I’m James, a Year 12 student and currently studying for A-Levels. When my school gave us the opportunity to do work experience for a week, I jumped at the chance to gain some skills, insight and experience in my main area of interest: conservation. I chose to do this with the Dorset Wildlife Trust to build on my time volunteering with the RSPB last summer, where I helped with practical management of their Arne reserve, giving me experience in a wider range of activities and organisations, which I think will also be great for my CV for getting into the sector in the future. Here's how my week went.
Day 1: On the first day of the placement, I helped to work on the Dorset Wildlife Trust website, in particular, reviewing the volunteering page and resources, such as the Volunteering for Young People leaflet which is a really good place for young people to get started when it comes to volunteering for the Dorset Wildlife Trust. I made some suggestions to improve these pages, which will hopefully provide some more detail to help inspire and make it easier for people to get involved.