Opportunities for Sixth-Form Students in the UK
Discover open applications for insight days, school leaver apprenticeships, work experience, and employer programmes for A-Level and sixth-form students. Build your profile before university or launch a career directly.
Burges Salmon
Student Inspiration Day
Bird & Bird
Solicitor Apprentice Open Day 2026
The Sutton Trust
Pathways to Banking & Finance Online
Young Women Into Finance
Young Women Into Finance: The Programme
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Pathways to Banking and Finance: Years 12-13
UCL
Target Law Mentoring Scheme
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Pathways to Law: Years 12-13
Sutton Trust / Queen Mary University of London
Pathways to Law at Queen Mary University Of London
RPC
Solicitor Apprenticeship
Broadfield
Legal Apprenticeships (Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme)
InvestIN Education
The AI & Software Insight Day
Royal Institute of British Architects
Architecture Work Experience Placements
Open City
Accelerate London 2026/27
Mizuho
Cyber Security Apprentice
Ashurst Perkins Coie
ACCESS Commercial Law 2026/27
Buzzacott LLP
Accounting Associate Apprentice Business Services (January 2027)
Mizuho
Client Services Apprentice
Mizuho
Banking Operations Apprentice
RSM UK
Audit Experience Programme - Bristol - October 2026
RSM UK
Audit Experience Programme, Glasgow, October 2026
Springpod (in partnership with JLL and Meta)
Building Your Future: Real Estate Work Experience
STEM Women
Manchester STEM Women Apprenticeship Careers Event - October 2026
National Cyber Force
National Cyber Force Application Masterclass
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank 'Acing the Application Process' & Assessment Centre Workshop Work Experience
Your options after A-Levels
Sixth-form students have more options than ever. The traditional route to university remains popular, but school leaver degree apprenticeships offer a compelling alternative — earning a salary and a funded degree simultaneously, with no student debt. Many top law firms, banks, accountancy firms, and technology companies now offer structured school leaver programmes. If you are planning to attend university, using sixth form to build relevant experience strengthens both your UCAS personal statement and your first-year university internship applications. Insight days and employer open events at this stage are low-risk and high-reward: they build your professional network early, clarify your career interests, and often provide fast-tracks into later opportunities at the same organisation.