Provider access policy

Contents

Aims. 1
Statutory requirements. 1
Student entitlement 2
Management of provider access requests. 2
Previous providers. 4
Pupil destinations. 5
Complaints. 5
Links to other policies. 5
Monitoring arrangements. 5

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

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.

This policy shows how our school complies with these requirements.

2.1 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)
- o All pupils must attend
- o 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)
- o All pupils must attend
- o 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)
- o Pupils can choose to attend
- o 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 school day. Schools can continue to provide complementary experiences, but encounters outside of school 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

2.2 Menorah High Encounters

Our school is committed to providing meaningful encounters to all pupils.

1 encounter is defined as 1 meeting/session between pupils and 1 provider.

Meet the Professionals evening held every two years. Over 40 women in the community are invited to attend and many are drawn from the alumni body. This is aimed at Year 9 upwards and therefore each girl should have access to 3 of these events over the course of their education.
Workshops run by Work Avenue on Employability skills, Interview Skills, CV writing, etc.
External speakers in Assemblies (Louise Hager Chai Cancer, Lord Young)
STEM promoted by regular talks to Sixth form from practitioners (Dr Foldes)
Extra-curricular often bring in representatives from Communal Organisations
Visitor from Imperial Outreach
Dr Ryde from a local Further Education College to talk about Digital Learning opportunities.
Health and Social care students subjected to a panel made up of local organisations to discuss such issues as;
- o Who founded the organisation?
- o What gap was there in health and social care services that you now fill?
- o What links do you have with statutory providers such as NHS or LA?4) What services do you provide
One to One Interviews with Work Avenue, a local charity providing advice and guidance to support people into work
Year 12 Work Experience Programme
Local business owner invited in to speak to Textile GCSE students
Panel with consortium of Psychologists

3. Student entitlement

All students in years 8 to 13 at Menorah High School 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

4. Management of provider access requests

4.1 Procedure

Any provider wishing to request access should contact our careers leader, Mrs Jo Marchant, on 020 8208 0500 or via email on: jmarchant@menorahhigh.com.

4.2 Opportunities for access

Via our school careers programme, we offer providers numerous opportunities throughout the school year to speak to pupils and/or their parents. Our annual schedule of events is as follows:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Year 8		· Careers based Form Times	· Options Evening · Proposed Take a child to Work day
Year 9		· Careers based Form Times	· Speaker Panel · Proposed Take a child to Work day
Year 10	· Meet the Professionals Evening · One to Ones with Form Tutors · Careers based Form Time Sessions	· One to Ones with Form tutors	· Proposed Take a child to Work day · One to One with Form Tutors
Year 11	· Meet the Professionals Evening · One to Ones with Form Tutors · Session on Post 16 Options · Intro to Sixth Form Session · Preparation for Public Exams	· Post-16 options evening · Post-16 taster sessions · Introduction to Sixth Form and Pathways · One to Ones with Form tutors	· One to one sessions with Independent Careers Advisor
Year 12	· Open Day Visits to Higher Education Providers · Introduction to UCAS/alternative pathways · Meet the Professionals Evening · Session on Post 18 Opportunities · Interview Skills Workshop	· Intro to Work Experience Workshop · Moving Forward workshop (post 18 Options) · Further session on UCAS and alternative pathways to UCAS process	· CV Writing Workshop · Work Experience week · Personal statement training
Year 13	· Personal Statement training · Mock interviews · One to one UCAS/pathways sessions and ongoing support · Employability Skills session · Interview skills session · Preparation for Public Exams	· Ongoing support throughout UCAS process and alternative pathways · Mock Interviews	· Ongoing support throughout UCAS process and alternative pathways

4.3 Granting and refusing access

We will grant access requests that meet the following criteria:

Are in writing
Give the requester’s name, address (any way of contacting them)
Describe the information requested

We will refuse any access request that:

Is deemed to be vexatious
Would cost too much staff time or money to process
Repeats a previous request from the same person
Is not received in writing

4.4 Safeguarding

Our safeguarding/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.

4.5 Premises and facilities

We will provide quiet areas to enable providers to access students.
For any specialist equipment required, please liaise with our careers leader.

5. Previous providers

In previous years we have invited the following providers from the local area to

speak to our pupils:

Practice Nurse

Superintendent radiographer. Wellington hospital Breast Unit

Business and speech writer. Former journalist.

Construction Planner / Architectural Designer

Specialist Literacy and Dyslexia Teacher

Adult Acute Speech and Language Therapist

Family Liaison Officer Camp Simcha

Student in Audiology

Director of Property and TSS

CBT Psychotherapist and Supervisor

Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Dietitian

Fertility Midwife

Optometrist

Solicitor

Copywriter and Content Marketing Manager

Accountant

Laboratory Technician and Research Assistant

Creative Account Director

Accountant

Interior Designer

Intensive Care Pharmacist

Diet consultant
Modest active wear brand owner

Nurse

Head of Development at Hand in Hand (formerly Shabbat Walk)

University Lecturer / Previously a Criminal Barrister

Graphic Designer / Art Teacher (If only one title is necessary then please put graphic designer)

Director

Optometrist

Research Director & Business Owner

Reflexologist

Nurse & Midwife

Dental Hygienist

GP and Assistant Medical Director , London Ambulance Service

Consultant in Public Health

Senior Regulatory Compensation Consultant

Hospital Pharmacist

Administrative director for a youth movement
I also do hairdressing on the side

Speech and Language Therapists

Product marketing executive

Operations Manager / Administrator

Serial Entrepreneur

Mechanical Engineer

Interior Designer

Speech and Language Therapist

Information Technology and Services Professional | Data & Systems

Marketing Manager

Cognitive Behaviour Therapist for children and young people and Systemic practitioner

Podiatrist

Science Graduate/Medical staff

6. Pupil destinations

Last year, our year 11 & 13 pupils moved to a range of providers in the local area.

7. Complaints

Any complaints related to provider access can be raised following the school complaints procedure which can be found on our website.

8. Monitoring arrangements

The school’s arrangements for managing the access of education and training providers to students are monitored by Headteacher.

This policy will be reviewed by the careers leader bi-annually.

At every review, the policy will be approved by the Headteacher.

Next review: November 2025