Work experienceFutures For All (formerly Speakers for Schools)
Free work experience and shorter insight days with hundreds of UK employers, in person, remote or hybrid.
Register yourself on the Work Experience Finder, apply for the placements you want and a teacher confirms you can go. Remote placements can be done from anywhere in the UK.
in September 2025, we changed our name from Speakers for Schools to Futures For All.
Checked 14 October 2026
Our high-quality, fully funded programme is open to 14 to 19-year-olds in state schools and colleges across the country.
Checked 14 October 2026
Users can search, filter and sort opportunities by career type, industry, subject and closing date, making it simple to narrow down what matters most to them.
Checked 14 October 2026
Details checked by the Born to Engineer editorial team. Always confirm dates on the provider’s site before applying.
Placements listed all year in the Work Experience Finder, each with its own closing date[3]
Work experienceBAE Systems
Week-long placements on site, engineering taster weeks and a virtual five-day engineering challenge.
Visit careers.baesystems.com (opens in a new tab)Details: BAE Systems work experience
Work experienceForage, with GE Aerospace and Siemens Mobility
Self-paced tasks set by employers, such as GE Aerospace's Explore Engineering (3 to 4 hours), with a certificate.
Visit theforage.com (opens in a new tab)Details: Forage engineering job simulations
Work experienceIChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers)
Engineering a Sustainable World: more than six hours on what chemical engineers do in energy, food and drink, water and healthcare.
Visit icheme.org (opens in a new tab)Details: IChemE virtual work experience