Work experience in geography field

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My DD is passionate about geography (human studies - research) and next year will be doing GSCE and work experience. I'm not sure how helpful her school will be with suggesting work experience so we are trying to find companies / bodies who she will approach and ask for work experience. We live near London. If you have any idea or went through similar experience with your DC - please let me know. Thank you very much!

Any of these any good?
Environment agency
Some London organisation for climate change (there must be one)
National Geographic
Disaster aid charities

Local planning department?

I would say local planning department too...my niece is just about to finish her Geography degree and she has done a few work experience sessions with the local council planning department (although it helps that her DF works at a local council).

I know a few people who also managed to do work experience through the planning inspectorate - look at the GOV site...maybe also consider a large or small house builder who has a planning department.

Have a look through the departments on your local council’s website - things like business development, transport, and even electoral office can touch on elements of human geography.

Yes to local planning department or there is a charity called planning aid she could try. Also there will be loads of private consultancies in London she could try.
However don’t take it to heart if they say no, I work at the Council and we get at least 10 requests a term, we simply can’t say yes to them all as it takes a lot of work to supervise and make sure it’s meaningful

London based firms such as Savills, Deloitte Real Estate and Atkins will have planning and development sections.
Museum of London/London Docklands or The Crystal Exhibition near Greenwich. The Fairtrade charity.

Thank you all for these brilliant ideas! I'll tell her tomorrow so she can start preparing how to contact them. I'm really, really grateful for all your answers.

My DS doing Geog (huiman) at Uni and is doing HR intyernship - this is a good fit for geographers, so another strand you might consider?

Ordnance survey have a Head Office in Southampton but I'm guessing they might have other offices.
My friend did a history degree and studied some of the old maps but they do geographical stuff too

Just an idea