GLF Schools

GLF Schools

GLF Schools was founded in 2012 in order to enable the federation of Glyn School (an academy in 2011) and Danetree Junior School. Together, we began our journey to become a MAT of more than 1000 talented staff working with over 10,000 children in 40 schools across 5 regions in southern England.

Our Schools

Banbury Region

Banstead Region

Berkshire & Hampshire Region

Caterham Region

Crawley Region

Didcot Region

Epsom Region

London Boroughs

Redhill Region

Sunbury & Camberley Region

Work Experience

At the Beacon School, we consider work-related learning opportunities as an essential element for preparing for adult life. Student work experiences and encounters provide our students with opportunities to learn key skills which they can utilise in their working lives. These opportunities provide our students with a wider outlook on the world of work and support their decision-making for their next steps. These opportunities can support future applications for further and higher education. We have committed to providing all our year 10 students with work experience to support and increase their chances of employment in later life.

Other benefits are that work-related learning will develop the student's understanding of the workings of businesses and an understanding of finance, labour markets, and employer needs and provide students with the opportunity to build their social and personal skills through enterprise, work-related activities and opportunities for work experience.

Work Experience: 2026

Next July, all Year 10 students will have the opportunity to take part in a 5 day work experience placement. We are currently working with the platform Unifrog to plan and select work experience opportunities. The Year 10 team and Ms Fear are able to support with any questions about work experience and we will be running information events throughout the year.

Work experience is a great opportunity to develop important life skills like communication, teamwork and responsibility in a real-world setting. It also gives them a clearer idea of possible career paths and what working life is really like. The vast majority of the work experience takes place locally and comes from friends and family of the school. It is important in the local community because it helps young people build connections with local businesses and understand how their community functions. It also supports local employers by developing future talent and encouraging students to contribute to the local economy. If you are able to offer one or more of our students a work experience placement between the 10 to 16 July, please email Heather Fear, the Careers' Lead hfear@thebeaconschool.co.uk and we will look to match you with one of our students. 

Work-related learning should help our students:

  • Recognise, develop, and apply skills for enterprise and employability.
  • Develop their understanding of work.
  • Understand the way businesses operate.
  • Develop an awareness of employment opportunities.
  • Relate their abilities, attributes, and achievements to their future career intentions.
  • Understand different work contexts and practices.
  • Engage with challenges and applications from the business world empowering students.
  • Raise students' aspirations.
  • Promote equality and opportunity challenging stereotypes.

Below are several articles which discuss work experience which you may find interesting. Please click on the link to go to the relevant articles:

UCAS website - Is work experience important?

Allaboutcareers - Why is Work Experience Important?

Parental Guidance - The importance of work experience

UCAS website - Ten ways to get the most out of work experience

National Careers Service - Work experience explained

Pearson Website - How to find work experience

Year 10 work experience and next steps information evening presentation: