Julie Hayes, the Careers Officer for the School is asking for employers to consider helping with a work placement during the week of Monday 26th to Friday 30th June 2023, she is particuarly appealing to OIs for their support.

Julie explained; 'We know that the benefits of an in-person work experience placement for our pupils are immense as it can not only help to influence future career choices but also develop important skills which will help them to succeed in the workplace. We want to offer a wide range of placements to students."

"We try to make the work experience application mirror a real life job application as closely as possible. All placements are shared with the students and they then have to apply in writing with a copy of their CV. Once we have received the applications we will allocate the most suitable student to each placement and send the work experience 'employer' a copy of the student’s CV with our letter of confirmation."

"We understand that employers are often hesitant to offer a placement for fear of a mountain of paperwork and we have simplified the process as much as possible, requiring the completion of our short Employer Form to be done only once. We also understand that employers can be concerned about having the right insurance in place and we would like to reassure them that your existing employers liability insurance policy will cover work placements, provided your insurer is a member of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), or Lloyds."

If you are able to support a Year 11 student (or two), please email careers@ipswich.school and Julie Hayes will send you a copy of the Employer Form and answer any questions you may have.