Y10 Work Experience

Cromwell is one of a small number of schools that continue to offer 2 weeks of work experience during Year 10.

The most successful outcomes for work experience (WEX) come from students and their families securing their own WEX placements through their own contacts. This mimics the real life process of finding and securing work.

It is not always possible to find a WEX placement though, and so the school works with external partners to maintain a database of possible placements that those not securing their own placement may use if needed.

Cromwell view WEX as a key element of introducing students to the real life expectations of working life, and as such, this is another critical strand in our Careers Programme.

WEX is launched in Year 10 during the autumn term and includes an evening meeting to introduce parents/carers to the process.

Find out more about Careers Education at Cromwell here:

Careers Education at Cromwell