PhysicsShef Careers

Notre Dame High School's  Internship Programme is a successful programme that gives  penultimate  year Maths and Physics undergraduates a school experience that enables them to find out what working in a school is really like and that encourages them to make a decision to apply for teacher training. We are all facing recruitment challenges in these subjects and this is a worthy initiative to help address this. To give you an idea of the need for this in our region,  there are currently only 9 students in the whole of South Yorkshire training to be a Physics teacher.  When you consider that there are 70-80 secondary schools in South Yorkshire, you can appreciate the severity of the shortage - we need to be engaged in activities that encourage more good people into the profession. The interns are paid by the DfE to participate in the programme and they are expected to take on various jobs and tasks during their time in school. Interns last year ran STEM clubs, worked with groups o

Are you a bright, forward-thinking student from a highly numerate subject area? As a physics student, the answer is YES! If you are in your penultimate year, you can a pply now for this exciting opportunity to spend your summer or university sandwich placement year in a high profile Government Department.  You could be part of a select team who can influence the decisions of policy makers at more than 25 government departments and agencies. From immigration to climate change, GORS looks objectively at the complex problems the government faces and applies a range of analytical and modelling techniques to help them find better solutions.  1-year Placements are available in: Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield .  If choosing Edinburgh or Glasgow please also make at least one second location preference as there is only one placement available in these locations.  Summer Placements of 10-12 weeks are available in: Coventry, Leeds, London,