Sandwich Placement Internship
Bedfordshire Police are inviting applications from undergraduates at UK universities for our Sandwich Internship Placement Scheme 2026. This is a paid internship open to all UK students, regardless of degree subject.We are seeking to appoint students who are:
capable of working within a team environment in a disciplined organisation innovative and forward thinking with fresh ideas
capable of analytical thinking
good oral communication skills
comfortable speaking to people, of all ages and ranks.
It does not matter what degree subject you are studying, this opportunity is open to all students who can complete a sandwich placement as part of their degree course.
Bedfordshire Police is a well-respected, high-performing, efficiently run police service working together with others to protect people and keep Bedfordshire safe. A key part of our approach is to seek out new and innovative ways of introducing skills and fresh perspectives into the organisation to feed our culture of continuous improvement. As part of this strategy we can offer an opportunity to 6 undergraduate students to commence a ten month placement between September 2026 and July 2027.
During your internships, undergraduates will immerse themselves in the day to day work of a team whilst working on a specialised work package. Our schemes not only provides students with valuable knowledge to support your degree but also essential work experience to increase skills, experience and employability.
Interns will join us across a number of business areas and interns will be allocated a line manager. Performance will be assessed against our competency framework and regular performance reviews are carried out. You will receive an induction that will allow you to become familiar with the new working environment following which, you will work with your allocated team completing work packages and gathering evidence towards your employability scheme and degree requirements.