Army
Army Outreach Team Work Experience Courses are delivered at Okehampton Camp, Devon, and are aimed at Schools and FE establishments for Year 10/11+ students (ages 14–18 only).
These 4-day residential courses are designed for individuals who have shown an interest—however small—in a career in the British Army, offering a taster of Army life.
Course Objectives:
- Information and Insight – An overview of the Army’s organisation, roles, equipment, training, operations, and lifestyle for both Regular and Reserve soldiers and officers.
- Career Opportunities – Insight into the range of careers available and the recruitment and selection processes.
- Personal Development – Building confidence and highlighting the positive aspects of an Army career.
- General Information – Courses are generic and not regimental-specific, providing a broad understanding of Army life.
Important Information:
- Transport to and from the camp is the responsibility of the school or parents.
- Bookings must be made through schools only. We do not accept direct bookings from students
- Maximum of 5 students per course.
- Completed booking forms with full student details are required to confirm a place. We cannot reserve spaces.
- Students who have previously attended cannot be booked again.
- Please note the medical entry standards on the booking form
- Dates may be cancelled at any time without notice due to operational requirements.
Available Dates are: (they fill up very quickly!)
13-16 April 2026
11-14 May 2026
08-11 June 2026
13-16 July 2026
07-10 September 2026
05-08 October 2026
09-12 November 2026
07-10 December 2026
To secure a place, place email Oldfield school’s Career adviser with dates you are interested in. Places cannot be guaranteed, as it is a very popular activity and places are usually taken very quickly.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Bristol office)
HPE is a technology company providing solutions to businesses worldwide using cutting -edge technologies like AI, cloud computing and cybersecurity. We work with like Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 and Red Bull Racing (processing race data in real -time), and the NASA Space Station (managing critical systems in space).
So, whether you love technology or just a bit curious, join our Bristol engineering office for a 4-day work experience to explore what a career in tech looks like.
We are offering 2 work experience events in 2026:
• Monday 13th – Thursday 16th April
• Monday13th – Thursday 16th July
Each day in the office will be from 10:00-16:00.
What will I do?
• Hear from HPE colleagues from a range of areas across the business about how they got
where they are and what a typical day looks like
• See first-hand what it’s like to work at HPE
• Work on a programming group project and present your work to a wider group
• Take part in tech and CV workshops, improving your innovation and presentation skills.
Application deadline: 1st March 2026.
Email us:
hpe-education-bristol@hpe.com
Application form here
Legal work experience with Burges Salmon Law firm. (closed now)
Their 2026 Bright Sparks programme applications open on 15 September 2025 and close 2 January 2026. The programme will run on the following dates: Bristol: 23 – 27 March 2026, 6 – 10 July 2026, 13 – 17 July 2026. We offer 48 placements at our Bristol headquarters.
Check their website for more information here.
University of Bristol
Applications for Year 10 work experience placements are open! Check this page.
The following work experience programmes are available to apply for: Arts, Law and Social Sciences; Biochemistry and cellular medicine; Biological sciences, biomedical sciences, Engineering, Geographical sciences, Physics and Maths
Deadline for submissions is the 1st Feb 2026 and all applications will be considered together after that date. Students will be informed of the outcome within 2 weeks of that date.
Rolls Royce
read more information and register here
Research experience and Placements for Year 12
Run by STEM learning, eligibility criteria applies: check here. Applications open now!
Past opportunities:
Work experience with Royal Mail
Legal Work experience with The West of England Legal Early Careers Network (WLECN) – usually comes in February -March – contact Career Adviser in school
SEA (defence and transport management) Get in touch with the company directly: https://www.sea.co.uk/careers/emerging-talent/work-experience-internships
Application for 2026 cycle will open in January. Check Work experience page here
Royal United Hospital Bath
Work Experience in Marketing and Events with Interaction
University of Bath offers work experience (for Year 12 students only) placements
Virtual Work experience
Free! Work-simulation with Forage. It gives an amazing opportunity for students to experience a variety of industries and real-life tasks, self-paced and certification after completion is provided.
Available on demand, has hundreds of various roles in a variety of different companies Springpod
Live online/hybrid and in-person work experience from Speakers for schools. You need to register to take part in it.