Work Experience

Work Experience for Year 10 and Lower Sixth Students:

We are really pleased to be able to offer students the opportunity to take part in work experience during the summer of 2023. The work experience dates have been set around key activities in school and to avoid clashes with other schools and sixth forms looking for work experience.

The dates have been set as:

Bay House Year 10 - a full week, five day placement from 3-7 July.

Bay House Lower Sixth - a three day placement between 3-7 July.

Brune Park Year 10 - a full week, five day placement from 10-14 July.

Enterprise Academy and alternative provision students - weeks 15 May and 22 May

Full details have been sent to parents and students by email. If you have any queries or require a further copy, please contact careers@gfmat.org.

Students will be responsible for finding their own placement and have been shown how to access the database of local employers, and how to search for their preferred industry and location. Students are also able to approach companies directly and source their own work experience placement. Please let us know if you need a reminder of how to access the database and the password.

We would encourage all Year 10 and Lower Sixth students to take part in this opportunity. In order to secure a placement, the Work Experience form should be completed in full and returned to the Careers Office by 28 April. Paper copies of the form can be obtained from the Year Office,Tutors, Sixth Form Office or the Careers Offices.

The Careers Office at Bay House is next to R11, and at Brune Park is next to TS13.

Students choosing not to go out on work experience for any reason will be expected to attend school, in full uniform and take part in timetabled lessons.