{"id":1152,"date":"2026-02-16T16:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.togethertrust.org.uk\/bridge-college\/news\/bridge-college-students-shine-in-work-experience-placements"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:31:35","slug":"bridge-college-students-shine-in-work-experience-placements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.togethertrust.org.uk\/bridge-college\/news\/bridge-college-students-shine-in-work-experience-placements","title":{"rendered":"Bridge College students shine in work experience placements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/horticulture-5-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/horticulture-5-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/horticulture-5-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/horticulture-5-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/horticulture-5-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/horticulture-5-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been a busy year so far Bridge College: between theatres, cycling centres, cafes and shops, our students who access work experience have been getting out and about in the local community, learning new skills while also helping others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work experience is hugely important for young people. Getting practical hands-on skills in the workplace can have a huge impact on their independence and confidence. Our amazing students dream about their future career like everyone else: some dream of working with animals, others love fashion, while others love working with people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Careers and Employability team work very hard to find work experience programmes that suit the student&#8217;s skills, match their interests, and pushes them out of their comfort zones to try new things.<br><br>Here\u2019s a whistle-stop tour of what our students have been up to recently:&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-tt-lightest-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tt-lightest-blue-background-color has-background is-style-brushstroke\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rio<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rio works at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mencap.org.uk\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.mencap.org.uk\/\">Mencap<\/a> charity shop in Manchester that Bridge College has a long standing relationship with. He often helps staff with admin tasks, like scanning book donations and logging them into the system on the computer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t Rio&#8217;s first rodeo &#8211; he&#8217;s also completed a work experience programme at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.better.org.uk\/leisure-centre\/manchester\/east-manchester\" id=\"https:\/\/www.better.org.uk\/leisure-centre\/manchester\/east-manchester\">East Manchester Leisure Centre<\/a>, another one of our long-term local community partners, where he served as a welcoming face to the public, greeting people and using the computer to book them&nbsp;in&nbsp;for&nbsp;activity sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1165\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1337-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1337-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1337-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1337-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1187-1-1024x768-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1187-1-1024x768-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1187-1-1024x768-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1187-1-1024x768-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1275-1024x768-1.png\" alt=\"Rio is scanning books using a hand-held scanner. \" class=\"wp-image-1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1275-1024x768-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1275-1024x768-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/IMG_1275-1024x768-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sigad<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sigad loves nature, which makes his work experience with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofdidsburypark.com\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofdidsburypark.com\/\"> Friends of Didsbury Park <\/a>a perfect fit. He works alongside a team of volunteers to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;the grounds of Didsbury&nbsp;Park, and is involved in a variety of tasks to keep the park beautiful and clean for the whole community to enjoy, including&nbsp;litter&nbsp;picking and planting new plants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-32-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"A young man wearing a high vis is putting on gardening gloves. To his right, there is a photo of a neat row of flowers waiting to be planted.\" class=\"wp-image-1169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-32-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-32-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-32-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Uzayr<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Uzayr is great with people &#8211; after practicing his skills at the Bridge College Caf\u00e9, he began his work experience placement at&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgetheatre.co.uk\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.edgetheatre.co.uk\/\">Edge Theatre<\/a> in&nbsp;Chorlton. The independent theatre has its own cafe, where Uzagyr worked making and serving drinks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building upon those skills, he&#8217;s now working at <a href=\"https:\/\/homecommunitycafe.org\/\" id=\"https:\/\/homecommunitycafe.org\/\">Home Caf\u00e9 in Didsbury<\/a>. Staff say that he has grown in&nbsp;confidence,&nbsp;and he is challenging himself to try new things all the time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-40-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"Collage of 2 photos: on the right a young man is holding an iced coffee smiling at the camera. on the left, he is serving a customer in the cafe. \" class=\"wp-image-1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-40-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-40-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-40-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lucie<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our college has its own work experience opportunities for students, and Lucie has been doing fantastically working in the caf\u00e9 at Bridge College where she prepares food for her peers and staff members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of her job role is&nbsp;to assemble the food, and keep work surfaces clean. She works really well with the caf\u00e9 manager to follow the tasks given to her and has learnt all about health and safety in restaurants, such as the importance of PPE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-41-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"Collage of 2 photos: on the left A young woman is arranging cheese slices on a panini. On the right she is buttering up a slice of bread.\" class=\"wp-image-1171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-41-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-41-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-41-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Paul<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul has been really busy maintaining multiple work placements.&nbsp;On some days he works at&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfootballmuseum.com\/\" id=\"https:\/\/nationalfootballmuseum.com\/\">Manchester Football Museum<\/a>, where he is in charge of the&nbsp;memorabilia&nbsp;handling table&nbsp;and gives talks to visitors&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;the special&nbsp;items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On alternative days, Paul also works in the museum&#8217;s caf\u00e9, where he helps keep the cafe clean,\u00a0stocks\u00a0fridges, and serves the customers. To top it off, his third work placement is at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalcyclingcentre.com\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nationalcyclingcentre.com\/\">Cycling Centre<\/a>.t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-42-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"A collage of 2 images of Paul, a young man, at the National Football museum: in one photo he is talking about a shirt on display. In the other he is writing down on a piece of paper next to a leather football. \" class=\"wp-image-1172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-42-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-42-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-42-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shabaz<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shabaz works in the Bridge Caf\u00e9 as shift&nbsp;manager. He usually has packed days as he is responsible for taking orders, working as&nbsp;the&nbsp;barista, helping to prepare food, serving customers, and&nbsp;taking payments! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a big achievement and the perfect placement for him, in which Shabaz has thrived in, developing his skills in customer service,&nbsp;organisation, time management, problem-solving, and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-43-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"A collage of 2 images: on the right, a pile of pastries. On the left a young man is operating a coffee machine. \" class=\"wp-image-1173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-43-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-43-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-43-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kai&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kai may be a&nbsp;first year&nbsp;student, but he\u2019s already proven to be a keen worker. He started by taking part in a&nbsp;shadowing&nbsp;program within Bridge College, which gave him lots of opportunities to try a&nbsp;variety&nbsp;of different internal jobs: from working with plants in our Horticulture room, to helping with&nbsp;printing as part of the Enterprise team, and even ground&nbsp;maintenance&nbsp;work with the facilities team&nbsp;and Bridge Caf\u00e9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kai has expressed a real interest in the&nbsp;caf\u00e9,&nbsp;and now has a placement one day each week where he helps with various tasks, preparing food and serving customers on the till.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-48-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"A young man is lining up burger patties to be put in the oven. \" class=\"wp-image-1174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-48-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-48-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/TwitterLinkedIn-48-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-tt-lightest-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tt-lightest-blue-background-color has-background is-style-brushstroke\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Work experience is an integral part of our curriculum. We\u2019re looking for employers to offer a work experience placement for a few hours each week to young people from Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can your business help a young person with SEND gain work experience? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.togethertrust.org.uk\/student-work-experience\">Join our amazing placement partners<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a busy year so far Bridge College: between theatres, cycling centres, cafes and shops, our students who access work experience have been getting out and about in the local community, learning new skills while also helping others. Work experience is hugely important for young people. 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