The pandemic has made us very aware that finding work experience will become harder than ever. However, we still strongly believe that interaction with industry professionals is a vital part of a young person’s development, not only in terms of career knowledge and motivation to achieve good grades, but also in terms of personal growth and maturity. 

Our new programme is totally online and available 24-7 and can also be accessed from home. All the worksheets and activities are downloadable so that as well as keeping a personal online record, you can print the completed sheets to keep in a careers folder which they can take to interviews if you wish. When all the activities are completed, you will be able to print a certificate which details all the tasks that they have achieved. Summerhill school, will continue to update you on the varied opportunities to you, provided by some of the top employers in the country as well as local and more bespoke courses.

How it works 

• The package is simple to use – there is no heavy manual or fifty-page pdf to read! 
• There is no requirement for registration – a simple generic password unique to the school enables access. 

Elements of the package 

• 80+ Videos over 12 hours of activities
• Careers Quiz A multiple-choice fun activity to get pupils thinking about the World of Work. Each answer has further information and links to extra resources. 
• Research Tasks As well as tips on how to do research, this page contains links to:
• The Buzz Quiz 
• Live Apprenticeship search 
• University Course Finder  
• How to write a Personal statement 
• How to write a CV 
• A site to explore all job roles by title Application Form This section contains written and video advice on completing application forms and a downloadable form to complete. To make this as real as possible, pupils are required to go to a job agency site and choose a real job to apply for. 
• Covering Letter There is information and a video regarding this topic before the pupil downloads and completes the covering letter template to accompany their application form. 
• Interview Skills This gives advice and videos on interview skills, including a downloadable interview planning sheet to help pupils prepare for their interview. 
• Your Interview This is a downloadable interview sheet in which pupils are asked questions in a discussion-style; they are asked to respond in the same style. Sixth Form and College This explains the differences between Sixth Form and College using a video of young people who took their respective pathways. 
• Apprenticeships This includes an information page together with a video of a young person who chose that route. 
• Degree Apprenticeships This includes a video of a young person studying on a degree apprenticeship and explains the difference between degree apprenticeships and University. 
• University An exploration of the pros and cons of going to university. 
• Health and Safety This section contains a discussion of health and safety at work with young people particularly in mind and includes online fun quizzes and videos which both entertain and inform. Design your Future This shows a video encouraging pupils to seriously consider their future in terms of qualifications and job prospects. They download and complete a Design Your Future worksheet which will require some in-depth thinking and soul searching.

To access this free interactive package simply visit  http://www.vwes.co.uk/ go to LOG IN and enter code VirtualWEX

To comply with GDPR regulations, an individual pupil’s work is NOT stored on the Virtual WEx company server; they only store general usage statistics. This means that only the individual pupil or the school have access to personal details that each pupil has included.

New Virtual Work Experience Opportunities: 

Reach PLC
Media & Journalism
27th October - 28th October, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16
Application Deadline: 10th October
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1991


Virgin Atlantic
Airlines, Travel, Customer Experience 
21st October, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18
Application deadline: 30th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2148


Flight Crowd
Flying Cars, Urban Air Mobility, Tech
29th September, 5:0 pm to 6.30 pm
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16
Application Deadline: 15th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2008


Morgan Sindall Construction
Finance, Engineering, Design, Customer Planning & Engagement, Building Management, Architecture
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18

4th - 8th October, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2030
Application Deadline: 17th September

22nd October, 10:00 am to 10:40 am (priority to Aylesbury/Buckinghamshire)
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2074
Application Deadline: 1st October


NHS Improvement
Health, Tech, People
Eligibility: 15; 16; 17; 18

13th October, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2098
Application Deadline: 24th September

15th October, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2099
Application Deadline: 24th September

19th October, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2100
Application Deadline: 24th September

NHS Nursing
Nursing, People, Health
25th October, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Eligibility: 16; 17; 18
Application Deadline: 25th Sept
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2096


Doosan Babcock 
Engineering, Construction, Project Management
11th October - 15th October, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm* (*check notes)
Eligibility: 15; 16; 17; 18; 19
Application Deadline: 17th September
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1989


Diversity in STEM - 3-day VWEX with DSTL
Laboratory, IT/Cyber Security, Engineering
19th October - 21st October, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Application Deadline: 21st September
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1982


Law: Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
Legal, Admin
25th October - 27th October, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Eligibility: 16; 17; 18; 19
Application Deadline: 25th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2040

British Army: Music, Medical & Cyber
Music, Medical, Tech, Security, Cyber
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19

BA: Cyber
19th October, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Application deadline: 20th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2062


BA: Medical
21st October, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Application deadline: 23rd September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2064
 

BA: Music
22nd October, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Application deadline: 25th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2063

Santander
Banking, Finance, Tech
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18* (*please check each placement's eligibility)

25th October, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Application Deadline: 25th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2066

26th October, 10:00 am to 1:30 pm
Application Deadline: 26th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2067

27th October, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Application Deadline:27th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2069

27th October, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Application Deadline: 27th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2068

28th October, 1:00 pm 4:30 pm
Application Deadline: 28th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2070

29th October, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Application Deadline: 29th October
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2071


ISG Construction
Construction & Building
25th October - 29th October, 
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19
Application Deadline: 27th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2095


