Fulfils the statutory requirement for one week's worth of work experience activities across Y7-9 (Skills & Post-16 Education Act 2022). Year 9 hosts the day: workplace visits in pairs, structured observation tasks, group debrief. Evidence captured in Chapter timeline.
Learning outcomes
- I can observe a workplace and identify three things I noticed
- I can complete a structured workplace journal
- I can connect what I saw to my own career interests
Success criteria
- Workplace observation journal submitted
- One follow-up career goal added to Chapter
1
Pre-visit briefing
task · 30 min
How to behave at a workplace, how to ask questions, what to look for (people, processes, products).
2
Workplace visit
task · 240 min
Pairs visit a host workplace. Structured journal: 5 jobs you saw, 3 questions asked, 1 surprise.
Builds: Listening
3
Whole-cohort debrief
discussion · 60 min
Each pair shares one surprise to the whole cohort. Patterns emerge. Connect to careers profile.
📓 Chapter timeline: Save your workplace journal as evidence of your Y7-9 statutory work experience activity.
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Chapter Student Game
+100 XP
Action: Log your workplace visit as a Day-in-the-Life real-world experience
Write a 200-word reflection on your workplace visit. What surprised you? What questions do you still have?
Skills: Listening, Speaking
Plenary discussion
Pair-share for 2 minutes: one thing you'll take from this lesson into next week.
Homework / follow-up
Statutory contribution to Y7-9 WEX requirement. Document attendance and host details for Gatsby BM6 reporting.