Opportunities in and near Northampton

Placements let you explore how an arts charity works and build experience in a creative environment. Each enquiry is considered individually, and all applicants are interviewed before a placement is offered.

Explore how Roy Chadwick’s unconventional concept became the Avro Vulcan, combining jet propulsion and advanced aerodynamics to meet Cold War demands. This lecture also examines Avro’s competition with Handley Page and the Vulcan’s role in the V-bomber force.

Hear a senior US diplomat with 27 years of experience unpack what comes after the mid-term elections and explore current US politics and international affairs. The event includes a drinks reception before the talk begins.

Explore how planning works in local government through a placement with a council planning team. Reflect on your interests, studies and career goals, and travel to the Civic Office each day; interviews can take place in person or on Teams.

Speak directly with university staff at a UCAS exhibition to explore courses, student life and your options after school or college. Booking is required in advance to attend.

Choose an English-language camp at Worth, Oundle or Uppingham, with residential and weekday options across strands from Artists to Footballers. Residential courses include accommodation, excursions, meals and snacks, plus airport transfers from selected airports and international train stations.

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.

Tour Buckingham’s campus for 45-60 minutes with a Student Ambassador who can answer your questions about studying and student life. Where possible, you’ll be matched with someone studying your chosen subject and shown relevant teaching, study and social spaces across three campus sites.

Clean, identify and sort artefacts with a finds team, then explore geomatics, heritage consultancy, illustration and reconstruction in hands-on workshops. No experience is needed, and you’ll be paired with a staff mentor throughout your placement.

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.

Ten self-paced sessions give you an inside look at how books reach market, through interactive tasks, industry insights and live webinars. Explore the different roles and teams behind publishing, then work through the programme in your own time.

Help recruit local collection points for donated tools, raise awareness through community groups and events, and connect with volunteers across your county. You’ll also support the Volunteering Coordinator with outreach, from speaking engagements to finding places for new groups.

Exchange handwritten letters with a matched carer, offering friendly conversation and emotional support without sharing addresses. You’ll receive training, ongoing support and insurance, plus a DBS check paid for by the organisation.

Take part in an in-person launch, online study skills sessions and an academic summer school through this university access programme. You’ll explore university life and build skills for future study, with at least two events expected, including the launch and summer school.

Help shape health services by sharing young people’s views, gathering feedback and creating information materials, animations or videos that explain procedures and services. You’ll contribute to Health Board decisions, with a minimum commitment of one hour a month.

Step into a solicitor apprentice’s shoes and tackle simulated legal work, building skills in research, critical analysis, writing, judgement and professional communication. Complete it online at your own pace and earn a certificate.

Work through virtual-internship tasks on notifying regulators, preparing clients for regulatory interventions and tackling market issues commercially. Explore how lawyers support financial services businesses with complex rules, at your own pace, and earn a certificate for your CV.

Explore how commercial lawyers tackle the challenges generative AI and emerging technologies create for clients, from data protection and intellectual property to cyber security and disputes. Complete the virtual internship at your own pace and earn a certificate for your CV.

Work through a global disputes simulation, exploring dispute resolution steps and commercial issues businesses face during legal challenges. Then test your commercial insight in a mock business development challenge and earn a certificate for your CV.

Work through interactive tasks that mirror real legal work on an international mergers project, stepping into a corporate team’s shoes. Build skills in legal drafting, critical thinking and commercial awareness at your own pace, then earn a certificate for your CV.