Here you can see some examples of the placements that some of our Year 12 and 13 Computing students have been on in recent times. We encourage our students to work with our employer partners to gain invaluable work experience to help them when it comes to getting a job in the future. Read all about the company that they worked for, their role and the skills that they gained over the course of their placement.

Natalia

Company: BeSeen Marketing, a web development and marketing agency based in Beaconsfield
Role: Website Developer and Designer
Skills Gained: Technical skills and communication skills

Yasmine

Company: ESRI, an international company that specialise in geographical information systems
Role: Web Developer
Skills Gained: Increased understanding of specialist IT software and web development skills

Mathew

Company: John Colet School based in Wendover
Role: Technical Support
Skills Gained: Leadership skills and time management skills

Yasmine

Company: Graphite Additive Manufacturing, a 3D Printing consultancy and manufacturing company based in Aylesbury
Role: Modelling
Skills Gained: Practical skills and a greater understanding of 3D development

Hassan

Company: Sytel, a specialist telecoms company based in Aylesbury.
Role: Trainee Developer
Skills Gained: Improved coding skills and time management

Marcus

Company: Cisco, a multi-national networking company
Role: Involved in the daily IT operations of the office
Skills Gained: Many hardware and networking skills

Sam

Company: Waddesdon Manor, a country house
Role: IT Technician
Skills Gained: Communication skills and a great understanding of networking

Anisa

Company: Bucks New University based in High Wycombe
Role: Technical Support and Media
Skills Gained: IT skills and communications skills

Liam

Company: The Highcrest Academy, a school based in High Wycombe
Role: IT Support Technician
Skills Gained: IT specific skills and interpersonal skills

Charlie

Company: Cisco, a multi-national networking company
Role: Placement Developer and was involved in general IT tasks
Skills Gained: Time management and then became a Cisco Certified Network Associate

Natalia

Company: BuDS, a charity based in Buckinghamshire that speaks up for the disabled.
Role: Web Developer
Skills Gained: Communication skills and better understanding of web development processes

Liam

Company: Bucks UTC
Role: Tech Support and Media
Skills Gained: Improved IT skills and coding skills