Careers
“Careers education is about inspiration and aspiration as much as advice.”
Welcome to the Careers page at Harris Garrard Academy. We hope you find the below information useful. We will continue to update the page throughout the year. The Careers Leads at the academy are Miss Gringeri (K.Gringeri@harrisgarrard.org.uk) and Ms Brader (M.Brader@harrisgarrard.org.uk). Both can be contacted via the school reception on 020 8320 4800. Read our latest news about careers advice at Harris Garrard Academy..
Our Careers Ambassadors
This page was designed by the Careers Ambassadors at Harris Garard Academy (pictures below) and Miss Gringeri.
Lawrence 
Zuhrah 
Mustafa 
Toby
Careers Ambassador are pupils who have been selected and trained to help other students have conversations surrounding career choices. Every Friday morning, Careers Ambassadors meet with their peers to discuss careers options. The Ambassadors have been trained by Miss Gringeri on how to research in advance of meetings and explore career options with the pupils.
The world has changed greatly in the last 20 years with many people working in jobs today that simply didn’t exist when their parents left education.
The idea of a ‘job for life’ has disappeared. What’s important is to recognise these exciting new opportunities that are available and to gain the knowledge, skills and expertise that will enable you to work in those areas. You can download our higher education booklets below.
How do we prepare students for the future?
Harris Garrard Academy understands that all students need to prepare themselves for progression through learning and education into adulthood. We aim to prepare students for life after school along with providing information on the ever changing future, occupations and progression routes to sixth form, college, university or work/apprenticeships, as appropriate. Please see our careers programmes for all years below.
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Autumn term |
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Summer term |
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EYFS to Year 6 |
We have a range of transition days for pupils before they move onto each year. In year 6, pupils complete a course on ’stepping up to secondary – preparing for life at secondary’. This includes how to manage homework diaries, workload, and timetables. |
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Year 7 |
Assembly programme: labour market trends Workshops on Character Day 2: Interview skills, workplace skills, careers in STEM, types of careers and tackling stereotypes. PSHE Programme: Interview Skills, how grades affect your career, types of jobs you can do, job vs career, soft skills and CVs, where your GCSEs can take you. |
Assembly programme: raising aspirations and career stereotypes
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Assembly programme: Guest Speaker |
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Year 8 |
Assembly programme: labour market trends PSHE Programme: Interview Skills, how grades affect your career, types of jobs you can do, job vs career, soft skills and CVs, where your GCSEs can take you. |
Assembly programme: raising aspirations and career stereotypes |
Assembly programme: Guest Speaker |
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Year 9 |
Assembly programme: labour market trends PSHE Programme: Interview Skills, how grades affect your career, types of jobs you can do, job vs career, soft skills and CVs, where your GCSEs can take you. |
Assembly programme: raising aspirations and career stereotypes Character Day 3: Workshops on interview skills, internships, types of work you can do.
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Assembly programme: Guest Speaker |
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Year 10 |
Assembly programme: labour market trends PSHE Programme: Interview Skills, how grades affect your career, types of jobs you can do, job vs career, soft skills and CVs, where your GCSEs can take you. Visit to University of Sussex with Miss Gringeri |
Assembly programme: raising aspirations and career stereotypes Harris Garrard Careers Fair – Wednesday 13th February 2019.
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Assembly programme: Guest Speaker |
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Year 11 |
Assembly programme: labour market trends One to one careers advisor meetings P16 taster sessions on open evening |
Assembly programme: raising aspirations and career stereotypes One to one careers advisor meetings Harris Garrard Careers Fair – Wednesday 13th February 2019.
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Assembly programme: Guest Speaker One to one careers advisor meetings |
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Year 12 |
Assembly programme: labour market trends PSHE Programme: Interview Skills, how grades affect your career, types of jobs you can do, job vs career, soft skills and CVs, where your GCSEs can take you. Visit to University of Sussex with Miss Gringeri |
Assembly programme: raising aspirations and career stereotypes Harris Garrard Careers Fair – Wednesday 13th February 2019. Character Day 3: Am I employable? Interview practice, CV surgery, job/internship hunting |
Assembly programme: Guest Speaker Career enhancement experience (2 weeks) |
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Year 13 |
Assembly programme: labour market trends Workshop with Miss Biosah: How to pick a university, different career pathways PSHE Programme: Interview Skills, how grades affect your career, types of jobs you can do, job vs career, soft skills and CVs, where your GCSEs can take you. Visit to University of Sussex with Miss Gringeri |
Assembly programme: raising aspirations and career stereotypes Harris Garrard Careers Fair – Wednesday 13th February 2019. Character Day 3: Am I employable? Interview practice, CV surgery, job/internship hunting |
Assembly programme: Guest Speaker |
We are committed to providing a varied programme of activities for all students from Year 7 to 13 and beyond. Various careers related opportunities are provided via a number of different methods such as assemblies, tutor time programme, careers fairs, character days, practise careers interviews, career workshops, trips to employers and universities, and visiting speakers. We offer particular support for SEND students. The focus is to provide activities and events that meet the needs of the individual students and thus will incorporate independent and impartial careers guidance to support career and option choices, raising the aspirations of individual students and equipping them with the necessary skills, attitudes, knowledge and understanding.
Harris Garrard Academy utilises the expertise of the Harris Federation Careers Advisor who supports students on a regular basis either during drop in sessions or also for booked appointments. These sessions can be wither 1-2-1, or completed in a group.
We also recognise that parents/carers come from many different work backgrounds and can also contribute to helping our students make informed decisions. Therefore, if you are able to offer some time to deliver an occupational talk, host a stand at our annual careers fair, or are able to take a student for a work experience placement we would really welcome you contacting us via the 'Info' email address on the Academy website.
Year 10 higher education booklet
Year 11 higher education booklet
Destinations
The information, advice and guidance we give our students helps them with the transition from Year 11 to Post 16. Each year we publish data about what our students go on to do after completing Year 11 or 13 – for example whether to continue with the Sixth Form here, go to a different college or on to some form of training or apprenticeship. These are the figures we have for 2017-18:
- Staying in education – 84%
- Job/apprenticeship – 3%
- Moved country – 1%
- Don’t know – 12%
Access to external providers/speakers
We welcome outside speakers and organisations to contribute to our careers programme. An organisation wishing to request access should contact Kristen Gringeri on 020 8320 4800 or K.Gringeri@harrisgarrard.org.uk. Requests will be considered in line with our visiting speaker procedure within our safeguarding policy.
Our Careers Education and Guidance Policy can be downloaded from the bottom of the Teaching and Learning page, along with labour market information to help students make informed careers choices.
