Work Experience

Year 10 Work Experience 2026 – 2027

Year 10 work experience is due to take place between Monday 24th and Friday 28th May 2027 and there are two routes that students can take:

EITHER:

1.  Self-placement – students (with your support) identify a suitable placement with an employer, ask the employer to complete the self-placement form via the Microsoft Forms link(below).  All documentation must be submitted to school by Friday 14th May 2027, for your daughter to be able to attend the placement.

PGHS Work Experience 2027 Placement Form – Monday 24th May to Friday 28th May 2027 – Fill out form

This link will also be sent out on Class Charts to your daughter’s homework page.

OR:

2. School-supported placement – we have a small but growing number of employers who have offered placements to us, and we can facilitate a placement, should your daughter not be able to arrange a placement herself. We will complete the required documentation and provide you with a copy.

If you are a parent with questions or you’re an employer and you would like to work with us to provide a work experience opportunity for a student, please get in touch: j.ramsdale@penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk

We work hard to develop and maintain relationships with organisations that support our students during their work experience week.

We currently work with a range of organisations including:

• Integrate Preston
• Booths
• Ellan Fay Solicitors
• Electricity Northwest
• The Waterside Dental Clinic

In recent times, students from PGHS have completed work experience with the

• NHS
• British Aerospace
• United Utilities
• Marks & Spencer
• Eddie Stobart

During work experience week, students can access an online logbook that is completed during placement. This allows students to record activities and learning, as well reflecting on their experience.

Below are direct quotes from students about their work experience week:

 “I can honestly say that it might have been one of the best weeks of my life”

“Overall, it was a transformative experience that will inform my future”

“I have really enjoyed my work experience and it has been great to get an idea of other career pathways (I will definitely keep it in mind for the future)”

“Sisk has given me an entirely different view on engineering and construction-based jobs and the hard work businesses put in to improve our environments and roads”

“I genuinely enjoyed this placement and I now still want to peruse a career in education. I haven’t had any low points at this placement.”

“I learned more about transformers and how they provide us with electricity in our daily lives.  I also learned how to connect wires to cables and how transformers maintain high voltage.  I also learned about site-specific dangers in everyday life, understanding the dangers around us and how we can prevent it.” 

“I have achieved a lot, specifically being noticed for my hard work with the pupils”

Every organisation is asked to fill out a feedback form, this allows the student to receive feedback on their placement and can also act as a reference for future interviews. The feedback from employers has been exemplary, the benefits for students and employers are clear to see. Below is some of the fantastic feedback we have received:

“Student has shown dedication, communication and skills and I feel she will be an asset to any employer in the future”

“Student has work really hard while she has been here for the week”

“I would not hesitate to recommend Student to any potential employer. She was prompt, good natured, confident, enthusiastic, personable and smart. Perhaps most impressively, she used her initiative to think beyond just the task that was set”

“Student’s placement with the Lancashire Police Specialist Operations Department has been outstanding. Her enthusiasm and dedication were apparent in every department she visited leaving a lasting positive impression on all staff members”

“To give Student the best possible experience, I placed her within each area of the Practice. Student observed sessions with the GP partner, locum GP’s, paramedics, physiotherapist, nurses and also spent time in the reception and admin areas. Student also spent time with me to experience the management of the Practice. Student is a credit to herself and her family, as well as your school, and we would gladly welcome her back”

If you are a parent with questions or you’re an employer and you would like to work with us to provide a work experience opportunity, please contact Mr Ramsdale, Senior Assistant Headteacher (Careers Leader): j.ramsdale@penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk