Overview of careers provision for each year group

Back to Careers

At Granville Academy, we introduce our students to careers activities and resources within their first term with us. For example, in term 1, we ask them to carry out Form Time careers sessions on the careers platform that we use in Affinity Learning Partnership called Unifrog (www.unifrog.org).  Each student at Granville has their own login, and will access Unifrog on many occasions, in lessons, and Form Time, and even use the 'Placements' tool to record their Work Experience placements in Year 10.  

Careers Programme 2024/25  (Years 7 – 11)

Below is an overview of our careers provision for each year group: 

Year

Activity

Employer engagement

Gatsby Benchmark

7



 
 

All students complete the FSQ- future skills questionnaire designed by CEC - Careers Enterprise Council to baseline their careers skills/understanding. (1 x 30 mins in form time)

 

National Careers week – Guest Speakers from Industry

 

National Apprenticeship Week

 

University visit, for all year 7 students

 

Values Lessons (Careers) - 7 lessons looking at terminology, skills and competencies, how to be enterprising, career success.


 
 

N/A






 

Various employers



 

N/A

 

N/A



 

N/A

 

3






 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5



 

2, 3

 

3, 7



 

2, 3, 4

8



 

All students complete the FSQ- Future Skills Questionnaire designed by CEC - Careers Enterprise Council to baseline their careers skills/understanding. (1 x 30 mins in form time)

 

National Careers week – Guest Speakers from Industry 

 

National Apprenticeship Week

 

Values Lessons (Careers) - 8 lessons looking at personal profile, changing job markets, careers self awareness, project/presentation on careers of the future (changing labour markets) 

N/A






 

Various employers



 

N/A



 

N/A




 

3






 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5



 

2, 3




 

2,3,4

9



 

Values Lessons (Careers) - 7 lessons looking at how to make effective post 14 option choices to support careers plans, plus work experience, CV writing

All students complete the FSQ- future skills questionnaire designed by CEC -Careers Enterprise Council to baseline their careers skills/understanding. (1 x 30 mins in form time)

 

National Careers week – Guest Speakers from Industry

 

1:1 KS4 Options meetings with Middle/Senior Leaders  

A selection of Year 9 Students (predominantly PP) complete the Scholars Programme in conjunction with Warwick University and complete a dissertation 

Post 16 provider visit, to a local college or 6th form (based on the students most recent academic assessment scores)

 

Careers Fair, Autumn term.  All year 9/parents invited to attend




 

N/A




 

N/A





 

Various employers



 

N/A

 

N/A




 

N/A




 

Various

1



 

3, 4






 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5



 

3,8

 

3, 7




 

3, 7




 

3, 4,5,7














 

10



 

Launch work experience, December 2025 (placements are June 29th - 3rd July 2026)

 

All students complete the FSQ- future skills questionnaire designed by CEC -Careers Enterprise Council to baseline their careers skills/understanding. (1 x 30 mins in form time)

National Apprenticeship week.

 

National Careers week – Guest Speakers from Industry

Year 10 Work Experience (June 29th - 3rd July 2026)

 

Careers Fair, Autumn term.  All year 10/parents invited to attend

Supported by our Enterprise Adviser, Holly Davies

 

N/A




 

Siemens



 

Various Employers

 

Various Employers

 

Various Employers

3,5



 

3




 

6



 

1,2,3,4,5

 

3, 5, 6

 

3, 4,5,7


 

11


 

Six Values lessons, focussing on post 16/18 routes, job/post 16 applications, and interview skills

 

Careers Fair, Autumn term.  All year 11/parents invited to attend

 

Autumn Term Post 16 Assemblies from local colleges/6th form/apprenticeship providers

 

Visit to local college for SEN students, who are potential NEET.

 

1:1 Careers Interviews, carried out before Christmas.

All students complete the FSQ- future skills questionnaire designed by CEC -Careers Enterprise Council to baseline their careers skills/understanding. (1 x 30 mins in form time)

 

National Careers week – Guest Speakers from Industry



 



 

Various Employers




















 

Various Employers




 

1, 3, 4, 7



 

3, 4,5,7



 

3, 7

 

3, 7



 

8

 

3



 

4



 

3, 5