Year 10 Work Experience Application

Year 10 Work Experience Application - 2026
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Thank you for applying for a position for Bristol Old Vic Work Experience week – Monday 29th June – Friday 3rd July 2026.

Your details will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Bristol Old Vic are inviting Year 10 students to join us for a full week’s work experience from 29th June – 3rd July 2026.

Please note that we are unable to accept placements outside of this week.

Application closing date: Friday 19th December 2025, 5pm

During this week the group will:

- Gain an insight into the everyday running’s of a leading regional theatre

- Learn about the diverse range of jobs available in the theatre

- Take part in a variety of workshops led by different departments such as Box Office, Producing, Marketing and Engagement.

- Meet a range of other young people interested in theatre.

Placements will be allocated via application form and interview.

Applications close on Friday 19th December 2025, 5pm

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 in the evening at Bristol Old Vic.

Please note that we will only accept applications from young people in Year 10 and will prioritise applicants from Bristol and South Gloucestershire Schools and Academies and those who would otherwise not have access to the arts.

If you have any questions or need any assistance completing this form please contact getinvolved@bristololdvic.org.uk or call 0117 317 8641.

Data Protection

By providing the information contained within this application form, you are consenting to its use for the purpose of processing your application, assessing your performance in the future (should your application be successful) and monitoring the efficiency of our recruitment and other employment procedures.

We reserve the right to validate all information entered on this form. If your application is unsuccessful, your details will be retained for six months.

Our full privacy policy can be viewed here: https://bristololdvic.org.uk/site/privacy/engagement-privacy
Name*

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Email*
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Address*

Street Address

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CityState / Province

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School
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Parent/guardian name

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Parent/ Guardian Phone Number*

Please read through the following questions and answer accordingly.
Please select up to three areas of theatre making that you are most interested in gaining experience in. (Please tick max THREE below)*

PerformanceDirectingMusical ComposerWritingProducingTechnicalMarketingChoreographyOther
Please tell us why.*
Please tell us about a theatre production or film you enjoyed watching. Why did you enjoy it? *
Why would you like to do a placement with Bristol Old Vic? *
What do you think you can bring to the project?*
Are you in receipt of free school meals?*
Over the course of the work experience week, are you aware of any potential clashes, i.e.work/school commitments etc?*

HEALTH RECORD / CRIMINAL RECORD
Have you any medical condition which might affect your ability to carry out the responsibilities of this post or which has been a factor in previous employment?*
If Yes, please give further information
Have you been convicted of any criminal offences which are not yet spent under the Rehabilitation Of Offenders Act 1974?*
If Yes, please give further information
Areyou facing any criminal prosecutions?*
If Yes, please give further information

DIVERSITY & EQUALITY MONITORING
Bristol Old Vic’s Engagement department are committed to ensuring equal opportunities and we want to attract applications from, and work with, people from a diverse pool of applicants. The information you provide will help us to monitor the diversity of the applications we receive and will enable us to continue to develop policies and procedures regarding equal opportunities issues.

The information that you give us on this form will be treated confidentially and will be stored on an anonymized form, separate from your application. The information provided will not be made available to anyone in any form other than anonymised unless we expressly ask your permission. Submission of this form indicates your explicit consent that your data may be processed in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Theatre’s Data Protection Policy.
How would you describe your ethnicity?*
Do you consider yourself to have a disability?*
If Yes, how would you describe your disability?
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Year 10 Work Experience Application - 2026

HEALTH RECORD / CRIMINAL RECORD

DIVERSITY & EQUALITY MONITORING