All College Notices – 1st May 2026

We are delighted to inform you that Tuesday 23rd June is Year 8 ‘Take Your Child to Work’ Day. This exciting opportunity will allow students to spend a day in a real workplace, accompanied by a parent/carer or an emergency contact listed on Arbor.

It will give the students valuable experience of the world of work, which in addition to preparing them in the long term for their entry into the workplace, will also prepare them for their Year 10 work experience. We hope that as many Year 8 students as possible will be able to accompany their parents/carers on this day.  There are also important dress rehearsals for the school production of Little Shop of Horrors on this day as well, unfortunately this means any Year 8 students involved in the school production will not be able to take part in the Take Your Child to Work Day as they must be in college for rehearsals on that day.

Many UK secondary schools successfully run similar initiatives, and feedback consistently highlights the positive impact on students’ confidence, motivation and understanding of the world beyond school. Drawing on best practice from these programmes, we believe this experience will offer our students a range of valuable benefits.

With all such days there are legal formalities that need to be followed. To this end, we would be grateful if you could complete the attached Google Form.

By completing this, you are stating that your child will be under your supervision or the supervision of a close family member during the day in question.

Students can only go on visits with parents/carers who are listed as contacts on Arbor and are required to be with their parent/carer at all times. It is the parent/carer’s responsibility to arrange the visit for their child, not the careers department, and the parents responsibility to get agreement from the employer and check the relevant insurance and risk assessments are in place. 

Please see guidance from East Sussex County Council:

The approval and liability for this work placement does not sit with ESCC or the school, but the parent / carer needs to check with their Employer as to whether the supervised child can A) is permitted to be present at the work place and B) that there is adequate Liability insurance in place under the Employers own insurance to cover the activity. There may be some work placements unsuitable for an under 18.  The school or ESCC insurance would not cover this in any event and the employer / employee needs to ensure that there is adequate Public Liability insurance in place.  

Obviously, you will have to acquire the permission of your employer to have your child with you on that day. Should this not be forthcoming or should there be another reason why you do not feel that your child should take part in this scheme, then please indicate this on the attached form and we will make an alternative provision for those students on the day, which will comprise of work related learning activities. The school needs to know in advance all students taking place in this activity so that attendance can be coded correctly. Any students not in school on that date that have not informed the school in advance of their placement will have an unauthorized absence. The deadline for completing the form is May 5th 2026.

We really hope that your child will be able to take advantage of this opportunity.