Work Experience

Work Experience

Gatsby Benchmark 6 states that every student should have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities and expand their networks.

• By the age of 16, every pupil should have had at least one experience of a workplace, additional to any part-time jobs they may have.
• By the age of 18, or before the end of their study programme, every student should have had at least one experience of a workplace, additional to any part-time jobs they may have

The TGGS Model for Work Experience, is that students are allowed up to 5 days out of school to undertake work experience / work placements / work shadowing. This has been brought in as a response to requests from employers to be more flexible, so rather than a "fixed week" students can gain the experiences at a time when the employers have the capacity to support them and to give them an enriched epxerience. Thus, they can take it in half-day blocks, two to three day blocks or all in one week - whichever the employer and the student will feel that they gain the most beneficial experience from. 

TGGS Work Experience Policy

Students - please click here for guidance on using the Unifrog Placements Tool

If you have any questions about the work experience programme at TGGS, please use the Work Experience FAQ document or contact us at workexp@tggsacademy.org