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Working in the heart of the justice system. Careers in the Ministry of Justice.

Virtual work experience

Application deadline: 9th June 2025

Ages: 14 - 19

30th June 2025 - 2nd July 2025

09:30 - 14:30

3 days
Nationwide

Are you interested in a justice system that works for everyone in society? Then this work experience is for you!


Explore the World of Justice and join a unique opportunity to step into the heart of the Ministry of Justice, one of the UK's Government's key Ministerial Departments.

Hear how teams across the department collaborate to create a fairer society β€” and find out how you could become a part of it.

Learn about pathways, apprenticeships, graduate schemes and the many exciting career paths available.


You will meet the Deputy Director Head of Independent Sentencing Review Secretariat, Lead Strategy Officer and the Deputy Director for the Chief Operating Officer Group and Head of Chief Operating Officer for the Group Corporate Hub, a Senior Accessibility Specialist and a Probation Officer from the HM Probation Service.


What will I be doing?

πŸ“š Explore Career Options

Discover the wide range of jobs and career paths in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

🌍 Make a Real Impact

Learn how Civil Servants help shape society and what their work actually involves, including informing parliament.

πŸ—£οΈ Meet the Experts

Chat with professionals, hear their stories, and ask your own questions.

πŸŽ“ Career-Building Pathways

Find out about apprenticeships and the Fast Stream Graduate Programme to kickstart your future.

πŸ› οΈ Build Your Skills

Boost your listening, speaking, teamwork, creativity, problem-solving skills, keep a positive mindset and lets aim high!

🎯 Get Involved

Take part in tasks, activities, polls and work on a real-world project.


Event Details:

β€’ Dates: Monday 30th June, Tuesday 1st July and Wednesday 2nd July.

β€’ Time: 09:30 am to 2:30 pm each day (with comfort breaks and lunch break).

β€’ Platform: Virtual via Google Classrooms


This is your chance to join other like-minded students across the UK and open your horizons to one of the governments key ministerial departments and how you may one day also contribute to their goals.

More info about careers in this department. https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers


Go for it! πŸš€

Apply β€” this could be the experience you've been looking for to shape your future. ✨

πŸ“© We can’t wait to see your application and hopefully welcome you to this exciting opportunity!

When applying, answer the following questions

  • Passion: What cause(s) are you passionate about? Please also explain why.
  • What would you like to find out from our ambassadors at the Ministry of Justice - what would you like to ask?

More about what we do:

This experience is hosted by Speakers for Schools with Employers contributing.

Organisational website:

www.speakersforschools.org

Experience You Will Gain:

  • Get involved in a real life work related project which you will work on in small teams together with other students.
  • Interact with professionals in their sector, engage in interactive tasks and ask them questions about their jobs, careers and work.
  • Develop your skills of learning through a virtual platform (Google Classrooms) and how to build your skills including with technology, listening, speaking, team work and aiming high!

Skills You Will Gain:

  • Listening
  • Problem Solving
  • Creativity
  • Staying Positive
  • Teamwork
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