1. 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, employment and / or training offer.  This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

2. Pupil entitlement

All pupils in years 7-13 are entitled:

• to find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeship 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.

3. Management of provider access requests

 a) Procedure

A provider wishing to request access should contact Mark Hannington, Careers and Higher Education Advisor on telephone: 01202 692132 x269 or 01202 606504, email: careers@poolegrammar.com.

b) Opportunities for access

A number of 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

* Personal Social Health and Economic lessons.

** These events and offers are subject to availability when Covid-19 national restrictions are in place.

4. Premises and facilities

The school will make a suitable venue available for discussions between the provider and students, as appropriate to the activity, and where reasonably viable and possible.  The school will also make available AV and other specialist equipment as reasonably required to support provider presentations, and where reasonably viable and possible.  This will all be discussed and agreed in advance of the visit with the Careers and Higher Education advisor or a member of the pastoral or support staff teams.

Providers are welcome to leave a copy of their prospectus or other relevant course literature in The Futures Hub and / or the school library, which is accessible to students before school, at break time, at lunchtime and after school.