Opportunities in and near Corby

Help run community fundraising events by welcoming and registering visitors, setting up, staffing stalls and taking payments. You’ll receive role training, an induction and event-specific briefings, then support activities across North Northamptonshire for local hospice and end-of-life care.

Research corporate funding opportunities and present to local businesses, approaching them about charity-of-the-year support, employee fundraising and donations. You can also develop funding proposals and applications, with training tailored to the activities you choose and regular induction sessions.

Get hands-on at Bedfordshire nature reserves, tackling practical conservation tasks that support local wildlife and habitat restoration. No specialist experience is needed: training and tools are provided, and you can join different groups running across the county.

Explore campus and town tours, join subject sessions and speak directly with academic staff and current students. Drop into talks and stands on accommodation, finance and support, with free transport from selected nearby cities.

Spend 2 to 5 days observing healthcare staff in a real setting, with placements supervised by people already working there. Explore services from physiotherapy and speech and language therapy to catering, portering and community hospital wards - watching and learning rather than doing hands-on clinical work.

Spend a week or two at a UK office, learning accountancy, tax and business advisory work alongside an experienced mentor. Take on hands-on tasks that contribute to real projects, build practical skills and connect with trainees, colleagues and other work-experience students.

Deliver Awareness to Action sessions in your local community, in person or online, using ready-made resources to help people understand sight loss. You could connect with community leaders, businesses and local groups - and get induction, training and a toolkit.

Spend around one hour a week having supportive phone conversations with visually impaired people matched to you through shared interests. Calls are confidential, and no telephone numbers are exchanged; the organisation connects you both. Training and ongoing support are provided.

Explore five interactive modules where geographers use mapping technologies, analyse data and tackle real-world tasks on natural hazards, city planning and resource security. Work at your own pace, hear pre-recorded industry talks and earn a completion certificate.

Observe classes, meet staff tutors and current students, and get a first-hand feel for drama-school life at an in-person open event. Free virtual panels let you ask staff and students questions; in-person visitors get a free bus from Oxford city centre or Oxford Parkway.

Develop and deliver marketing campaigns, write press releases, support media outreach and manage social channels. You’ll create content, update the website and photograph events, with flexible on-site or remote volunteering, free refreshments and expenses covered.

Create original 2D art inspired by wild mammals from the British Isles, then submit it online in categories spanning portraits, artivism and mammal stories like zines or short comics. Judges pick category winners and one overall winner; AI-generated and copied work aren’t allowed.

Hear academics debate how AI, robotics, nanotechnology and quantum computing can drive positive change while limiting harm. Explore the social, economic and political choices shaping how these technologies are developed, deployed and governed; attend on campus or register to watch on LSE Live.

A Zoom webinar breaks down the Cambridge application process and what studying there involves, then gives practical guidance on next steps. Students in Year 11, Year 12 and equivalent year groups worldwide can join remotely from wherever they’re based.

Explore how Cambridge fits into the wider university landscape in an online session led by an experienced admissions tutor. Get guidance on choosing A-Level or equivalent subjects for future study, then bring your questions about Cambridge and its application process to the Q&A.

Get practical guidance on making your university personal statement stronger, clearer and more compelling. Then hear directly from current Cambridge students in a post-presentation Q&A about Cambridge and the application process.

An online session breaks down what Oxbridge written assessments are looking for and how to approach them with confidence. Then ask current Cambridge students your questions and hear about their application experience.

Get a first-hand look at a Film Production degree in an online session led by its Programme Leader. Explore modules from first year to final year, hands-on projects, industry-standard facilities and career pathways, then bring your questions to the live talk.

Explore the Vikings in the East through an online super-curricular session led by a PhD student in Eastern European Studies. Watch at school or home, and pause the video when Ellie prompts you to take part in its interactive features.

Explore how humans acquire language in an online session led by an MA Applied Linguistics student, and get a glimpse of university-level study. Pause the video when prompted to try its interactive sections, whether you watch at school or at home.