British Transport Police Work Experience - Student Placement 2027
Create a free account to applyMeet officers, police staff and volunteers from different teams, then explore how railway policing works through presentations, demonstrations, discussions, case studies and interactive exercises. Discover areas from forensics and police dogs to CCTV and force control rooms.
British Transport Police’s Work Experience - Student Placement 2027 is an educational programme for young people interested in policing and the wide range of roles that support the safety of Britain’s railways. Participants meet officers, police staff and volunteers from different teams and learn how a national police force operates, with activities such as presentations, demonstrations, discussions, case studies and interactive exercises.
The placement is designed to give students an insight into areas such as forensics, firearms teams, police dogs, detectives, intelligence, contact centres, CCTV, custody, force control rooms, and the criminal justice system. Students do not carry out operational policing duties and are not placed in active operational environments.
The programme is delivered in groups alongside other young people.
It is aimed at students aged 14 to 17 who are in secondary school or college and can travel to the advertised location. Successful applicants are expected to attend the full placement, and alternative dates or bespoke arrangements are not offered.
The programme is unpaid, competitive, and places are limited.
18 December 2026
Applications close on 18 December 2026, or earlier if all places are filled. Successful applicants hear in early 2027.
23 March 2027
Cardiff
30 March 2027 – 2 April 2027
London
31 March 2027
Forensics, London
6 April 2027 – 8 April 2027
Birmingham
6 April 2027 – 9 April 2027
Manchester
28 June 2027 – 30 June 2027
Birmingham
5 July 2027
Glasgow
5 July 2027 – 8 July 2027
London
13 July 2027
Cardiff
26 July 2027 – 29 July 2027
London
26 July 2027 – 29 July 2027
Manchester
26 July 2027 – 27 July 2027
Leeds
27 July 2027
Forensics, London
29 July 2027 – 30 July 2027
Leeds
2 August 2027 – 4 August 2027
Birmingham
16 August 2027 – 19 August 2027
London
23 August 2027 – 25 August 2027
Birmingham
31 August 2027 – 3 September 2027
Manchester
Location
- Be aged 14 to 17 at the time of the placement
- Be in secondary school or college
- Have a personal email address
- Be able to travel to the location where your placement takes place
- Students who are 18 or older when the placement begins are not eligible for this programme
- University students should not apply for this programme
- Your parent, guardian or carer must know that you are applying for the programme
- You must be able to attend all dates of your placement
Unpaid work experience opportunity.
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