We often get asked if we are able to offer work experience here at The Sourdough School.
Unfortunately in the main we have to say no. We’re a small school, and because of fire regulations are only able to have a limited number of people in the kitchen at any one time. The classes we run are almost always fully booked which means, once you add in the tutors, we are at capacity. Of course, we very much welcome people coming here to learn to make sourdough, but I’m afraid we really do have to limit it to students who book on a course.
Saying that, we occasionally have students back who have previously been students, and I began my baking career volunteering in a small French bakery. So I would advise anyone looking for work experience that it’s definitely worth persevering. One of my recommendations for people who want work experience in baking sourdough is to ask at your local bakery – there’s often much more practice to be had in a bakery where they are making hundreds of loaves every day. Just keep asking… that’s how I got my first work experience. Having started my baking career with work experience, I would really encourage anyone to do this. But unfortunately we just cannot accommodate volunteers here.
