Moving On and Careers

Provider Access Policy Statement

Date updated: January 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 students 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.

Commitment

Philip Southcote is committed to ensuring there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access students, for the purpose of informing them about approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.  Philip Southcote 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.

Philip Southcote endeavours to ensure that all students 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

The Philip Southcote policy for access to other education and training providers has the following aims:

To develop the knowledge and awareness of our students 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 students becoming NEET (Young people not in education, employment or training).

Student Entitlement

Philip Southcote fully supports the statutory requirement for students 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 assemblies throughout the year, in addition to providers attending careers events at the school.

Development

This policy has been developed and is reviewed annually by the Moving On Coordinator (Karen Robinson), SLT Careers Lead (Louise Cooper) and Line Manager (Lee Jerwood - Headteacher) 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.

You can find our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Policy here: Key Information

Equality and Diversity

Access to other providers is available and promoted to allow all students to access information about other providers of further education and apprenticeships. Philip Southcote 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 Karen Robinson, Moving On Coordintaor. Karen Robinson may be contacted by telephone or email: robinsonk@philip-southcote.surrey.sch.uk / 01932562326.

Grounds for granting requests for access

Access will be given for providers to attend during school assemblies, timetabled Careers-based lessons, and Careers or Raising Aspirations events that Philip Southcote is arranging. Students may also travel to visit another provider as part of the trip to be organised in partnership with Philip Southcote.

Details of premises or facilities to be provided to a person who is given access

Philip Southcote will provide an appropriate room or assembly hall to be agreed. Computer rooms can also be arranged. The Moving On Coordinator 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

Philip Southcote will consider live online encounters with providers where requested, and these may be broadcast into classrooms or the school assembly hall. 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 Moving On Coordinator coordinates all provider requests and is responsible to his/her senior management line manager.

Complaints Procedure

Any complaints about this policy should be raised to Louise Cooper, email:  cooperl@philip-soutchote.surrey.sch.uk. Louise Cooper will raise the complaint to Lee Jerwood, Headteacher, Philip Southcote.

Monitoring review and evaluation

The Policy is monitored and evaluated annually via the Careers Team.

Policy Coordinator: Louise Cooper

Policy Reviewed: January 2023

Appendix

Providers who have been invited into Philip Southcote to date include:

• Brooklands College
• Kingston College
• Merrist Wood College
• The Halow Project
• Surrey Choices
• Dramatize
• Guildford
• Nescot
• Richmond College
• Woking College
• Alton College
• Treloars College
• BCA College
• Club House Project
• West Thames College
• Foxes Aurora

Destinations of previous pupils from Philip Southcote include:

• Brooklands College
• Kingston College
• Merrist Wood College
• The Halow Project
• Surrey Choices
• Dramatize
• Guildford College
• Nescot College
• Richmond College
• Woking College
• Alton College
• Treloars College
• BCA College
• Club House Project
• West Thames College
• Foxes Aurora
• Syon Manor College

Philip Southcote Sixth Form:

Phone number- 01932562326

Website- https://www.philipsouthcoteschool.co.uk/26/sixth-form 

Brooklands College:

Phone number- 01932504560

Website- https://www.brooklands.ac.uk/

Guildford College:

Phone number- 08006126008

Website- https://guildford.activatelearning.ac.uk/

Nescot College:

Phone number- 02083941731

Website- https://www.nescot.ac.uk/

Richmond College:

Phone number- 02086078000

Website- https://www.rutc.ac.uk

Woking College:

Phone number- 01483761036

Website- https://woking.ac.uk/

Kingston College:

Phone number- 02085462151

Website- https://stcg.ac.uk/kingston-college

Merrist Wood:

Phone number- 08006126008

Website- https://merristwood.activatelearning.ac.uk

Alton College:

Phone number- 01420592200

Website- https://www.hsdc.ac.uk/study-with-us/alton-campus/

Treloars College:

Phone number- 01420547400

Website- https://www.treloar.org.uk/

BCA College:

Phone number- 01628824444

Website- https://www.bca.ac.uk/

Clubhouse Project:

Phone number- 01932988708

Website- https://www.clubhouseproject.org.uk/

Dramatize:

Phone number- 07912183085

Website- http://www.dramatize.co.uk/

Halow Project:

Phone number- 01483447960

Website- https://www.halowproject.org.uk/

West Thames College:

Phone number- 02083262000

Website- https://www.west-thames.ac.uk/ 

Note:

23-24 leavers attended 10 different external further education providers

22-23 leavers attended 6 different external further education providers

NEXT-STEPS-Transition-Guide-booklet-Edition-3.pdf

Moving-On-Guide.pdf

Outreach-and-Support-for-SEND.pdf

Labour Market Information documents are provided to give key information about career and job requirements, patterns and availability. Parents/carers and staff should try and use this key information to support young people to understand the roles in different sectors, as well as any opportunities in the surrounding areas.

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Year 11 all have one week of work experience. These placements can range from local schools, hairdressing salons, local businesses, local supermarkets and many more organisations. Some students may even feel more comfortable remaining in school so may find themselves working in the school office or even with the Premises team.

In Sixth Form, we try to get as many of our young people out onto work experience when, of course, they feel prepared and ready to do so. Karen Robinson, our Moving On Coordinator, works closely with pupils throughout the year to find out the kinds of placements they would like to gain experience in and then matches them to local businesses where possible.

Here are some of our students talking about their experiences in the workplace:

Lloyd:

My placement is at a gym. I ask customers how they are, make sure all the machines are working and make sure they are all cleaned.  I also applied to volunteer every Saturday and was successful. This is where I want to work.

Maira:

I work in a Mother and Toddler Group once a week. I help to set up the room and prepare snacks for the children. I have learnt to travel on the bus to get to my placement. This is my second work experience placement. I have grown in confidence. 

Alex:

I am working at a local charity shop. I help to sort through donations and price items. I am improving my communication skills and my confidence is growing.

Craig:

I am working in a school as a Learning Support Assistant. I support young students with Special Needs. This will be my last placement before I leave Sixth Form. I have learnt many new skills.

Sabrina:

I am working at a Nursery once a week. This is my first placement. This has given me more confidence. I enjoy working with the children and this is something I want to do when I leave Sixth Form.

We welcome anyone who would like to donate their time or experience to help us develop our careers provision. Giving our students the chance to encounter the world of work is invaluable in helping them to gain key life experiences, as well as to raise their own aspirations about their futures.
If you would like to get involved, we have identified some of the areas of highest impact that we would welcome your experience in.  If you would like to be part of any of the below please do not hesitate to contact us using our contact form