This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to 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.
Kilgarth School: Provider Access Policy Statement
(To include The Department of Education, July 2021: “Baker Clause” and the Provider Access Legislation, January 2023)
Ownership: Kilgarth School
Date updated: February 2023
Rationale:
High quality careers education and guidance in school or college is critical to young people’s futures. It helps to prepare them for the workplace by providing a clear understanding of the world of work including the routes to jobs and careers that they might find engaging and rewarding. It supports them to acquire the self-development and career management skills they need to achieve positive employment destinations. This helps pupils to choose their pathways, improve their life opportunities and contribute to a productive and successful economy.
As the number of apprenticeships rises every year, it becomes increasingly important that all young people have a full understanding of all the options available to them post-16 and post-18 including wider technical education options such as T-Levels and Higher Technical Qualifications.
Commitment:
Kilgarth School is committed to ensuring there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access pupils, for the purpose of informing them about approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.
- Kilgarth School is fully aware of the responsibility to set students on the path that will secure the best outcome which will enable them to progress in education and work and give employers the highly skilled people they need. That means acting impartially, in line with the statutory duty, and not showing bias towards any route, be that academic or technical.
- Kilgarth School endeavorsto ensure that all pupils are aware of all routes to higher skills and are able to access information on technical options and apprenticeships (The Department of Education, July 2021: “Baker Clause”: supporting students to understand the full range of education and training options, and the Provider Access Legislation, January 2023).
Aims:
Kilgarth SchoolPolicy for Access to other education and training providers has the following aims:
- To develop the knowledge and awareness of our pupils of all career pathways available to them, including technical qualifications and apprenticeships.
- To support young people to be able to learn more about opportunities for education and training outside of school before making crucial choices about their future options.
- To reduce drop out from courses and avoid the risk of pupils becoming NEET (Young people not in education, employment or training).
Pupil Entitlement:
Kilgarth School fully supports the statutory requirement for pupils to have direct access to other providers of further education training, technical training and apprenticeships. The school will comply with the new legal requirement to put on at least six encounters with providers of approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships. This will be done in Life Skills lessons during National Apprenticeship Week and National Careers Week, in addition to providers attending careers events at school. For further information, please see the school’s careers programme.
Development:
This policy has been developed and is reviewed annually by the Careers Leader and Line Manager based on current good practice guidelines by the Department for Education.
Links with other policies:
It supports and is underpinned by key school policies including those for Careers, Child Protection, Equality and Diversity, and SEND.
Equality and Diversity:
Access to other providers is available and promoted to allow all pupils to access information about other providers of further education and apprenticeships. Kilgarth School is committed to encouraging all students to make decisions about their future based on impartial information.
Requests for access:
Requests for access should be directed to Ian Keeling, Careers Leader, or Alan Daniels Careers Advisers may be contacted by telephone or email, schooloffice@kilgarth.wirral.sch.uk
Grounds for granting requests for access:
Access will be given for providers to attend during school assemblies, timetabled Careers or Life Skills lessons, and Careers or Raising Aspirations events that Kilgarth School is arranging. Pupils may also travel to visit another provider as part of the trip to be organised in partnership such as the West Met College.
Details of premises or facilities to be provided to a person who is given access:
Kilgarth School will provide an appropriate room to be agreed. All rooms have computers/laptops, projectors and screens provided. Computer room can also be arranged. The Careers Leader or Careers Adviser will organise this, working closely with the provider to ensure the facilities are appropriate to the audience. Appropriate safeguarding checks will be carried out. Providers will be met and supervised by a member of the Careers Team who will facilitate.
Live/Virtual encounters:
Kilgarth School will consider live online encounters with providers where requested, and these may be broadcast into classrooms. Technology checks in advance will be required to ensure compatibility of systems.
Parents and Carers:
Parental involvement is encouraged, and parents may be invited to attend the events to meet the providers.
Management:
The Careers Leader coordinates all provider requests and is responsible to his senior management line manager.
Complaints Procedure:
Any complaints about this policy should be raised to Ian Keeling, Careers Leader, email: schooloffice@kilgarth.wirral.sch.uk
Ian Keelingwill raise the complaint to Jane Westlake, Head teacher of Kilgarth School.
Monitoring review and evaluation:
The Policy is monitored and evaluated annually via the Senior Leadership Team
Policy Coordinator: Ian Keeling, Careers Leader, Kilgarth School
Policy Reviewed: February 2023
Providers who have been invited into Kilgarth School to date include:
Tranmere Rovers.
- Everton Free School.
- Dallaglio Foundation.
- Careers Connect.
- Tyre Brigade.
- M Lye Autos.
- Tam O’Shanter Farm.
- T8 Tyres.
- The Hive Careers Fair.
- Liverpool Football FC.
- Southport FC.
- Rob Jones, UEFA Referee.
- Wirral Scaffolds.
Destinations of previous pupils from Kilgarth School include:
Wirral Met College.
- City of Liverpool College.
- West Cheshire College.
- Cornerstones.
- West Kirby Residential School.
- Tyres, Tyres, Tyres.