Curriculum : Work Related Learning Careers, Enterprise and Work Related Learning  Careers Education Guidance enables students to progress successfully through learning and into work. WRL and Enterprise plays a crucial role in the preparation of young people for adult life and forms a key element of the Key Stages 3, 4 and the post 16 curriculum. Work Related Learning comprises a set of experiences and opportunities which take place both inside and outside the classroom which help prepare young people for working life in the 21st century. Work Related Learning involves: • Learning through work – using the workplace and the classroom as a resource, environment and context for learning which realistically reflects how people work effectively in a modern economy. • Learning about work – using subject specific contexts to increase pupils’ understanding of the world of work and its contribution to the community and the economy as a whole. • Learning for work – equipping young people with the key skills and employability skills required for a successful working life. GCH aims to develop a range of work related activities which enhance the curriculum by adding relevance and interest but which are fully integrated within the Key stage 3/4 and Post 16 curriculum. The programme starts in Year 7 and is embedded in both the pastoral and academic curriculum. All year 9 students have their first experience of the world of work outside school by taking part in Take Your Daughter to Work. Year 10 has the experience of a day off timetable to take part in Key Skills and team building activities and they will also take part in Work Experience in the summer term. This also includes briefing and debriefing sessions as part of the programme. Year 11 take part in a Careers morning with speakers and workshops. All Year 11 students have an interview with the Careers Adviser. There is a well stocked careers library plus interactive programmes such as Kudos and Careerscape. There are also opportunities for students to have a business mentor. In the Sixth Form, there is a speakers programme, work shadowing and an e-mentoring programme to help them find out more information about different careers. There are opportunities for students Key Stage 3/4 and Post 16 to engage in Enterprise activities. In 2004 GCH gained the CEI Excellence in WRL award.