CEIAG Provider Access

Policy 2023-24

Policy details

• Issue Number        2 (23/24)
• Date Reviewed        November 2023
• Date Approved        23rd November 2023
• Next review date        November 2024
• Policy Owner                Rachael Brodrick-Walton

1.Aims

This policy statement aims to set out our academy’s arrangements for managing the access of education and training providers to students for the purpose of giving them information about their offer.

It sets out:

●   Procedures in relation to requests for access

●   The grounds for granting and refusing requests for access

●   Details of premises or facilities to be provided to a person who is given access

2.Statutory requirements

Academies are required to ensure that there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access students in years 8 to 13 for the purposes of informing them about approved technical education, qualifications or apprenticeships. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

In addition the Baker Clause, an amendment to the above, stipulates that schools must allow colleges and training providers access to every student in years 8 - 13 to discuss non-academic routes that are available to them. It is expected that by doing so this will help address the UK’s productivity challenges and address skills shortages experienced across several sectors of the economy. As a Trust we provide the same access to Year 7. In line with the Skills and Post-16

Education Act 2022, which will come into effect from January 2023, all students will have at least six encounters with a provider of approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships. Two of these will be in school years 8 or 9, with another two in years 10 or 11. The “encounters” for year 9 and 11 pupils will take place between September 1 and February 28 in each academic year.

3.Rationale and pupil entitlement (intended learning outcomes)

At Co-op Academy Failsworth we will use Gatsby Benchmarks as a framework of best practice to develop and improve our careers provision to ensure that we not only fulfil legal duties of providing opportunities for a range of education and training providers to access all students in year 7 to year 11 but to also have  CEIAG programs that meet the needs of an ever changing cohort. All of our students are entitled:

1.  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;

2.  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;

3.  To understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.

An expectation of our providers will be to provide :-

• Information about the provider and the approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships that the provider offers

• Information about the careers to which those technical education qualifications or

apprenticeships might lead

• Description of what learning or training with the provider is like, and responses to questions from the pupils about the provider or approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships

Further detail of our CEIAG programme is available on our website

4. Management of provider access requests

4.1 Procedure

A provider wishing to request access should contact:

CEIAG Leader: Rachael Brodrick-Walton          rachael.brodrick@coopacademies.co.uk

  Careers Advisor: Joanne Farnworth                 joanne.farnworth@coopacademies.co.uk

A provider wishing to request access should contact and complete the google form below:

https://forms.gle/A2v494WH94XcBN6k9

4.2 Opportunities for access

A number of events, integrated into our careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to come into our academy to speak to students and/or their parents/carers:

Calendar of events

Year 7

• Autumn Term

• Core Offer - History & Values of the Co-op Curriculum and subject link
• Future Skills Questionnaire - transition to secondary school
• Lunchtime careers cafe -drop ins
• Impartial advice and guidance -Lunchtime careers cafe- Careers Advisor

• Spring Term

• HT3 -Introduction to Employability Skills workbook
• University of Manchester Gateways Programme
• National Careers Week
• National Apprenticeship week
• Lunchtime careers cafe -drop ins
• Impartial advice and guidance -Lunchtime careers cafe- Careers Advisor

• Summer Term

• Pupil profiling session
• Curriculum and subject links
• Lunchtime careers cafe-drop ins
• University of Manchester Gateways Programme
• Impartial advice and guidance -Lunchtime careers cafe- Careers Advisor

Year 8

• Autumn Term

• Curriculum and subject links
• Connell Co-op College Assembly
• North Lancs Training Group Workshop
• Impartial advice and guidance -Lunchtime careers cafe- Careers Advisor

• Spring Term

• HT 3 - Co-op Core Offer - Enterprise Day
• Curriculum and subject links
• Lunchtime careers cafe
• University of Manchester Gateways Programme
• National Careers Week
• National Apprenticeship week
• Impartial advice and guidance -Lunchtime careers cafe- Careers Advisor

• Summer Term

• University of Manchester Gateways Programme
• Oldham College - T-Levels/Apps/L3
• North Lancs Training Group - Apprenticeships/Traineeships
• Guinness Partnership (apps)
• Impartial advice and guidance -Lunchtime careers cafe- Careers Advisor

