Year 12 students are being trained to be 'Student Advisors' to students currently in Year 10. They will provide information, guidance and advice and assistance to the younger students and hopefully build up a sustained relationship. Work experience can be very useful - a break from school, seeing what it is like to be an adult and work with them, learning about yourself and about jobs. In many cases work experience can lead to a Saturday or part-time job, and even a job or training after Year 11. Remember though that the aim of work experience is to experience work and being in a new situation - not just to try out a job that you might want to do in the future.
Many students actually change their career ideas after their work experience.
If you do not have any offers - or are having serious doubts about the courses or institutions that you have applied for, then you may need to consider Clearing. On a more optimistic note, a survey in the Times Higher Education Supplement confirms that graduates have better employment prospects and higher pay than any other group, and that UK graduates are more likely to be employed than their European counterparts. The average salary for a graduate is 21,800 for males and 17,700 for females. On Monday 21 May, a Year 11 GCSE Drama Group performed 'Billie' to an enchanted audience. This was followed by an exciting workshop given by Alison Warren, Head of Drama.