Transform Your Career Education with Facilitator-Ready Groupwork Sessions!
Engage your students with career education that inspires, informs, and prepares them for the future job market. These facilitator-ready groupwork sessions are created by a Level 7 qualified Registered Career Development Professional (RCDP) — ensuring your sessions are top-tier, expertly crafted, and ready to deliver.
Why Choose Our Groupwork Sessions?
For just £10 per session, you'll receive everything you need to run impactful, engaging career education groupwork sessions
Detailed Group Work Plans
With interactive activities and clear timings.
Engaging Slides
With images that bring your sessions to life.
Worksheets and follow-on resources
To solidify learning.
Easy To Use / No Prep Stress
Just download & deliver or adjust as you need to.
Created with Care
Designed and tested by an RCDP with a track record in workshop design/delivery.
Affordable
Only £10 per session, making quality career education accessible to all. Or buy all 9 for £75!
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Groupwork Sessions
GROUPWORK SESSION 1
Informational Interviews: Your Secret Career Superpower
Give your Year 12 students the confidence to explore their career ideas through real conversations. This session shows them how to arrange, prepare for, and get the most out of informational interviews—one of the simplest and most powerful career exploration tools.
Participants Will Have an Opportunity To
Aim:
Help students understand the benefits of informational interviews, how to arrange them, and how to use them effectively.
Ask with Confidence
Practice asking for an informational interview in a way that feels natural and confident.
Know What To Ask
List useful questions to uncover real insights from industry professionals.
Practice Makes Powerful
Role-play an informational interview to build confidence and communication skills.
Suitable For: Year 12 students.
Time Required: 60 minutes to unlock a lifetime career advantage!
This session gives Year 12 students the skills, confidence, and questions they need to connect, learn, and explore their future careers — one conversation at a time.
Download the Informational Interviews session today for only £10!
GROUPWORK SESSION 2
Get Started on LinkedIn
Help your Year 12 & 13 students kickstart their professional journey with our interactive LinkedIn session, equipping them with practical skills to build their profile and expand their network.
Aim:
Empower students with the knowledge and confidence to use LinkedIn effectively for career development, from creating a strong profile to making meaningful connections.
Participants Will Have an Opportunity To
Craft a Standout Headline
Create a first draft of their LinkedIn headline to make a strong, professional first impression.
Evaluate and Improve "About" Sections
Analyse and critique 3 About sections, identifying best practices and common pitfalls.
Match the Celebrity to Their Profile
Engage in a fun activity matching famous figures to their LinkedIn About sections, highlighting how personal branding works.
Grow Their Network
Identify and list 5+ relevant people to connect with, expanding their professional circle.
Suitable For: Year 12 and Year 13 students.
Time Required: Just 60 minutes to build foundational LinkedIn skills and boost students’ career readiness.
Give your students a head start in their career journey!
Download the LinkedIn session today for only £10!
GROUPWORK SESSION 3
Let’s Talk Personality!
What makes you you—and how can knowing your personality help you find your path? In this fun, reflective session, Year 12 students can explore how personality might impact potential career directions. Because thriving starts with knowing yourself.
Aim:
Help students explore what makes them ‘them’ and how personality type can shape career choices.
Participants Will Have an Opportunity To
Get to Know Themselves
Reflect on how personality can influence where and how they thrive.
Test (and Question) the Results
Use an MBTI-style personality test to identify their type—and assess whether it feels accurate.
Personality Pop Quiz
Guess the personality type of a well-known figure (or two) in a lively and engaging group activity.
Suitable For: Year 12 students.
Time Required: Just 60 minutes to start unlocking the power of personality in career thinking.
Help your students understand themselves—and their future—better. Download Who Even ARE You? Let’s Talk About Personality today for only £10!
GROUPWORK SESSION 4
Mind The Gap Year
Help your students make informed choices about whether to take a gap year with our Mind The Gap Year groupwork session, designed to spark reflection and planning for their post-18 future.
Aim:
Guide students to explore what a gap year is, weigh the pros and cons, and start planning meaningful activities to make the most of their time.
Participants Will Have an Opportunity To
What Is a Gap Year?
Understand the concept and potential reasons for taking a gap year.
Weigh the Benefits and Risks
Analyse potential advantages and challenges to make informed decisions.
Create a Gap Year Plan
List at least 3 activities they could pursue during their time off, from travel to skill-building opportunities.
Suitable For: Year 12 and Year 13 students.
Time Required: Just 60 minutes to empower students with clarity and practical ideas for their gap year journey.
Equip your students with the confidence and clarity they need to plan their next steps by downloading the Mind The Gap Year session now for only £10!
Please Note: Mind The Gap Year is free with any purchase of Shape of Career cards.
