Year 10 Work experience is going to take place week 12-16th July 2027. Students are expected to find their own placement. Once they have a placement, students need to submit a three-way agreement. The agreement should be signed by an employer, parents and students and submitted either to Mr Nash or their tutor.
Places that were advertised last year (2025/2026 school year).
Buro Happold
Application for 2026 are now open. Bath (6th to 10th July 2026). Work experience (UK) – Buro Happold
BFI Film Academy Production Management residential
Screen Education Edinburgh are excited to be accepting applications for our BFI Film Academy Production Management residential! We will be inviting a group of talented 16 to 19 year olds from across the UK to take part in this amazing BFI opportunity from the 4th to the 10th of April 2026.
We would be truly grateful if you could kindly share this opportunity with the young people you work with and encourage those who may be interested to apply. Please see below more info about our course.
Course
Over 7 immersive days, selected learners will gain hands-on experience in core production roles, such as producer, line producer, production manager, and assistant director, while working in teams under the guidance of expert film educators and industry mentors. The course covers essential areas like location management, budgeting, scheduling, and health and safety, and includes exclusive masterclasses and studio visits with professionals from major UK and international productions!
Applying
For anyone aged 16 to 19 living in the UK with a passion for film production. People currently at university (or will be at the time of the course taking place) are not eligible to apply.
Course Fees
The course is fully funded by the BFI and is free to all accepted onto the course. This covers food, course costs and accommodation. We also have travel bursaries available if needed.
Applications close at 5pm on Sunday 22nd February.
You can find further information about our course and how to apply here – https://www.screen-ed.org/bfi-production-management
University of Bath Work Experience- For Year 12-13 – Now Open!
Our work experience programme is for Year 12 and 13 students (or first-year college students) who are aged between 16 and 17. You must be living in the local catchment area. This includes Bath, Chippenham, Corsham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Bradford-on-Avon, Westbury, Frome, Radstock, Keynsham, Brislington and surrounding villages.
Discover just some of our career pathways:
| Career pathway | Example role types | Department |
| Hospitality careers | From Barista to managing a restaurant, to organising events and catering, from Sous chef to supporting student living there are a wide range of hospitality careers on offer. | Campus Services |
| Nursery careers | Nursery Nurse | Nursery |
| Health and Fitness careers | Health and Fitness Instructors, Sports Assistant, Sports Injury | Sports and Recreation |
| Gardening and Grounds | Landscaping, Grounds Person Visit | Campus Services |
| Facilities and Property Management Careers | Workshop, Maintenance, Post room, Multi Trades | Campus Infrastructure |
| University careers | University careers encompasses roles that are in, or support our education and research areas, for example, Research Assistants that support research with impact. The Library, that provides support to members of the academic community including students, researchers and lecturing staff. | Faculties and School |
| Corporate careers | Corporate careers at the University sit mainly within our professional services who provide specialist expertise to the University. For example: Finance, HR, Recruitment, Marketing, Social Media, Marketing & Communications, Procurement. | Professional Services |
| Digital careers | Cyber Security, IT Architecture, Audio Visual Media, Service Management. | DDaT |
Majestic Gymnastics
Director of a local gymnastic club (Warmley) is looking forward to hear from young people who would like to do their work experience in their club. Please get in touch via email: info@majesticgymnastics.co.uk (address to Mr George).
Get Into Medicine or Get Into Dentistry
| Virtual work experiences have been accepted by the Medical and Dental School Councils as valuable alternatives to traditional, in-person shadowing. This month, we’re diving into the fascinating world of Emergency Medicine and Dental Hygiene, Dentures & Difficult Decisions. Aspiring Medical Students can find out more here: Medical Virtual Work Experience Aspiring Dental Students can find out more here: Dental Mentor Virtual Work Experience |
| Participating in this virtual work experience not only opens doors for students to gain insights and opportunities that may otherwise be hard to access, but also serves as a crucial step in preparing them for their upcoming physical placements. Partnering with Birmingham Universities Hospitals Trust, our Virtual Work Experience has been a game-changer for thousands of secondary school students in the past year. Combined with the essential knowledge on how to get into medicine or dentistry, and valuable advice from doctors and dentists shared at the Get Into conferences, this free mentoring programme has aided many successful students in the last decade: https://medicmentor.org/successful-student-journeys-reviews/ If your students haven’t attended a Get Into Conference, but would like to join the Virtual Work Experience, they can sign up for the next upcoming conferences on these dates: |
| For aspiring Doctors: FREE LIVE VIRTUAL Get Into Medicine conference dates: Saturday 24th January, 9am – 1:30pm Saturday 31st January, 9am – 1:30pm Sunday 1st February, 9am – 1:30pm For aspiring Dentists: FREE LIVE VIRTUAL Get Into Dentistry conference date: Sunday 1st March, 9am – 1:30pm Students and parents can register for free at these links:Medicine: MedicineDentistry: Dentistry |
| Throughout these conferences, students will have the chance to interact directly with doctors, dentists, and medical and dental students LIVE. They’ll gain critical information to make a competitive application to study medicine or dentistry at university. Students aged 14 – 18 are invited to attend with a parent or guardian, equipped with a working camera and microphone for the best networking experience! If you have any questions at all, please feel free to drop me an email education@medicmentorfamily.org or call our team on 01530 417299. Thank you for working with us to make a difference to your students. |
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 (closed now)
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.