DfEE Study Support Programme
Work Experience Opportunities
Completed School Work from The Education Centre
Tours of The News Centre:
This is a pictorial tour of The News Centre showing visitors what they can expect on one of our organised tours of the centre. Each tour group will have an experienced tour guide - usually about 10 visitors to one guide, and we prefer young people to be in Year 5 or above (for safety reasons).
Choose a department from the drop-down menu to view picture.
Evening tours can be arranged for any organisation or group wishing to look round The News Centre. Experienced tour guides will each take about 10 visitors round the centre. These tours start at either 6.00pm or 6.30pm and last about one and a half hours. There is a charge of £2.50 per person. A booking form can be electronically sent to the education services department to reserve a tour date and time.
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Work experience opportunities at The News Centre:
Trident and private work experience placements are available within The News Centre. The following is a guide to placements which are available:
Finance:
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Working
with a supervisor in accounts. The work involves computerised accounts,
invoices and billing, giving you a thorough insight into the financial
side of a very large company. Quite a lot of computer inputting and
clerical tasks involved - not just working with figures. |
Newspapers in Education:
 Working
in our education centre with young people from local schools who are
creating their own front pages from current news, copied from our
news computers - probably the closest placement to real journalism
that we offer. No computing skills necessary as computer training
is given, but should have an interest in working with and helping
young people.Below is a link to a website built by a student from Mayfield School during her work experience at The News Centre. Bryoney's Drama Site |
Sales and promotions:
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Working in a department which liaises closely with newsagents and direct delivery teams, as well as events, which stages large shows such as the motor show, boat show and weddings shows. Quite a lot of computer inputting and filing. |
Advertising-copy/admin clerk:
| Practical work involving inputting invoice details, tracking adverts and client requirements and planning newspaper pages as an exercise. Quite a lot of computer inputting required. |  |
Distribution:
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Working in the mailroom area of the press hall where newspapers are wrapped, strapped and distributed by vans. Occasional van work with delivery drivers. |
Carpentry/ maintenance:
| Working
with the company carpentry and maintenance team on painting, general
woodworking and structural jobs. |
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Warehousing:
Working in the warehouse of our leaflet bureau, distribution of client orders in vans and general work about the warehouse. Occasional light lifting work.
In addition to work placements for students pre 16 we also offer editorial and photographic work experience for local graduates and undergraduates and those students already undertaking a recognised NCTJ journalism training course.
HOW TO APPLY for work experience:
For ALL students wishing to apply for a period of unpaid work experience send a letter of application, together with any supporting information, eg a CV, examples of published writing or photographs, to:
The Education Services Department,
The News Centre, Hilsea,
Portsmouth PO2 9SX.
Tel: (023) 9266 4488 ext.2158
Trident and pre-16 work experience hopefuls should be aware that they will also need to write a 500 word personal statement supporting their application, stating:
- why they want to work at The News Centre,
- what they have to offer the company in terms of skills, experience, etc.,
- what they hope to gain from their work placement at The News Centre.
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Completed school work from the education centre:
We usually have about 30 schools visiting the education centre each year for their students to produce their own front pages of newspapers or complete some other ICT activity related to the national curriculum work the children are undertaking in school.
If schools wish to book some time in the education centre they can fill out the proforma and email it to the education services department at The News. A full diary showing bookings in the centre can be viewed for education years 2000 to 2001, 2001 to 2002 and 2002 to 2003. If teachers would like to visit the education centre and see for themselves what is on offer for young people please contact:
The Education Services Department,
The News Centre, Hilsea,
Portsmouth PO2 9SX.
Tel: (023) 9266 4488 ext.2158
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