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Work experience key to post-pandemic recovery

July 30, 2021

News, Work Experience, Young People

The key to post-pandemic recovery for young people As the UK seeks to address the impact of the last 18 months both on the economy and on edu...

Discovering New Horizons at the British Standards Institute

April 6, 2020

Young People

https://vimeo.com/403652852 Helena spent a week on a work placement with the British Standards Institute, arranged by the Speakers for Scho...

A Week at IT Company Cisco

March 5, 2020

Young People

Cisco is the worldwide leader in IT, networking and cybersecurity software, making billions of dollars and employing thousands of people a...

Learning Puppetry with Little Angel Theatre

March 5, 2020

Young People

Experience students got stuck into making puppets and running creative workshops with children when they joined the Little Angel puppet th...

Work Experience with TV Company Endemol Shine

March 5, 2020

Young People

Television production company Endemol Shine are behind some of the best-known TV shows of the last decade, including Big Brother, Masterch...

Discovering Investment Banking with Fidelity

March 5, 2020

Young People

Our students knew nothing about the world of investment banking before attending an insight day at investment specialists Fidelity’s offic...

A week at Creative Agency M&C Saatchi

March 5, 2020

Young People

Global creative agency M&C Saatchi has offices across the world and makes adverts and campaigns for companies including O2, Costa Coff...

Work Experience with The Financial Times

March 5, 2020

Young People

World-leading newspaper The Financial Times hosted students for a week, showing them the breadth of different careers available with the p...

Placement Spotlight – A day in the life of Spotify

February 25, 2020

Experience, News, Young People

Leading digital platforms such as Spotify, despite their global popularity and innovative technology, may still be seen as difficult employers...

Work Experience Inspiration for Every Employer

December 18, 2019

Employers, Experience, News, Young People

Work experience can seem like a daunting task, one that may require a lot of planning and tearing hair out to make sure every second of a stud...