WORK EXPERIENCE
Find out all about our work experience programme here.
Work Experience
What is it like to do Work Experience at London’s creative powerhouse for dance and development?
Work Experience at The Place is here to help students grow and develop desired transferrable skills for a range of different careers in the arts. We strive to nurture the young people in our community by offering the opportunity to experience what it’s like to work at The Place by shadowing professionals across the organisation for an intensive, but valuable and fun-filled week.
Whether this work experience guides your selection of academic subjects or ignites your enthusiasm for apprenticeships, this opportunity to immerse yourself in work at The Place, will assist you in determining the type of career you aspire to do, and prepare you for an exciting future ahead.
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...it was incredibly captivating to learn about all the different aspects of a dance organisation...the week certainly opened my mind to the diverse range of careers within the industry that I had not considered previously.
Martha Thompson -
I realised what a hub for dance The Place is from the CAT programme to the extensive Classes and Courses and the London Contemporary Dance School...
Martha Thompson
During Your Work Experience
During your week of Work Experience, you'll attend classes and work alongside staff from different departments including:
- Classes & Courses
- London Contemporary Dance School
- CAT
- Costume
- HR, IT & Finance
- Development
- Communications
- Producing and Touring
- Artist Development
- Technical
If students have a particular interest in an area, we will make sure to set it as a priority for their week of activities where possible.
What You Need to Know
- Work experience placements are available to those in full-time education aged 15-18.
- There are only 2 work experience places available per academic term.
- Students must be available to join us on-site at The Place for five consecutive days, Monday to Friday.
- Students will be on-site for between 6-8 hours per day during their placement, including a one-hour lunch break.
- Placement hours may vary day-to-day throughout the week and may not match normal office hours depending on the day's activities.
- Placements are during term time only.
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Placements are subject to written permission from a parent/guardian and relevant authority from the student's education provider.
How to Apply
Additional Information
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Work experience placements are located in our main building at The Place. Students should sign in and out at the Flaxman Terrace Reception on each placement day. Information on how to get to us can be found HERE.
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See our Access Information page HERE
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Currently our work experience programme is only available to those aged 15-18 in full-time education and is limited to one week per student.
Older students seeking a placement within a specific department should contact work.experience@theplace.org.uk for enquiries. Placements for older students will only be granted when the placement fulfils the requirement of a degree-level course.
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We currently don't offer work experience placements for those outside of full-time education. However, we do offer paid 12-month traineeships for graduates looking to start a career in the arts. To find out more about these opportunities, please see the relevant page HERE.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact us at work.experience@theplace.org.uk
Previous experience is not required to apply for work experience placements, all we ask is that you have an interest in dance and a desire to learn more about our work at The Place.