Year 9 Work Shadowing

All students in Year 9 are going to be on work shadowing for 1 day on Wednesday 25th March 2026. On this day there will be no classes – all students will be at the workplace of their host employer.

Work experience gives students the chance to learn about what type of job they might enjoy, and develop their CV. We know it can be one of the most transformational experiences young people have during their education.

Students (and their families) should source their own work experience placements. Longdean School will do our best to find placements for any students who have been unable to find their own, but because we have limited resources, we expect to only be able to help a few students.

We are using Unifrog (www.unifrog.org) to manage the administration of the work experience programme – for example collecting information from the employer about their Risk Assessment and Health & Safety policy, as well as getting agreement from yourselves for the placement to go ahead.

Please find the Work Shadowing Guide here.

Work Placement Parent Information Evening 29th September 2025 - Slides.

An example letter that can be sent to possible employers can be found here. Please remember to rewrite the parts highlighted in yellow to make yourself stand out as there may be competition.