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Maximising learning from work-related experiences


		11-16 schools

		6th form schools

		Colleges

This guidance aims to help teachers structure work-related experiences in ways that will maximise students’ learning.

This guidance aims to help teachers structure work-related experiences in ways that will maximise students’ learning. It begins by looking at the experiential learning cycle and then provides detailed descriptions of how teachers can use the learning cycle to structure the following work-related activities: work experience, workplace visits, enterprise experience, industry days, work simulation and mock interviews.