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Work Experience

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Work Experience at Stalham High School

Work Experience is an important part of the curriculum for our Year 10 students.  A work experience placement has the potential to make a significant difference to the motivations and aspirations of our students.  There is good evidence that work experience can have a huge impact on a pupil’s understanding of the realities of work, such as expected behaviours and the functions of a workplace, as well as providing first-hand experience of the skills and personal qualities required in that sector.

Year 10 Work Experience Week is 17th – 21st June 2024

Students are invited to find a placement of their own, and the school will commission the services of the Local Authority to ensure all relevant safeguarding and insurances are in place. Due to the number of students involved, school will be unable to provide individualised transport to placements.


In 2023 we were proud to work with these local employers:

  • Winterton Primary School, Norfolk
  • Faith Animal Rescue, Hickling
  • The Norfolk Heritage Fleet Trust
  • Easy Clean Norfolk, Ltd
  • Beautello Hair Lounge, Stalham
  • Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust
  • Norfolk Snowsports Club
  • Happisburgh Owls
  • Aviva
  • AG Meale & Sons Ltd, Wayford
  • Catfield Primary School, Norfolk
  • Bronzed & Boujee, Stalham
  • Ealing House Residential Home, Martham
  • Gas & Air Technology LTd, Norwich
  • Sheringham Community Primary School & Nursery
  • Stalham Academy, Stalham
  • Bread Source, Norwich
  • Ormesby Village Infant School
  • Lathams, Potter Heigham
  • Hautbois Activity Centre, Coltishall
  • Katrina James Hair Studio, Hoveton
  • TW Page, Norfolk
  • CT Baker Builders Merchant, Stalham
  • Group 1 VW Norwich
  • Norse Commericial Services Ltd
  • Tesco, Stalham
  • Coltishall Primary School
  • The Falgate Inn, Potter Heigham
  • Wayford Bridge Inn, Stalham,
  • Group 1 Audi, Norwich
  • Richardsons Boatyard, Stalham
  • Stalham Engineering (Nicholsons), Stalham
  • Sydney House Residential Home, Stalham
  • Officeflow Ltd, Norwich
  • Country Pickings Ltd, Mundesley
  • Sands Agricultural Machinery Ltd, Stalham
  • Hotel Ocean, Great Yarmouth
  • Furzedown Hotel, Great Yarmouth
  • Wymondham and District Ex Services Social Club


  • Westover Veterinary Centre, North Walsham
  • Perenco, Bacton
  • Marquis Equine, Hickling
  • A Piece of Cake, Coltishall
  • Keswick Flooring Ltd, Norwich
  • ShelleyB’s Hive, North Walsham
  • DLH Autocentre, Stalham,
  • Norfolk Rivers Trust, Martham
  • Ludham Primary School & Nursery, Norfolk
  • RAF Air Defence Radar Museum, Neatishead
  • River Marine, Ingham
  • Matthew Green Builders, Bradwell
  • Café Charlotte, Stalham
  • AJ Lloyd Ltd, School Farm, Norwich
  • The Horstead Centre, Norfolk
  • Cherry Blossom Café, Stalham
  • Croft Farm Riding Centre, Filby
  • North Norfolk Primary Care Ltd, Norwich
  • Stalham and North Walsham Libraries
  • East Ruston Infant School
  • Redco Ltd, Norwich
  • Cross Keys Inn, Dilham,
  • Jarrolds the Store, Norwich
  • Seals Hospitality Ltd, Bacton
  • City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Norwich
  • NCFC Colney Training Centre, Colney
  • The Lighthouse Inn, Walcott
  • CRL Contractors Ltd, Blofield Heath
  • The Stables Independent School, Brumstead
  • Premier Flight Training, Norwich
  • Chapman Farms, Rollesby
  • Flagship Group, Norwich
  • Norwich Medical School, UEA

Work Experience – Information for Employers

In July 2023 our Year 10 students reached out to our local community to ask employers across the county to support a work experience placement and we were overwhelmed by the response and support given to our students.

This year, our Year 10 work experience week is 17th to 21st June 2024 and we hope our community will again, open their doors to our students.

There is good evidence that a work experience placement can have a huge impact on a pupil’s understanding of the realities of work, such as expected behaviour and the functions of a workplace, as well as providing first-hand experience of the skills and qualities required in that sector.

This is what employers told us about our students in 2023:

  • 97% of employers told us our students’ time keeping was excellent
  • 97% of employers told us our students’ ability to work in a team was excellent
  • 100% of employers told us our students’ regard for health and safety was good (17%) or excellent (83%)
  • 100% of employers told us our students’ readiness for work experience was good (10%) or excellent (90%)

The cohort of 2023 have set the bar high, but we know you will be equally impressed by our current Year 10s.

We hope that working together to offer such placements will bring mutual benefits to your workplace.  Employers we worked with in 2023 told us how taking a student on a work experience placement benefits them:

“It is great for the staff to take on the role of training lead.  Students come up with fresh ideas.”

“… supporting students to gain experience…is part of our commitment to the future.”

“Bringing youth into our organisation.”

“…she gave me personally an insight into the new generation of student worker and I’m impressed”

“Access to new talent, new ideas and better IT skills”

“It benefits us by seeing what talent in the local area is about”

“meeting and sharing what we love doing most with your students”

“Access to diverse talent…”

“Mentoring, more activity time, extra pair of hands”

“It was nice to have a fresh face in the office, the staff here enjoyed the mentoring opportunity.”

“Fresh ideas”

All work experience placements are subject to approval from the Local Authority, parents and the school.  Employers wishing to offer a placement must fulfil Health and Safety, Risk Assessment and Employment liability insurance requirements.

We support our students in finding, preparing for and making the most of their work experience placement.  As you might expect, we ask students to complete a Work Experience Journal to record their experience and focus their thoughts to make the experience as successful as possible.

If you’d like to find out more about what is involved in hosting a Year 10 student on work experience, you may find the resources below useful:

Planning toolkit for Employers >

Our Schools

Synergy Multi-Academy Trust comprises fifteen Norfolk schools serving children between the ages of 2 and 18. Our schools work collaboratively together to raise standards and provide education of the highest possible standard, offering the best of opportunities for pupils. The Trust was initially established in 2015. We believe that all of our schools have strengths and areas to develop, and that all can improve through sharing expertise and wisdom. The Trust understands that there will be excellent practice in each school, and that every school will be able to contribute to the development of the Trust as a whole.

Our Schools

Synergy Multi-Academy Trust comprises fifteen Norfolk schools serving children between the ages of 2 and 18. Our schools work collaboratively together to raise standards and provide education of the highest possible standard, offering the best of opportunities for pupils. The Trust was initially established in 2015. We believe that all of our schools have strengths and areas to develop, and that all can improve through sharing expertise and wisdom. The Trust understands that there will be excellent practice in each school, and that every school will be able to contribute to the development of the Trust as a whole.