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More than just Financial Literacy – Our Starz Youth Enterprise course turns young people into the CEO’s of tomorrow.

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Work Experience

Work Experience

★ Starz Academy Pathway

Work Experience
that actually builds confidence

Help your child turn enterprise learning into real-world evidence — with a simple, game-like “Work Experience Passport” that links back to Starz Academy, Mentoring, and Coaching.

Parents: quick win
Evidence, not vibes Track tasks, reflections, and outcomes that can support accreditation routes.
Less overwhelm Pick an industry, choose a format, press “Generate Plan”. Done.
Works with support Use Mentoring or Coaching to prepare, practise, and reflect.
Work Experience Passport

A game-like checklist your child can actually finish

Tick off the “quests”, unlock badges, and build proof of skills. Use Mentoring for insight and inspiration, and Coaching for goals + accountability.

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Complete quests to level up.
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Quest 1: Choose a role theme

Pick an industry (e.g., retail, sport, tech, creative, community).

Quest 2: Build a mini-CV

List strengths, hobbies, and one “I can do” skill.

Quest 3: Send an application

Email or message a local organisation with a short intro.

Quest 4: Practise 3 interview questions

Use Coaching to practise clear answers and calm nerves.

Quest 5: Reflect + evidence

Write what they did, what they learned, what they’d do next time.

🏅 Badge: Explorer
🧠 Badge: Ready
✉️ Badge: Applicant
🎤 Badge: Confident
📌 Badge: Evidence

Tip: If you’re using accreditation, this passport becomes a tidy place to keep evidence and reflections.

Support Tools

Generate a Coaching Brief

Perfect for sharing with your child’s coach (or for your own notes). It summarises progress + next steps.

Your brief will appear here…
Want guided support?
Use Mentoring for advice and real-world insight, and Coaching for targets and accountability.
Work Experience Planner

Build a plan in 60 seconds

Select a few options and generate a practical plan you can save, send to a coach, or print. This links naturally into World of Work, CV Jump Start, and Interview Success.

Used to tailor the plan tone and tasks.
Micro-placements are brilliant if school timetables are tight.

Safeguarding note: placements should always be age-appropriate and supervised, with parental consent and safe communication routes.

Generated Output

Your Work Experience Plan

Choose options and click “Generate Plan”.
Placement Finder

Pick a placement idea in minutes

Choose an interest, then shortlist a few organisations to contact. When you’re ready, generate a parent-safe application message and save it.

Shortlist

    Tip: shortlist 2–3 organisations, then send one message per organisation.

    Application Message

    Generate a parent-safe message

    This template is designed to be respectful, clear, and age-appropriate. It avoids over-sharing and keeps safeguarding in mind.

    You can pick from your shortlist — the generator will adapt.
    Your message will appear here…
    Want to increase the chances of a “yes”?
    Use Coaching to practise speaking clearly, and Mentoring for industry insight.
    How it connects

    Turn work experience into a full “skills story”

    Parents don’t just want a placement — you want your child to gain confidence, communication, and proof. These pages are designed to work together.

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    World of Work

    Understand roles, workplace behaviour, and what employers actually value.

    Explore →
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    CV Jump Start

    Turn strengths and experiences into a simple, clear CV.

    Build →
    3

    Interview Success

    Practice answers, confidence, and calm delivery — especially with coaching.

    Practice →
    4

    Starz Academy

    Use enterprise skills (value, customers, money) to stand out — even in work experience.

    Join →
    Ready to level up?

    Make work experience mean something

    Starz Academy gives young people real enterprise skills. Work experience gives them a place to apply it. Mentoring and Coaching help them stick with it and build evidence parents can feel proud of.

    Nu FOCUS Education CIC is a non-profit community  organisation empowering young people through creative, skills based learning.  Alongside our flagship Youth Enterprise course – Starz, we deliver workshops and projects that build confidence, wellbeing and future ready skills.

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