Work Experience and careers

National Trust Seaton Delaval Hall

Seaton Delaval Hall offers a week-long placement (Year 10 and above) providing a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience at a historic National Trust site.

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North East Museums

North East Museums runs week-long work experience placements for Year 10 and above, where students can explore careers in museums and galleries while gaining valuable, hands-on experience.

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Queen’s Hall Arts Centre

Queen’s Hall offers engaging work experience placements for Year 10 and above, typically taking place over one week in July.

This programme provides students with a valuable insight into careers in the creative and performing arts sector.

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Novo Theatre

Novo Theatre offers a week-long work experience placement for students in Year 10 and above.
This placement provides valuable insight into the day-to-day operations of a professional theatre company.

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The Vindolanda Trust

The Vindolanda Trust offers a unique work experience programme for students aged 16 or 17.

The placement offers hands-on insight into heritage, archaeology, and the Roman history of Hadrian’s Wall.

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Alnwick Playhouse

Alnwick Playhouse offers a carousel-style work experience placement for Year 10 and above.

This is designed to give students a comprehensive insight into all areas of a busy arts venue.

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Forum Cinema, Hexham

Forum Cinema offers work experience to students age 16 and above.

This placement gives an overview of careers in cinema and the wider creative industries.

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Northumberland National Park

Northumberland National Park placements are suitable for year 10 and above.

These placements are ideal for young people interested in environmental careers, conservation, and land management.

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Kielder Observatory

Kielder Observatory offers a unique evening-based work experience programme, for ages 16 and above.

The placement provides interactive experience in science communication, astronomy, and customer service.

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The Bailiffgate Múseum

The Bailiffgate Museum offers work experience placements to students in Y10 and above.

The placements offer a varied week learning from different parts of the museum from the retail experience of the museum shop, through to visitor experience and working with the Collection and Exhibitions Team.

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Experiences of the Workplace 2027

Northumberland Cultural Education Partnership (NCEP) is hosting an interactive creative careers event at Queen’s Hall Arts, thanks to funding from the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority.

Small groups of Year 9 and Year 10 pupils from across Northumberland will take part in a range of workshops designed to inspire them to explore the variety of careers available within the creative and cultural sectors.

Pupils will take part in four 45-minute hands-on workshops, offering an introduction to different roles and pathways within the creative industries. Across the day, they will explore gallery curation, dance, filmmaking, art installation, and technical lighting and sound for the stage.

The event will conclude with a Q&A panel, giving young people the opportunity to hear directly from industry professionals and ask their own questions about routes into creative careers.

Thursday 28th January, 9.30am – 2.30pm Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham

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KEVI Inspires 2026

King Edward’s Inspires is an opportunity for parents/carers and young people to:

Be informed: discover the different options and opportunities Post 16 and Post 18 to continue their education/training beyond school, or to get their first job

Be inspired: if they are unsure what they want to do, provide them with the opportunity to begin narrowing down their ideas

Be motivated: identify their short and long-term aspirational career goals, and the steps they will need to take in order to achieve them

Make connections: speak to and network with local and national education providers and employers who might be able to help them achieve their career goals, now or in the future. Establish links for work experience.

Thursday, 22nd October 5pm – 7pm King Edward VI School, Morpeth

KEVI Inspires Microsite

NCEA Duke’s Secondary School World of Work Day

The annual World of Work Day where employers visit the school to showcase a variety of careers and pathways into them.

Tuesday 2nd March 2027 NCEA Duke's Secondary School

Queen Elizabeth High School Work Experience Programme

Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexham has launched its 2026/27 Year 10 Workplace Experiences Programme. inviting employers to engage with pupils at several points throughout the year.

Autumn Term Overview: Introduce and Inspire
Spring Term Overview: Investigate and Explore
Summer Term Overview: Apply and Demonstrate

Placement week 1 – 24 – 28 May
Placement week 2 – 7 – 11 June

Various Queen Elizabeth High School, Whetstone Bridge Road, Hexham, England NE46 3JD

Employer Expression of Interest

Careers Information

NUSTEM – Children’s Career Development

There are a number of researchers who have looked at the process of career development for children and adults. NUSTEM has created an infographic for teachers to pull this information together.

The infographic describes how children’s knowledge and aspirations for careers changes between the ages of 3 and 14+, and also includes some suggestions for the types of career-related learning that might take place in the classroom at those different ages.

More information can be found on NUSTEM’s page linked below.