CEIAG Provider Access Policy
Co-op Academy North Manchester Policy Statement on Provide Access 2022-23
Approved by: S.Fiddler Date :1st September 2022 | Last reviewed on:6th July 2022 | Next review due by: 6th July 2023 |
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 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 North Manchester 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:
- 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.
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 : Laura Parkinson
Telephone: 0161 681 1592
Email: Laura.parkinson@coopacademies.co.uk
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:
HE / FE experience to raise aspirations during Y6/7 transition into Secondary school - HE / FE visit
HE experience to challenge stereotypes
HE experience to raise aspirations (KS3)
HE experience in line with students' Career Development Plan (KS4)
FE experience to raise aspirations / understanding of pathways ie workshops / assemblies
HE / FE Pathway event
CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum - invite FE / HE providers into deliver co-deliver lesson
Calendar of events
Year group | Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term |
7 | Assemblies / workshops Year 7 Parents Evening 10/11/22 4-6.30pm HE / FE experience to raise aspirations during Y6/7 transition into Secondary school - HE / FE visit HE / FE Pathway event CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum | Assemblies / workshops FE experience to raise aspirations HE experience to challenge stereotypes | Assemblies / workshops Y7 Parents' Evening (2) 22/06/23 4.30-6pm Transition Week 3/07/23 CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum |
8 | Assemblies / workshops HE / FE Pathway event CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum | Assemblies / workshops Y8 Parents' Evening 4:00pm-6:30pm 23/03/23 FE experience to raise aspirations HE experience to challenge stereotypes CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum | Assemblies / workshops CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum |
9 | Networking event with providers and employers Assemblies / workshops HE / FE Pathway event CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum | Assemblies / workshops Year 9 Options Evening/Parents Evening2/2/23 4-6.30pm FE experience to raise aspirations HE experience to challenge stereotypes CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum | Access to careers interviews Assemblies / workshops FE experience to raise aspirations Assemblies CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum |
10 | Networking event with providers and employers Assemblies / workshops Mock Interviews 9/11/22 Careers Fair 19/10/22 CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum | Assemblies / workshops How to help your child revise event 5:30-7.00pm 28/03/23 HE experience to challenge stereotypes CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum | Access to careers interviews Assemblies / workshops Y10 Parents' Evening 4:00pm-6:30pm 27/04/23 Work experience week 3/07/23 FE experience to raise aspirations Assemblies FE understanding of pathways ie workshops CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum |
11 | Access to careers interviews Networking event with providers and employers Assemblies / workshops Y11 Progress Evening 20/10 4.30-6.30pm Mock Interviews 9/11/22 Careers Fair 19/10/22 FE experience to raise aspirations Assemblies CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum | Access to careers interviews Assemblies / workshops Y11 Parents' Evening 4:00pm-6:30pm 16/02/23 How to help your child revise event 5:30-7.00pm 28/03/23 HE experience to challenge stereotypes CEIAG element of PSHCE curriculum | GCSE results days |
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 CEIAG office (Miss L Parkinson) This facility is available to all students at lunch and break times.
5. Monitoring arrangements
Co-op Academy North Manchester arrangements for managing the access of education and training providers to our students is monitored by L.Parkinson and S.Fiddler
This policy will be reviewed by 1st September 2022 At every review, the policy will be approved by the governing board and the headteacher.