Over 300 pupils from local primary schools and secondary schools spend a day at work, shadowing one of their parents, relatives or parents friends each year. The idea of Work Shadowing comes from Scandinavia where children as young as seven spend a day with a parent at their place of work.

Schools who take part are:

• Fearnhill School (Year 9)
• The Highfield School (Year 7)
• Lordship Farm JMI (Year 6)
• Norton School (Year 9)
• Stonehill JMI (Year 6)
• Woolgrove School (Year 6)
• St Nicholas CE JMI School (Year 6)

What does it do?

• widens pupils horizons
• gives pupils a taste of the world of work
• makes pupil and parent look at each other with "new eyes"

What did they say?

"Now I know why Mum flops into a chair when she gets home"

"Quite the most exciting thing the school has ever done"

"I was amazed at how grown up and responsible he has become"