S4 Work Experience
PEEBLES HIGH SCHOOL
WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME
S4 Work Experience (3rd week in February)
S4 work experience is available to:
Students who are not returning for S5. Your birthday must be on or before the 31st September in the year you intend to leave.
Work experience placements are usually 5 days out of school full time work with a company of your choosing. It is intended as an opportunity to get first hand experience of the world of work and so help you make a more informed choice about your own career path.
The school is in the process of designing the work experience programme together with Careers Scotland and number of companies in partnership with the school so that placements have relevance to your career needs.
We are always looking for as wide a range of placements as possible.
Placements are posted on a Careers Scotland website.
You will be invited to apply to join the programme by Mr. Mahler in October of your 4th year.
How to get a placement
1. To apply for a placement you must register with Mr. Mahler for a login and password so you can access the Careers Scotland website.
2. Many of you will know people who can offer work experience of relevance to you. We would encourage you to pursue these opportunities and get the new found placement details to your Work Experience Co-ordinator (Mr. Mahler) as soon as possible after you register on the website.
3. You must have all the necessary forms completed before Christmas. Careers Scotland will not process applications after the last day of the Christmas term.
4. You can only get placements with companies who employ somebody else other than the owner .
This means ‘One man band’ companies will not be considered.
Legal requirements
Careers Scotland visit all firms to confirm legal requirements are being met.
Health and Safety, insurance and risk assessments must be in place for all placements before any pupils may attend.
It must be realised there is no guarantee the school can find you a placement of your choice.
S5 Work Experience
PEEBLES HIGH SCHOOL
WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME
S5 Work Experience (one week in mid November)
S5 work experience is available to:
Students who are ‘Christmas leavers’
Students not sure whether you will return for S6, there is the possibility for you to organise your own placement but it must be taken in the November week.
Work experience placements are usually 5 days out of school full time work with a company of your choosing. It is intended as an opportunity to get first hand experience of the world of work and so help you make a more informed choice about your own career path.
If you go on a placement in S5 and decide to stay on in S6, the school will not be able to offer you a placement in S6 as priority must be given to those who have not yet been.
The school is in the process of designing the work experience programme together with Careers Scotland and number of companies in partnership with the school so that placements have relevance to your career needs.
We are always looking for as wide a range of placements as possible.
Placements are posted on a Careers Scotland website.
You will be invited to apply to join the programme by Mr. Mahler in June when you return for your fifth year after the exams.
How to get a placement
1. To apply for a placement you must register with Mr. Mahler for a login and password so you can access the Careers Scotland website.
2. Many of you will know people who can offer work experience of relevance to you. We would encourage you to pursue these opportunities and get the new found placement details to your Work Experience Co-ordinator (Mr. Mahler) as soon as possible after you register on the website.
3. You must have all the necessary forms completed before September 31st. Careers Scotland will not process applications after this date.
4. You can only get placements with companies who employ somebody else other than the owner .
This means ‘One man band’ companies will not be considered.
Legal requirements
Careers Scotland visit all firms to confirm legal requirements are being met.
Health and Safety, insurance and risk assessments must be in place for all placements before any pupils may attend.
It must be realised there is no guarantee the school can find you a placement of your choice.
S6 Work Experience
PEEBLES HIGH SCHOOL
WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME
S6 Work Experience (3rd week October)
S6 work experience is available to:
Any S6 student who has not been on a work experience placement.
Work experience placements are usually 5 days out of school full time work with a company of your choosing. It is intended as an opportunity to get first hand experience of the world of work and so help you make a more informed choice about your own career path.
The school is in the process of designing the work experience programme together with Careers Scotland and number of companies in partnership with the school so that placements have relevance to your career needs.
We are always looking for as wide a range of placements as possible.
Placements are posted on a Careers Scotland website.
You will be invited to apply to join the programme by Mr. Mahler in June when you return for your sixth year after the exams.
How to get a placement
1. To apply for a placement you must register with Mr. Mahler for a login and password so you can access the Careers Scotland website.
2. Many of you will know people who can offer work experience of relevance to you. We would encourage you to pursue these opportunities and get the new found placement details to your Work Experience Co-ordinator (Mr. Mahler) as soon as possible after you register on the website.
3. You must have all the necessary forms completed before September 15th. Careers Scotland will not process applications after this date.
4. You can only get placements with companies who employ somebody else other than the owner .
This means ‘One man band’ companies will not be considered.
Legal requirements
Careers Scotland visit all firms to confirm legal requirements are being met.
Health and Safety, insurance and risk assessments must be in place for all placements before any pupils may attend.
It must be realised there is no guarantee the school can find you a placement of your choice.
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