Police Community Support Officer Review
at Northumbria Police
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Police Officer
Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne NE20, UK
Review Submitted: April 2026
Overall Rating
4.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
Colleagues are great, support for you is great.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
great content, a lot of information, really enjoyable
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Communication, listening, both skills i had before but now heavily depend on them within my role and have developed loads
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
Very structured, and very flexible and room is accommodated in to allow individual learning
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Quite a bit, and especially which the help i have been given in regards to my learning difficulties
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Support from the trainers is amazing, they want you to pass and be the best you can be. also the support from your colleagues on shift is amazing, they all want to help and see you get stuck in with things
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
provides a well created structure to help develop you skills as you go
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
sports and social, so that is the clubs where there is a range of sports and activities.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Northumbria Police to a friend?
Yes
Why?
best jobs I've ever had, and it really is a rewarding role.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Northumbria Police?
Just do it, be yourself, and want to help people and be proactive about things.
