How does the law apply to work-related learning and work experience placements?
The guidance for child care establishments in both England and Wales agrees that students on short term placements who work with children under 8 should not be taken into account in the normal staffing ratios.8,9The DCSF has published guidance for employers, schools, colleges, students and their parents and carers in England, which includes information on work-related learning and work experience placements. It also includes additional information such as work experience placements abroad, child employment law, how to keep children safe, and child protection requirements.10 References8. National standards for under-8s daycare and childminding on the DCSF website (see: organisation/staff training and qualifications).9. Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales: National minimum standards for children’s services (various documents), on the Welsh Assembly Government website.10. DCSF (2009). The work-related learning guide: a guidance document for employers, schools, colleges, students a
