Careers Access Policy Statement
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To be approved by: |
The Governing Body |
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Last reviewed on: |
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Next review due by: |
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The full Access Policy can be viewed via the link in tyhe ledt hand column of this page. Below is a summary.
1. Aims
This policy statement aims to set out our school’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
To ensure students at Greig City Academy receive the highest quality information, advice and guidance we aim to adhere to Statutory Guidance outlined below:
• Every school should begin using the Gatsby Benchmarks to improve careers provision now and meet them by the end of 2021.
• For the employer encounters Benchmark, every school should begin to offer every young person seven encounters with employers – at least one each year from Year 7 to Year 13 – and meet this in full by the end of 2021. Some of these encounters should be with STEM employers.
• Every school must publish details of their careers programme for young people and their parents.
Baker Clause – Introduced as an amendment to the Technical and Further Education Act 2017, the Baker Clause 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 (See Appendix A). 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. This regulation has been enforced since January 2nd 2018.
This is outlined in sections 42A1, 42B and 45A of the Education Act 1997. Our programme of activities shows how Greig City Academy complies with these requirements. See next page for details and to download the full programme.
3. Student Entitlement
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Year Group |
Learning Outcomes |
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7 |
To develop positive attitudes in the pupils towards study and work. |
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8 |
To develop employability and enterprise skills, such as teamwork and communication. |
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9 |
To help students to plan and take control of their future making informed choices at key points in their education. |
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10 |
To provide students with a variety of careers inspiration and guidance through employer engagement. |
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To provide students with a comprehensive understanding of opportunities post 16 and post 18 including traineeships, apprenticeships, school leaver programmes, HE, FE, employment and training opportunities. |
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To provide equal opportunity of access to careers inspiration and guidance with impartial advice about options that is available to them. |
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To help students to reflect on themselves – their abilities, skills, aptitudes and attitudes – so that they can use this knowledge to consider their development. |
| STEM Pathway | To provide students in STEM classes opportunities to participate in customised STEM programmes/projects. |
| Mandarin Pathway | To provide students in the Mandarin Excellence Programme opportunities to participate in customised Mandarin Pathway programmes/projects. |
4. Provider access requests management
A provider who would like to request access to Greig City Academy students should contact:
Maureen Arhagba - Careers Leader & Work Related Learning Head of Faculty - on 020 8609 0191 or email - marhagba@greigcityacademy.co.uk.
We will consider all requests to access students from providers however access may be denied during:
Pre-Public Examinations (Mock Exams) · GCSE Examinations · School Holidays · Public Holidays
5. Safeguarding
Our Safeguarding and Child protection Policy outlines the school’s procedure for checking the identity and suitability of visitors. Education and training providers will be expected to adhere to this policy.
The Greig City Academy School safeguarding and child protection policy can be found at:
For further clarification on this policy please get in touch with the careers leader - details above.
6. Premises and facilities
Providers can request access the facilities that the require when available we will attempt to make the following facilities available :
- Main school hall (when not in use for examinations)
- A Standard (30 capacity) Classroom
- Interactive White Board (IWB)
- Projector
- Speakers for Audio Requirements
If additional facilities are required, please get in contact with, the careers team above to see if additional requests can be accommodated.
7. Links to other Greig City Academy school policies
If providers would like further clarification on any of our policies, please get in contact with the careers team.
8. Monitoring arrangements
The school’s arrangements for managing the access of education and training providers to students is monitored the careers team.
This policy will be reviewed by Maureen Arhagba, Careers Leader in September of every academic year. At every review, the policy will be approved by The Governing Body.
