Work Experience

Year 10

Year 10 students will undertake a day of Work Shadowing on Tuesday 20 May 2025

Work Shadowing is a fantastic way of developing a student’s insight into the world of work and will be useful in helping students in their career planning.

Year 12

Professional Placement Week – Monday 30 June – Friday 4 July 2025

All Year 12 students are asked to undertake a week in a professional placement and are expected to find a suitable position themselves. Help is available via the Future Options sessions they will attend throughout the Spring term.

The deadline for confirming placement arrangements will be advised and students will be asked to provide details via the Unifrog placements tool.

Work Experience Resources

Research Work Experience Opportunities:

www.hopinto.co.uk : Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal

www.studentladder.co.uk/– Research Opportunities Within Large Companies

Virtual Work Experience Providers:

Virtual Work Experience Providers

https://www.springpod.com/virtual-work-experience

https://www.speakersforschools.org/vwex/

https://www.theforage.com/

https://investin.org/pages/choose-your-career  

(Roundwood Park Students receive 10% discount at InvestIn- contact careers@roundwoodpark.co.uk to access this)