Careers Education
Provider Access – Policy Statement
Introduction
This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to pupils at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.
Pupil entitlement
All pupils in years 8-13 are entitled:
To find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships opportunities, as part of a careers programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point.
To hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships – through options events, assemblies and group discussions and taster events.
To understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.
For pupils of compulsory school age these encounters are mandatory and there will be a minimum of two encounters for pupils during the ‘first key phase’ (year 8 to 9) and two encounters for pupils during the ‘second key phase’ (year 10 to 11). For pupils in the ‘third key phase’ (year 12 to 13), particularly those that have not yet decided on their next steps, there are two more provider encounters available during this period, which are optional for
pupils to attend.
Management of provider access requests
Opportunities for access
Several events, integrated into the school careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to pupils and/or their parents/carers: Please see our Careers Map for full possible touch points within our Careers Planning and Strategy Document on our website to identify the one that would be best suited for your organisation. As an initial guide, this will include PSHCE lessons, Assemblies, Career Snippets as well as Extended Learning Days & Careers Fairs as primary touch points. We welcome both in the flesh encounters and online events to ensure providers can reach as many students as possible.
Procedure
A provider wishing to request access should contact Mr Gareth Jones as Careers Leader via email, gareth.jones@sarumacademy.org or via the main office on 01722 323431. We will always work with providers in ensuring that access is given wherever possible to talk to our students. If a provider wishes to complain about any aspect of obtaining access or access they have with our students, they are invited to write in the first instance to the Deputy Head, Richard Clarke richard.clarke@sarumacademy.org
Premises and facilities
The school will make the performance hall, classrooms, or private meeting rooms available for discussions between the provider and students, as appropriate to the activity. The school will also make available AV and other specialist equipment to support provider presentations. This will all be discussed and agreed in advance of the visit with the Careers Leader.
Providers are welcome to leave a copy of their prospectus or other relevant course literature in the Careers section of the Library, which is managed by Pupil Services. The Library is available to all students at lunch and break times and literature will also be made available to Careers professionals to distribute.
Destinations Data
Our Destinations Data is kept as a separate bespoke report with granular information about industry areas as well as destination data, please see our website here for detailed information, updated each year.
Previous Providers
For a list of previous providers, as well as information about all the opportunities our students receive as part of their careers education, please see the download of our full Careers plan from Compass+
Approval and review
Next review: February 2024
Signed: Chair of Governors/Link Governor/Headteacher