A WEEK of work experience in the United States awaits two pupils from a Worcester school.

Hannah Lamb and Lee Rennie, Year 12 pupils at The King's School, Worcester, will be jetting off next week.

The placements are just two that are organised as part of the annual work experience programme.

Seven other pupils from the independent school are travelling to France for a week, while other students are off to Dublin, London, Birmingham and across Worcestershire.

"I'm quite excited about it. I've never been to America before," said Lee, who lives in Pershore. The 17-year-old will be spending just over a week in Boston working at Domain Home Fashions and staying with the company's founder, Judy George.

"I'll be going round all the departments to get a taster but I'll be working on two projects while I'm there.

"One will be marketing and development and the other will involve developing next season's textiles and the latest range.

"I'll have to make a good impression because I want to study in the States in my gap year. If this goes well I'll hopefully get a placement."

Hannah, who lives in Barbourne, Worcester, will be spending 10 days at Misys Healthcare in Raleigh, North Carolina, where her uncle is the chief financial officer.

"I'll be looking at all aspects of business," said the 16-year-old.

"In the future I want to be working for a successful company doing something I enjoy and which is interesting."

The school's work experience week starts on Monday, July 1, and all 105 students in Year 12 will be taking part.

"The value of work experience is considerable," said Brian Griffiths, head of careers at the College Green school.

"For some it can confirm that what they're doing is the right thing or it can deter them.

"A lot of them have used their initiative to get placements."

One student is spending a week in an interior designer's before working with fashion designer Zandra Rhodes in the summer.

Other placements are at Cadbury's, QinetiQ, the Malvern Gazette and the Worcestershire Royal Hospital.