Information Evening
The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Dear Lord,
Thank you for the English Martyrs Catholic School community.
Help us to all work together to do the very best for all of the students who attend this school and college.
English Martyrs, pray for us - Amen
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Purpose of the evening
• Share key information in relation to work experience
• Provide practical suggestions about how you can support your child to succeed
• Time to ask individual questions
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Introductions
• Head of School - Mrs C Hogarth
• Deputy Headteacher – Curriculum: Mrs L Hannah
• Director of Pastoral Care: Mr N Lindsay
• Deputy Headteacher – Standards: Mr T Rogers
• Assistant Headteachers: Mrs A Savage, Mr I Walker, Mrs R Corcoran, Mr G McLintock, Mr A Gray, Mr L Nicholson.
• Pastoral Leader: Mr M Blackwood
• Academic Pastoral Leader: Mrs Sweeting
• Extended Leadership Team: Mr L Murray, Mrs D Bell, Miss Hill, Mrs A White, Mrs C Diamond, Mr C Barnes.
• Head of Sixth Form: Mrs L Henderson
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Exam preparation 2024-2025
• Prep exams; 9th June 2025 – 20th June 2025
• Essential in terms of identifying areas of strength, identifying areas of improvement and informing adaptations to lessons, revision support and the curriculum to support students.
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Year 10 Work ExperienceLAUNCH
Thursday 3rd and 4th July 2025
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Year 10 Careers discovery week July 2025
● Including WEX in year 10 Careers discovery weekworkshops, visiting speakers, visit to a local post-16 provider tailored to individual pathways, financial education, team building opportunities and more
Why do work experience?
● 88% less likely to be NEET ( Not in Education, Employment or training)
● Evidence of soft skills, transferable skills and experience for future applications
● Opportunity to try out the world of work
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How ?
• Students to find their own placements
• Family members/ friends
• Primary school/ Clubs/ Shops/ Services/local businesses and employers/ family friends
• Ask around ‘shy bairns’
• Aim high – don’t just pick a convenient option.
• Ask your child to think about what they would really like to work as or study in the future – it’s a chance to check it out!
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Think
• Skills, communication, interpersonal, independence
• Environment - office/ outdoors/ working with people – out of their comfort zone?
• Logistics - how are they going to get there?
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What is allowed?
• Low risk i.e not working at height or using heavy machinery
• Based in one place i.e not delivering or moving to multiple work locations
• Some exceptions e.g car garage can be exempted in writing to accept minors and provide a valid risk assessment
• MUST have a VALID Employer liability insurance certificate ( to be attached in Unifrog)
• Sole traders must be able to provide evidence of Public Liability Insurance ( they are exempt by law from needing ELI)
• At least school hours 0845-1515, can be outside of school hours with parental permission
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First steps
• Contact potential employers, in person, social media, email, letter via phone
• Resources on Unifrog e.g template letter to employer
• Letter sent via app and paper copy via tutors with links to resources and login
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• Individual circumstances will be considered e.g Army Work experience or NHS with greater constraints on dates
• Wealth of Virtual Work experience placements available – students would need to provide evidence on complete forms in the same way on Unifrog
• Those remaining in school (of which we hope there are very few) will have more careers based activities put on for them but normal timetable will be suspended
• Please ask! ems-careers@bhcet.org.uk
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Unifrog
• Add placement to Unifrog ONLY after placement has been agreed with the employer Will need contact details of placement lead at employer
• Employer adds to placement including risk assessment and copies of insurance certificates
• Parental consent
• School agreement
• School check-in via phone once placement is in progress
How to use Unifrog to log a Work Experience Placement – AFTER a workplace has
agreed to host you
Students have all been given a Unifrog login and sent an email to your school email address with a reminder to reset your password www.unifrog.org/sign-in
Or Google ‘Unifrog’or scan the QR code
If you haven’t or can’t remember click
‘Reset password/resend email’
1. Scroll down to Exploring pathways.
2. Placements (purple box)
3. Click Go to tool.
4. Click Add new placement.
5. Complete all the information required - Make sure you have the contact details of your employer placement lead to hand.
• SCHOOL EMAIL – accessible by searching ‘Microsoft 365’, if unsure of email address ask Form Tutors who have a list/can search it
• Only add a placement AFTER you have been in contact with an employer
Deadline for entering onto Unifrog January 2025
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Deadline
• Sooner the better to secure placement it’s a competitive week in Hartlepool for WEX
• Initial contact with placement to be made by Christmas
• Add placement onto Unifrog before returning for the new year
The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College Questions?
• Please feel free to stay now if you have individual questions you would like to ask
• Scan the QR code to take you to Unifrog Sign in page
Thank you and good luck!
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