Work Experience
Work experience is additional to any part-time job a student may have and helps to develop key employability skills like team-working, problem-solving and communication.
All first-year students must complete three days of work experience during the summer term.
Work experience for 2025 will take place on Wednesday 4, Thursday 5 and Friday 6 June.
Please note, that work experience outside these dates needs to be taken in a student’s own time (for example, at half-term or Easter) and be approved by Declan Mason (Assistant Principal). A parent must request permission by email.
The Progression Guidance department can help students find work experience placements.
Work experience may be in-person or virtual, independently organised or the college’s bespoke ‘The Internship’ programme. Virtual work experience needs to be a minimum of 16 hours.
The Internship
Developed with 8billionideas, ‘The Internship’ is an award-winning 3 day programme that will give students an introduction to the world of work and employability skills. They will get to tour departments such as HR, Marketing, Sales and Product, and learn the ins and outs of each one to gain a holistic view of how an international company works. Students will hear from an exciting range of guest speakers and participate in workshops and activities.
