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===Secondary level work experience=== Work experience in England was established in the 1970s by Jack Pidcock, Principal Careers Officer of Manchester Careers Service. The Service organized two weeks work experience for all Year 10 pupils in Manchester Local Education Authority schools, including those for pupils with special educational needs. Ironically, it was initially resisted by trade unions, and at first he had a job convincing schools, until eventually he persuaded the L.E.A. and councilors to go ahead. It became highly valued by pupils, teachers, inspectors, employers and politicians. Work experience provided a taste of the requirements and disciplines of work and an insight into possible vocational choices. It ran alongside professional, individual, impartial, face to face careers guidance by local careers advisers. A Conservative Government introduced the Education (Work Experience) Act 1973 which enabled all education authorities ‘to arrange for children under school-leaving age to have work experience, as part of their education’. The Conservative Liberal coalition government abolished compulsory work experience for students in England at key stage 4 (Years 10 to 11 for 14-16 years olds) in 2012. Recently a number of non-governmental and employer led bodies have become critical of pupils and students not understanding the ‘world of work’. Work experience is no longer offered on the national curriculum for students in years 10 and 11 in the [[United Kingdom]]. but is available for (3rd and 4th year in [[Scotland]]), [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]]; every student who wishes to do so has a statutory right to take work experience. In 2011, however, the Wolf Review of Vocational Education proposed a significant policy change that—to reflect the fact that almost all students now stay past the age of 16—the requirement for pre-16 work experience in the UK should be removed.<ref>[https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/The%20Wolf%20Report.pdf A Wolf, Review of Vocational Education, 2011 recommendation 21 p.17] accessed 3 August 2011</ref> Work experience in this context is when students in an adult working environment more or less act as an employee, but with the emphasis on learning about the world of work. Placements are limited by safety and security restrictions, insurance cover and availability, and do not necessarily reflect eventual career choice but instead allow a broad experience of the world of work.<ref name="oebp.org.uk">{{Cite web |url=http://oebp.org.uk/wps/wcm/connect/OEBP/Parents/OEBP+-+Parents+-+info+for+parents+carers |title=Oxfordshire Education Business Partnership - (OEBP)<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2020-10-18 |archive-date=2012-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306012057/http://oebp.org.uk/wps/wcm/connect/OEBP/Parents/OEBP+-+Parents+-+info+for+parents+carers |url-status=dead }}</ref> Most students do not get paid for work experience. However, some employers pay students, as this is considered part of their education. The duration varies according to the student's course, and other personal circumstances. Most students go out on work experience for one or two weeks in a year.<ref name="oebp.org.uk"/> Some students work in a particular workplace, perhaps one or two days a week for extended periods of time throughout the year—either for vocation reasons and commitment to alternative curricula or because they have social or behavioral problems.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
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