Paid work or work experience and school aged pupils
We are working in partnership with Haringey Education Business Partnership to give local Year 10 students an opportunity to have a work placement at the Council.
Work experience helps students gain employment by learning about work in a "real life" situation.
Application forms for a child employment licence can be found in the attached files section below. You can also now apply online:
Placements are not usually made in companies where a student already has experience through part time working or placements arranged by parents.
- Students eligible to take part in work experience
- Role of the Parents/Carers
- Limits on the jobs student can do
- Medical Information on Students
- Reporting Of Accidents, Incidents and Dangerous Occurrences
- Child Protection Issues
- Teacher Visits to Placement Providers
- Hours of Work
- Pay, Tax and National Insurance
- Length of Work Experience
- Lunch and Break Periods
- Who to contact at the School if there is a problem
- Further information.
Students eligible to take part in work experience
Students in the last 2 years of compulsory schooling can take part in work experience (from the start of Y10).
|Back to topRole of the Parents/Carers
Parents/Carers written consent is needed before a placement can begin.
They will have information about the arrangements, and will know how to contact the school if their child reports a problem to them about their placement.
Whilst on a work placement, they will be asked to provide medical information which could affect the health, safety and welfare of their child.
|Back to topLimits on the jobs student can do
The Education Act 1996 and local bye-laws place limitations on the type of work which students can experience. The School's Work Experience Co-ordinator can give advice on this.
|Back to topMedical Information on Students
Before a placement is chosen, each student's health should be considered. For example, someone with asthma would avoid dusty places.
If a student is on medication the employer must be informed. The parents/carers will be asked to provide medical information which may affect the safety and welfare of their child whilst on a placement.
|Back to topReporting Of Accidents, Incidents and Dangerous Occurrences
It is the responsibility of the employer to report any accidents, incidents or dangerous occurrences that occur on site following their normal procedures for such reporting covered by the RIDDOR 1995 Regulations. The employer must report any such accidents or occurrences to the Headteacher or work experience co-ordinator of the school and the student's home if a telephone number is provided.
|Back to topChild Protection Issues
Schools should have given consideration to preparing students to deal with and report incidents that they feel uncomfortable with during their work placement. Employers should take account of child protection issues under the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.
|Back to topTeacher Visits to Placement Providers
Our work experience scheme requires the school staff to make a teacher visit to the employer during the placement in order to monitor and review the progress of the student. Where a visit is deemed not to be "reasonably practicable" e.g. out of the area, the school will contact the employer.
|Back to topHours of Work
The Working Time Regulations 1998 apply to students on work experience however, the number and pattern of hours worked is normally agreed by the provider, school and student. If possible, normal hours should be worked, but students are not allowed to work outside any hours specified by legislation. If a company's hours are 8am to 5pm, it is not expected that students arrive at 9 am and leave at 4pm.
|Back to topPay, Tax and National Insurance
Students on work experience must not be paid and will not pay tax or N.I. contributions. Employers can assist with travelling or lunch costs if they wish.
|Back to topLength of Work Experience
There are no fixed requirements. Five to ten days is currently seen as the normal length of stay if work experience is to offer enough depth to be of use. Students on an extended work experience need to work at least one day per week if the experience is to be of real value.
|Back to topLunch and Break Periods
Parents/carers should discuss the arrangements for lunch and break periods with their child and make sure they are suitable. If a student leaves the employer's premises during lunch or break periods, no liability can be accepted by the employer or the school for any incident that may occur.
|Back to topWho to contact at the School if there is a problem
Each School has a work experience Co-ordinator who can be contacted at any time during the work placement. Parents/Carers and employers should be given the name of the work experience co-ordinator and their contact telephone number prior to the work placement taking place.
|Back to topFurther Information
Haringey Education Business Partnership
Tel 020 8375 3577
