Work Experience Insights Programme

Completing an application form is an essential step in the job search process, and is a requirement when applying for roles within the police service. This application will provide you with an opportunity to explain why you are interested in the placement and how your skills and interests make you a suitable candidate for a place on the programme. It will also provide you with practice in completing recruitment application forms.

Hints and Tips:

1. Before you start filling out the application form, carefully read all the instructions provided. Ensure you understand what is required for each section of the form.
2. Provide accurate and up to date personal information (name, address, phone numbers etc.)
3. Please complete all sections.
4. The mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk * beside them. These fields must be completed before you can submit the application form.
5. Explain why you are interested in the placement and what skills, passions, interests and achievements make you a suitable candidate.
6. If a page asks for large amounts of information, the data fields may be larger than the width of the page. If this is the case, use the scroll bar at the bottom of the page to scroll across to the right, and the missing mandatory field will appear.
7. Carefully review your completed application form for any errors or spelling and grammar mistakes. Consider asking a friend or relative to review it as well.
8. Ensure you meet the application deadline!
9. If you need any assistance in completing your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at hrrecruitment.team@staffordshire.police.uk

Closing date: 12pm Friday 20th February 2026

Best of luck with your application!

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The week is designed to provide students with an insight into many areas of operational policing; including police dogs, investigations, roads policing, firearms, forensics, and 999 call taking. For those students that are accepted onto the programme, a detailed timetable of activity will be provided in advance of the week with confirmation around arrangements for each day (lunch arrangements, what to wear, timings etc).

No. Unfortunately due to operational capacity and risk we are unable to accommodate any other requests for work experience outside of the Work Experience Insights Programme dates.

Our programme is very specifically tailored to policing careers, and it is likely that you will not find the week interesting if you are not looking for a career in policing. Therefore, it is recommended that students who are definitely not looking for a career in policing, do not apply.

Our programme is designed to provide students with a full understanding of all the operational departments that work together to keep the public safe. There is a lot squeezed into the week and therefore we encourage students to participate in the full week.

We are an inclusive organisation and aim to be as inclusive as possible with students that wish to participate in the programme. As part of the application process, we ask whether there are any additional needs or reasonable adjustments that are required throughout the whole process, and we would encourage students to declare any needs at this point. We will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments to support participation wherever possible and will discuss any specific needs with the student and student contacts provided.

No. This is an in-person programme at Staffordshire Police Headquarters, Weston Road, Stafford, ST17 0YY. The programme is best experienced this way, so that students can (when possible) have a hands-on experience. Due to the wide variety of professionals involved throughout the week, we are unable to host the experience at any other location in Staffordshire currently.

There will be a link to an application form made available on our dedicated work experience insights programme webpage from Monday 12th January 2026. Students will be able to complete the application form in stages and following the guidance provided, will be expected to provide detail around their reason for applying and their personal attributes.

We are aiming to inform students and their school / college of placement offers in early March 2026. Following that, students will be required at accept the placement in writing. Details regarding the placement arrangements will be shared following this acceptance.

You can email the dedicated email address; workexperience@staffordshire.police.uk with any other questions or concerns.