Services offered 2012/13 - Sunderland Learning Hub

CONNEXIONS HUB SERVICES (Work Experience Placements)TEAM MANAGER:Malcolm Luskm.lusk@connexions-tw.co.uk 0191 4434205FUNCTION OF THE TEAM:The Connexions Hub is owned by, and delivers a number of services on behalf of the five Tyneand Wear local authorities. In addition, from 1 st September 2011, the Hub contracts directly withacademies for the provision and delivery of a work experience placement service to students andpupils.Currently academies have a statutory responsibility to provide every young person at KS4 workrelated learning. Most academies fulfil this statutory obligation through the provision of workexperience placements. Many also academies also arrange placements for KS5 students.The Wolf review, published in March 2011, recommended that greater emphasis should beplaced on placements for 16 – 19 placements students, and on placements within the STEMoccupational areas. To that end the Connexions Hub is actively recruiting employers and offeringmore, better quality, and numbers of work experience placements within its database. Furtherguidance is expected from government during the Spring Term following parliamentary debatesscheduled for early 2012.TEAM BASE: Gateshead Interchange Centre, West Street, Gateshead. NE8 1BH.SERVICES OFFERED UNDER THE SLA:• Provide the World of Work work experience placement database to academies• Carry out appropriate Health and Safety assessments for all placements to nationallyrecognised quality standards• Investigate incidents which occur on work experience placements, e.g. accidents,safeguarding• Provide the facility to download, tailor and print Work Experience Diaries directly from theWorld of Work website. Hard copies are available at £2 per copy.• Provide initial / refresher training to nominated academy staff• Host meetings with academies to discuss future provision• Provision of a schedule of charges• Invoice for services provided the month following placements taking place; this will beaccompanied by a breakdown of chargesSERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISM:The Connexions Hub is committed to providing a cost effective, quality, integrated, workexperience placement service through its ‘World of Work’ website. Each academy in the city isbeing given the opportunity to identify their requirements for both KS4 and KS5 work experienceplacements for academic year 2012 /2013.17