Our priority is to place students in a variety of different settings during their time with us. They will be accompanied to interviews and receive job coaching if needed.

Useful information

• Work experience is NOT optional. It accounts for 40 per cent of the course.
• Students are NOT paid for work experience.
• STEPS students are expected to undertake work experience unless they are already in paid, part-time employment.
• Most students will be placed by the October half-term. Until then they will need to remain at home.
• Placements run for six weeks.
• Students will need to remain at home in-between placements, until the next one begins.
• All students are responsible for contacting us and their employers in the event of absence.
• EMA students who have an unauthorised absence will not receive their payment for that period.
• Placements will be allocated appropriately by the Work Experience Team.
• Students will be expected to travel to different locations and experience a variety of settings.
• All students will be issued with contact numbers.
• Work experience is not carried out during the holiday periods.
• Our Public Liability Insurance covers all students whilst on work experience placements.

Prior to any placement we require a contract and consent form to be completed and returned to us. These are downloadable in PDF format:

Contract and Consent form (PDF, 25KB)