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When is it?

Monday, 13 July to Friday, 17 July 2026
 

While a large proportion of Ivybridge Community College students’ time is spent on ensuring their academic success, we also believe in helping students develop their characters; find out more about their interests and passions; and invest in their social, moral and cultural life skills.

The activities offered in Enrichment Programme throughout the year helps...

They are also a fantastic way to increase students’ enjoyment of College life, creating an inclusive spirit and helping build life-long memories and friendships.

When is it?

Monday, 13 July to Friday, 17 July 2026

Overview of the Week

The Ivybridge Community College Careers Curriculum strives to provide all students with aspirational, achievable and current information, advice, guidance and experiences to allow them to make informed choices about their futures. 

The focus of the Week for Year 10 and Year 12 students is helping them to develop an insight into their future careers and learning more about professional working environments.  We therefore encourage our students to identify, secure and complete a Work Experience placement.

Work Experience provides Ivybridge Community College students with an insight into the working world, teaches them more about what to expect of life after College, and provides a valuable addition to their CV.  For some, it will also provide an exciting opportunity to gain an insight into a specific career in which they are interested.  A work placement is an opportunity to spend a period of time outside the classroom, learning about a particular job or area of work.  It is also a valuable opportunity for students to understand the ways in which their classroom education is adaptable and utilised in the workplace. 

Students will get the chance to develop and show evidence of vital skills such as self-confidence, communication, independence and a variety of other skills, depending on what kind of placement they do.

Students Digital Paperwork

Students will be using Unifrog to organise the digital paperwork for their Work Experience. For more information, please click the link below to the Unifrog Work Experience Placement Tool FAQ Page or see the Unifrog Work Experience Placement Tool Explained document below.