Provider access statement
Statutory requirements from January 2023
Schools 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.
Schools must provide a minimum of 6 encounters with technical education or training providers to all pupils in years 8 to 13 (see more detail in section 2.1 below).
Schools must also have a policy statement that outlines the circumstances in which education and training providers will be given access to these students.
This is outlined in section 42B of the Education Act 1997, the Skills and Post-16 Act 2022 and on page 43 of guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) on careers guidance and access for education and training providers.
The 6 encounters schools must offer to all pupils in years 8 to 13
Schools must offer:
- 2 encounters for pupils during the 'first key phase' (year 8 or 9)
- All pupils must attend
- Encounters can take place any time during year 8, and between 1 September and 28 February during year 9
- 2 encounters for pupils during the 'second key phase' (year 10 or 11)
- All pupils must attend
- Encounters can take place any time during year 10, and between 1 September and 28 February during year 11
- 2 encounters for pupils during the 'third key phase' (year 12 or 13)
- Pupils can choose to attend
Encounters can take place any time during year 12, and between 1 September and 28 February during year 13
These encounters must happen for a reasonable period of time during the standard college day. Schools can continue to provide complementary experiences, but encounters outside of college hours won't count towards these requirements.
Schools must ask each provider to provide the following information as a minimum:
- Information about the provider and the approved qualifications or apprenticeships they offer
- Information about what careers those qualifications and apprenticeships can lead to
- What learning or training with the provider is like
- Answers to any questions from pupils
This will be covered in assemblies, year group activities and enrichment activities.
Meaningful provider encounters
Our college is committed to providing meaningful encounters to all pupils.
1 encounter is defined as 1 meeting/session between pupils and 1 provider.
- Embedded within the college’s career programme and related career strategy and sequenced to build on prior careers learning and not just a one-off event.
- Reflects the opportunities within the local labour market.
- Linked to real life examples and local context.
- Mapped against SMART learning objectives Ensure age/ability appropriateness
- Accessible and differentiated to engage all participating students.
- Meaningful live online engagement is also an option at our college.
Student entitlement
All students in years 8 to 13 at Hockerill Anglo-European College are entitled to:
- Find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeship opportunities as part of our careers programme, which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point
- Hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships, e.g. through activities and events such as options events, assemblies and taster events
- Understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses
Management of provider access requests
A provider wishing to request access should contact Mr James Lee, Careers Lead.
Telephone: 01279658451
Email: leej@hockerill.com