As a part of our extensive careers programme, we are proud to offer this valuable opportunity for our students.
From Wednesday 8 July to Friday 10 July 2026, all Year 12 students will take part in a three-day placement designed to give them a real insight into the world of work.
See the 2025/26 Work Experience Handbook here.
Work Experience Opportunities
Please keep checking for new opportunities.
Mott Macdonald have opened their applications for their fantastic STEM Work Experience
programme. During the week you’ll get an inside view of life at a global engineering, management,
and development consultancy, and explore a wide variety of career paths in this industry.
Applications are open until 15 January 2026 but may close earlier if they reach capacity. We strongly encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.
Bristol City Council offer a range of placements for
Work Experience. Here is just a small selection:
★Finance
★Public
Relations & Media
★Project Management
★Trade, such as plumbing
and electrician
★Business Administration
University of Bristol are offering a STEM Work Experience in
Biological Sciences which will include Nematode research.
Brunel Care
have some great work experience opportunities, which include:
★ Care
★ Housing
★ HR
★ Information
Systems
★ Finance
★ Property
★
Catering
★ Marketing & Business Development
Burges Salmon offer a Bright Sparks programme where you’ll spend a week
getting to know what life’s like in a role of lawyer and the areas of law and sectors that they practise.
Bristol Airport will provide you with the opportunity to learn what it is like to work
at an operational airport and will include insights into Engineering, Ground
Transportation, Airside Operations, Sustainability, Marketing, Terminal
Operations, HR, Retail & Hospitality. If you are interested
in a career in aviation, this could be for you.
Beard
are a construction company who strive to provide valuable work experience for students with a genuine interest
in the built environment, with the aim of inspiring young people into careers in construction. They offer
insights into:
Wessex Water, which is part of the YTL Group, offer an opportunity
to find out what it could be like to work in the water industry. If
you’re interested in electrical engineering, construction design, water pollution or IT, their work
experience programme should include something that suits your interests.The three work experience pathways available include:
★ Engineering and construction
★ Corporate business
★ Science and the environment.
