From Year 9 onwards our pupils are offered the opportunity to have experiences of workplaces. These experiences could include workplace visits, taster sessions, virtual experiences, Internal placements or weekly external placements. We work carefully to find just the right experience for each pupil. Some pupils will stay with the same employer for an entire year while others will gain skills through a number of workplace experiences.
These experiences and placements build confidence, increase resilience and give pupils valuable and essential skills to add to their CV’s. In the present very tough and competitive labour market young people need  to stand out from the crowd and these experiences support that.

Some of our pupils participated in the Cheshire and Warrington Pledge Explore Programme.  Explore gives pupils the opportunity to visit a range of workplaces over the year supported by staff and Pledge Facilitators. We visited a range of workplaces including the new Crewe Fire Station construction site, Cheshire College South and West, Crewe Alexandra FC and Rookery Hall Hotel.