Bottisham Village College has a longstanding tradition of Year 10 students completing Work Experience in the penultimate weeks of the academic year, with substantial and wide-ranging positive benefits to all that take part.

In recent years,  tudents have completed experiences within the local labour market  A few examples of local placements have been; Tesco’s , Coop , Red2Green, The National Trust, Turners of Soham , Manchett’s. We would like to thank all of the employers that have taken students this year.

As a school community we value the experiences offered by the placements, one parent commented ‘X absolutely loved the work experience, and it has confirmed for her that primary teaching is what she would like to do.’ It is great to see aspirations for the future employment being crystalised by the experiences.

Looking ahead to 2026, work experience placements will be taking place for a week from the 6th-10th of July. It is never too early to start organising a placement.

If you would like to know other placements that students have used in the past or if you have any questions about work experience please contact Jo Smith, Work Experience Coordinator josmith@bottishamvc.org or Head of Learning.