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GROUPWORK SESSION 5
All About Apprenticeships (England)
Get your Year 12 students clued up on apprenticeships with this engaging and interactive session, perfect for Apprenticeship Week 2025 or any time careers education is on the agenda. Suitable for: Year 12 students
Aim:
Help students discover what apprenticeships are, how they work, and the benefits they offer, so they can confidently decide if this post-18 path is the right fit for them.
Participants Will Have an Opportunity To
True or False?
Challenge myths and assumptions with a fun card-sorting activity about apprenticeships.
Guess the Top Salary
Compare real apprenticeship vacancies and guess which offers the highest pay.
Stand Out from the Crowd
Rank 3 key strategies to make a strong apprenticeship application.
Suitable For: Year 12 students.
Time Required: : Just 60 minutes to get students talking, thinking, and evaluating their options..
Empower Your Students to Consider Apprenticeships! Get them inspired and informed with this ready-to-deliver groupwork session. Download All About Apprenticeships (England) now for just £10!
GROUPWORK SESSION 6
An Intro to Interviews
Interviews can be daunting—but they don’t have to be! Help your Year 12 or Year 13 students develop the skills and confidence they need to shine in interviews with this engaging and practical session, designed to prepare them for job and apprenticeship interviews.
Aim:
Boost students’ confidence in preparing for interviews.
Participants Will Have an Opportunity To
Know Your Interviews
Identify and describe different types of interviews we may encounter, from face-to-face to virtual or panel formats.
Handle the What-Ifs
Discuss potential challenges for each type of interview and brainstorm practical solutions to prevent them.
Practice Makes Perfect
Develop and refine interview skills through role play activities in small groups.
Suitable For: Year 12 and Year 13 students.
Time Required: 75 minutes of interactive learning (or adjust to fit your schedule).
Empower Your Students to Ace Interviews! Equip them with the skills and confidence to navigate the recruitment process with ease. Download Intro to Interviews now for just £10!
GROUPWORK SESSION 7
How to Make Your CV Stand Out
Give your Year 12 students the insider knowledge and practical skills to craft a CV that grabs attention—for all the right reasons! A great CV can open doors, but many students struggle to showcase their skills and experiences effectively. This session provides clear guidance and hands-on practice to help Year 12 students create or improve their CV with confidence.
Aim:
Prepare students to craft a strong, standout CV that highlights their skills and potential.
Participants Will Have an Opportunity To
Compare 2 CV Profiles
Identify which works better (and why)
Showcase Strengths
Identify activities, experiences, and achievements to include on a CV
Rank & Review
Assess 4 sample CVs and determine which stands out the most.
BONUS!
Bonus Extension (20 mins): Practice writing a compelling CV bullet point.
Suitable For: Year 12 students.
Time Required: Just 60 minutes (with an optional 20-minute extension)
This interactive and engaging session is perfect for preparing students to apply for apprenticeships, jobs, internships, and work experience.
Help your students create a CV that gets noticed!
Download How to Make Your CV Stand Out for the Right Reasons now for just £10!
GROUPWORK SESSION 8
HTQs: Are They Right for You?
Give your Year 12 students the tools to evaluate their post-18 options with our HTQs session, designed to help them assess the risks and rewards of higher technical qualifications (HTQs).
Aim:
Raise awareness of higher technical qualifications (HTQs) and empower students to evaluate them as a potential post-18 pathway.
Participants Will Have an Opportunity To
Understand HTQs
Outline two key features and two benefits of higher technical qualifications.
Weigh the Pros and Cons
Engage in a lively debate about the reasons for—and against—applying for an HTQ.
Research Trusted Options
Discover actual HTQ courses online using reliable and trusted sources.
GROUPWORK SESSION 9
Your Future Learning Journey
21st-century learning happens in so many ways – in and beyond our schools, colleges, and universities.
This 60-minute group work session will help Year 12 students explore why we learn, what we can learn, and how we can keep learning in ways that work for us.
Aim:
To reflect on past, present, and future learning—and explore how to take learning forward in meaningful, personalised ways.
Participants Will Have an Opportunity To
Reflect on their personal learning journey so far
Explore and evaluate different ways to learn*
Debate the value and impact of qualifications*
Identify practical ways* to take their learning forward
*references some UK-specific websites
Suitable For: Year 12 students.
Time Required: Just 60 minutes to empower students to be lifelong learners.
Perfect for careers leaders, sixth form tutors, and anyone wanting to help students think critically about life beyond the classroom.
Download Your Future Learning Journey today for only £10!
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Informational Interviews
Get Started On LinkedIn
Let’s Talk Personality!
Mind The Gap Year
All About Apprenticeships (Eng)
An Intro to Interviews
How to Make Your CV Stand Out
HTQs: Are They Right for You?
Your Future Learning Journey
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