Prepare learners for work experience with this engaging, highly scaffolded Future Ready Work Experience Workbook.
Designed for KS3, KS4, SEND, SEMH, alternative provision and careers education, this 12-step printable workbook supports learners before, during and after their placement, helping them understand expectations, build confidence, reflect on their progress and evidence the skills they develop.
The workbook includes:
• What work experience is and why it matters
• Exploring possible placement settings
• Identifying interests, strengths and support needs
• Researching a placement
• Contacting employers professionally
• Preparing for the placement
• Workplace rights, responsibilities and staying safe
• Making the most of the placement
• Reflection and skills development
• Workplace rules and employer law
• Planning future career steps
• Employer feedback and placement review
Learners are supported through checklists, research tasks, scenario activities, reflection prompts, skills tracking, employer communication practice and structured writing spaces.
The resource also makes explicit links to relevant Gatsby Benchmarks, including employer encounters, experiences of workplaces, career information, individual needs and personal guidance.
Ideal for:
Work Experience • Careers Education • Gatsby Benchmarks • PSHE • Employability • KS3 • KS4 • SEND • SEMH • Alternative Provision • Tutor Time
The workbook can be used as a complete work-experience programme or individual pages can be selected to support specific stages of preparation and reflection.
A particularly useful feature is the final employer feedback page, allowing schools to capture evidence of learner progress, workplace skills and employer engagement.