunel Close Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8RB

Towcester Building Supplies Ltd.

Hackwood Road Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4ES

Tower Farm Riding School The Stables Rugby Warwickshire CV22 5QB

Travis Perkins Unit 9 Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4SD

Viridian Nutrition 15 High March Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4HB

Volvo Training and Development Centre

Prospect Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8QN

Waitrose 13 Bowen Square Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4DR

Walker Norton Contracts Ltd.

17 The Dingle Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 4DJ

Washbrook Farm Ltd (stables)

Aston-le-Walls Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 6RT

Welton Primary School Well Lane Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 2JZ

Welton Primary School - extended

Well Lane Welton Northamptonshire NN11 2JZ

Whilton Mill Ltd Whilton Locks Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 2NH

Wolesley UK

National Distribution Centre

Royal Leamington Spa

Warwickshire CV31 3HH

Wolfhamcote Farm Hall Farm Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8AR

Woodbine Stables Grandborough Fields Rugby Warwickshire CV23 8BA

Woodford Halse CE Primary School

High Street Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 3RQ