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Pleasure Beach Resort’s Junior Board of Directors

As a Junior Board member, you’ll help us think about the park from a younger point of view, influencing our experiences, strategies and ideas with families and thrillseekers in mind.

It’s also a brilliant opportunity for you to get a first taste of professional life, build confidence, develop essential skills for the future and gain experience that will stand out on your CV.

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What is the Junior Board?

A boardroom seat before you've left school

Pleasure Beach Resort’s Junior Board of Directors has been giving young people a real taste of business since 1995, making it one of the longest-running junior programmes of its kind in the UK.

Members meet during school holidays and take part in real business challenges, creative tasks, presentations and discussions, working directly alongside the management team at one of the country’s most iconic attractions.

Seeing the resort through a younger set of eyes helps shape the decisions made at a senior board level. Past Junior Board members have contributed to some major milestones, including helping to develop merchandise and sustainability initiatives.

Rides & attractions
See how major attraction decisions are made and contribute your perspective.
Marketing & social
Explore how one of the UK's most iconic brands speaks to its audiences.
Events & entertainment
Get involved in the planning and thinking behind what makes a great guest experience.
Business strategy
Understand how a major visitor attraction makes commercial decisions day to day.
Design & merchandise
Contribute ideas to how products and retail experiences are shaped and sold.
Food & hospitality
Weigh in on how food, drink and hospitality shape a visit, and the bottom line.

"They're involved in real boardroom discussions, finding out how to make the park even more fun for our guests. It's lots of fun to be a member, and it looks great on your CV."

Amanda Thompson OBE

WHAT YOU GET

A real seat at the table

You’re not here to observe. Junior Board members take part in real discussions and contribute to decisions that actually shape how Pleasure Beach Resort operates, across rides, marketing, retail, food and more.

VIP access and events

Board members are invited to VIP event nights, including the opening of Hot Ice, the resort’s world-class ice show, plus behind-the-scenes tours and exclusive experiences most visitors never get.

A reference letter that means something

Every board member receives a certificate, and can request a formal reference written by the Pleasure Beach Resort team and based on your actual contributions throughout the programme.

A CV that stands out

Whether it’s college applications, university or a job interview, Junior Board membership is the kind of thing that gets noticed and gives you a story genuinely worth telling.

"Being on the Junior Board of Directors was a once in a lifetime experience - even today as an adult with my own child I still think about the many wonderful childhood memories that I had attending the Pleasure Beach meetings in the role."

Blake - Class of '95 Junior Board Member

The recruitment process

Getting a place on the Junior Board isn’t automatic. The selection process is designed to be exciting, fair and genuinely challenging, in the style of The Apprentice.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to take part in a real business-style challenge, designed to show us how you think, how you work with others, and what you’re made of.

To apply, just complete the form below, the deadline for 2026/27 applications is 28th June 2026. All applicants must be aged between 12 and 16 (in academic years 8-11).

Successful applicants will be given a place on the Junior Board for an initial period of 1 year.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to apply,  we’ll reach out to shortlisted applicants by email with more information.

For teachers, parents & guardians

What you need to know

The Junior Board of Directors is a unique opportunity for young people to build genuine confidence, develop real workplace skills and experience a professional business environment in a safe, supervised and enjoyable setting.

All Junior Board sessions take place during school holidays, so there’s no need to take time off school. Sessions are run by the Pleasure Beach Resort team.

Parent or guardian consent is required on all applications. We’ll keep you informed at every stage of the process.