United Utilities
Operations, Environmental, Engineering
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19* (*please check each placement for eligibility)

25th October - 26th October, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (Priority to Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and Warrington areas)
Application Deadline: 7th October
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2184

Access All Areas: 16th November, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Application Deadline: N/A
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2124

Rider Levett Bucknall
Project Management, Building Surveying and Quantity Surveying
27th October, 10:00 am - 14:30 pm
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16
Application Deadline: 8th October
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2085

Tetra Tech
Tech, Consulting, Engineering
26th October - 28th October, 10:00 am to 14:30
Eligibility: 16; 17; 18; 19
Application Deadline: 6th October
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2119

NHS Trust (Priority to Worcestershire, but open to all nationally)
Health, Tech, Admin
26th October, 10:00 am to 14:30 pm
Eligibility: 15; 16; 17
Application Deadline: 8th October
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1995


Reed Smith
Legal & Business
28th September, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19
Application Deadline: 17th September 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2065


RAPP
Marketing, Communications, PR
30th September, 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19
Application Deadline: 22nd September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2125

Kainos: Coding
Coding, Computing, Software
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19

5th -7th October, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2029

12th -14th October, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2031

19th - 21st October, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2032

22nd October, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2188

2nd - 4th November, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2088

9th - 11th November, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2089

16th - 18th November, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2090

23rd - 25th November, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2158

26th November, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2160

30th Nov - 2nd December, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2091

7th - 9th December, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2159

14th - 16th December, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Application Deadline: 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2092


Autotrader
Software/Website Development, Advertising Sales & Marketing, Account Management
14th October, 9:00 - 3:00 pm
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16
Application Deadline:24th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2015


Thames Water
Visitor Experience, Engineering, Creative, Community Engagement, Architecture
Eligibilty: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19

15th October, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Application Deadline: 22nd September
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1942

27th October, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Application Deadline: 1st October
https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2079


Bentley Motors
Workshop, Technology, Quality Assurance, Production, Operations, Marketing & PR, IT
Eligibility: 16; 17; 18
28th October, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Application Deadline: 24th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2122

Tesco
Eligibility: 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19

Disability Awareness, 10th October, 10:00 am - 14:30 pm
Application Deadline:18th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2110

Technology, 25th October, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Application Deadline:25th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2026

Technology, 27th October, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Application Deadline: 25th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2027

Online Business, 28th October, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Application Deadline:25th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2024

Space Range and Merchandising 29th October, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Application Deadline:25th September
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2025
 

New Virtual Work Experience Opportunities: 
  
Morgan Sindall - Construction
Dates: 4^th and 22nd October 2021
Eligibility: 14- 18 year olds.
Application Deadlines: 17^th September and 1^st October
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2074
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2030

British Army 
Dates: 20^th, 21^st and 22^nd October 2021 
Eligibility: 14 – 19 year olds.
Application Deadlines: 23^rd September – 1^st October 2021 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2062
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2063
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2064

DSTL 
Date: 19^th October 2021
Eligibility: 14 – 18 year olds.
Application Deadline: 24th September 2021 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1982

GE  
Date: 13^th October 2021
Eligibility: 14 – 19 year olds.
Application Deadline: 24th September 2021 
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2052

PwC UK
Date: 13th October 2021
Eligibility: 16 -18 year olds.
Application Deadline: 24th September 2021
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2033

Kainos
Dates: 5^th, 12^th and 19^th October 2021
Eligibility: 14 -17 year olds.
Application Deadlines: 30th September – 9^th October 2021
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2032
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2031
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2029

Amey
Date: 20th October 2021
Eligibility: 14 -18 year olds.
Application Deadline: 6th September 2021
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1969

Royal Air Force
Dates: 11^th, 12^th and 13th October 2021
Eligibility: 14 -19 year olds.
Application Deadlines: 11th – 13^th September 2021
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1490
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1489
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1488

Thames Water
Date: 15^th October 2021
Eligibility: 14 -19 year olds.
Application Deadline: 22nd September 2021
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/1942

ReedSmith
Date: 28^th October 2021
Eligibility: 14 -19 year olds.
Application Deadline: 17th September 2021
http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2065

We also have plenty of Discovery Workshops happening in the Autumn term!

What does a discovery workshop look like? 
Teacher will introduce the session and work through any pre-placement work the employer provides. 
Live employer talk, streamed into your classroom.
Q&A session with the employer facilitated by the teacher through the google meet Q&A function. 

Please see available discovery workshops for your school or college in the attached document. Please note, young people do not directly access discovery workshops as they are teacher facilitated so you can sign up an entire class, year group or group of young people to tune in to a session together. 

For DWF Discovery sessions please register here

Register for other discovery workshops here

DWF:  The Growing importance of ESG for business
 20th October, 9:30 - 10:30
 14+
 ID: 2077
 http://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2077 

DWF:  Social Media- friend or foe?!
 23rd September, 9:30 - 10:30
 14+
 ID: 2083
 https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2083   

Reach: Behind the News: how the UK`s largest publisher tells stories and the people that make it happen
 29th September, 14:00 - 14:45
 14+
 ID: 2075
 https://www.s4snextgen.org/Opportunities/View/id/2075

To contact Mr. Wollerton (Assistant Head Teacher / Careers Lead) please call 01384 816 165 or email jwollerton@summerhill.dudley.sch.uk