Year 9

• Autumn Term

• Reach Project - Buro Happold
• Curriculum and subject links
• Impartial advice and guidance -Lunchtime careers cafe- Careers Advisor

• Spring Term

• Reach Project - Buro Happold
• Curriculum and subject links
• University of Manchester Gateways Programme
• National Careers Week
• National Apprenticeship week
• Impartial advice and guidance -Lunchtime careers cafe- Careers Advisor
• Year 9 Parents Evening

• Connell Co-op College
• OSFC - A-Levels
• The Manchester College
• Oldham College
• North Lancs Training Group
• Tameside College
• Hopwood Hall

• Summer Term

• Reach Project - Buro Happold
• Curriculum and subject links
• University of Manchester Gateways Programme
• VWEX - The Co-op Group
• Impartial advice and guidance -Lunchtime careers cafe- Careers Advisor

Year 10

• Autumn Term

• Curriculum and subject links
• HT1,2 - Family Time - Future Focus - Job Slot, LMI information
• GM Higher

• Spring Term

• Curriculum and subject links
• HT3,4 - Co-op Core Offer - Careers Carousel
• HT3,4 - Family Time - Pathways exploration
• University of Manchester Gateways Programme
• National Careers Week
• National Apprenticeship week
• Oldham Sixth Form College Varsity Programme
• Year 10 Parents Evening

• Connell Co-op College
• OSFC
• The Manchester College
• Oldham College
• North Lancs Training Group
• Tameside College

• Summer Term

• Curriculum and subject links
• HT5,6 - Co-op Core Offer - Work Experience
• VWEX or face to face
• University of Manchester Gateways Programme
• VWEX - The Co-op Group
• Oldham Sixth Form College Varsity Programme
• Laurus Ryecroft Assembly
• Connell Assembly
• North Lancs Training Group visit and workshops
• College/Post 16 providers taster days

Year 11

• Autumn Term

• Oldham Sixth Form College Varsity Programme
• Mock Interviews
• Year 11 Parents Evening

• Connell Co-op College
• OSFC
• The Manchester College
• Oldham College
• North Lancs Training Group

• Provider assemblies
• Apprenticeship session
• GM Higher Activities
• One to one Careers Guidance
• Group guidance workshops
• Mock interview with employer
• Yr 11 Parents Evening Employer lesson visits Lunchtime Careers Drop in Talks
• Curriculum & Subject Links College/Provider lunchtime support sessions

• Spring Term

• National Careers Week
• National Apprenticeship week
• GM Higher Activities
• One to one Careers Guidance
• Group guidance workshops
• College interviews
• Employer lesson visits
• Lunchtime Careers Drop in Talks
• Curriculum & Subject Links
• College/Provider lunchtime support sessions

• Summer Term

• GM Higher Activities
• One to one Careers Guidance
• Group guidance workshops
• College interviews
• Employer lesson visits
• Lunchtime Careers Drop in Talks
• Curriculum & Subject Links
• College/Provider lunchtime support sessions

There will be a number of other opportunities added to the CEIAG programme throughout 2023/24.

4.3 Safeguarding

Our policy on safeguarding, which can be found on our website, sets out our approach to allowing providers into our academy as visitors to talk to our students

Education and training providers will be expected to adhere to this policy.

4.4 Premises and facilities

Our academy will make  the main hall, classrooms or private  meeting rooms available for discussions between the provider and students, as appropriate to the activity.

The academy 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 or a member of their team.

Providers are welcome to leave a copy of their prospectus or other relevant course literature at reception, from here they will be delivered to the Careers Office and the Careers Cafe based in the main atrium to ensure they are easily accessible by the students.  This facility is available to all students at lunch and break times.

5. Monitoring arrangements

Co-op Academy Failsworth arrangements for managing the access of education and training providers to our students is monitored by the Careers Lead/Careers Co-ordinator.

This policy will be reviewed by Careers Lead/Careers Co-ordinator.  At every review, the policy will be approved by the governing board and the headteacher.

Definition of Terms

CEIAG - Careers education, information, advice and guidance.

FE - Further Education.

HE - Higher Education.

Provider - Colleges, Universities, work based providers, training providers.

Transition Points - Yr 6/7, Yr 9 & Yr 11

Pathways - Technical college course, A level college course, work, apprenticeship or traineeship.

PSHCE - Personal, social, health & citizenship education.