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Provider Access Statement
Review Date: September 2022
Aims
To state The Brittons Academy’s arrangements for managing the access of education and training providers to students and/or their information for the purpose of giving them information about their offer. This statement 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
Statutory requirements
Schools are required to ensure that there are opportunities for a range of education and training providers to access students in years 8 to 13 to inform them about approved technical education, qualifications or apprenticeships. This is outlined in section 42B of the Education Act 1997. The Brittons Academy endeavours to meet all benchmarks set out in the Gatsby Framework, which is recognised as the exemplar standard of quality Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG).
Student entitlement
All The Brittons students in years 8 to 11 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
- Understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses
Management of provider access requests
Any provider wishing to request access to student information should contact our Careers Lead (Michaela Philpot – Assistant Principal) mphilpot@elatschools.co.uk or the Careers Coordinator (Paula Hissey) phissey@elatschools.co.uk. A number of events are integrated into our careers programme where we offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to students and/or their parents/carers. Individual Post 16 providers are invited to run assemblies and talk about what they have to offer our students after Brittons throughout Year 10 & 11.
Please speak to our Head of CEIAG to identify the most suitable opportunity for your organisation.
Granting and refusing access
We only grant access for the approved Havering provider, Prospects, to pupil data and share this given their approved status by our local authority and their compliance with GDPR. We also provide references of Year 11 students to post 16 institutions when requested from approved educational establishments by secure and identifiable means. If visits are agreed providers will be given access to the best space for the nature of their event and all standard equipment to run a successful presentation. Any specialist of institution specific equipment will need to be brought by the provider. Our Safeguarding statement outlines the school’s procedure for checking the identity and suitability of visitors. Education and training providers will be expected to adhere to this statement and provide clear evidence of identify when visiting school.
Monitoring arrangements
The school’s arrangements for managing the access of education and training providers to students is monitored by the Head of CEIAG.
The Brittons Academy Information Advice and Guidance Plan
| Half term 1 | Half term 2 | Half term 3 | Half term 4 | Half term 5 | Half term 6 | |
| Year 7 | SMSC Careers Focus Form: Meet the Careers Adviser Form Time: Goal Setting Brittons Alumni Talk Skills Builder Launch Assembly Careers Fair – Friday 8th October 2021 | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Author Visit HE Mythbuster Assembly Y7 Future Grad Launch | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter SMSC Development Afternoon Y7 Future Grad – What is Uni? Office Duty role | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Careers Library Workshops National Careers Week W/C 7th March Assembly & Session | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Employability Skills Workshops Future Grad – Campus trip | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Form Time: ‘Steps’ Careers Booklet Y7 Future Grad – University Campus Trip Science: Call of the Wild Academic Reading Week |
| Year 8 | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Brittons Alumni Talk Skills Builder Launch Assembly Careers Fair – Friday 8th October 2021 Y8 Future Grad Launch | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter ‘Your Choices’ University Taster Day (STEM Specific) Author Visit | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter SMSC Development Afternoon ‘Your Choices’ University Taster Day (Mixed subjects) Y8 Future Grad – What is Uni? | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Form Time: ‘Steps’ Careers Booklet Office Duty role National Careers Week W/C 7th March Assembly & Session Careers Insight Day – Contact Uni Connect / Anglia Ruskin? | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Employability Skills Workshop Future Grad – How is uni different from school? On campus session | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Academic Reading Week Science: Call of the Wild? Careers Library Workshops |
| Year 9 | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Brittons Alumni Talk Skills Builder Launch Assembly Careers Fair – Friday 8th October 2021 Y9 Future Grad Launch | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Houses of Parliament Trip – Harriett? Author Visit STEM Careers Talk – Ford? Future Grad – Project Launch on campus Careers Library Workshops | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter SMSC Development Afternoon Subject area Assemblies Options Evening I:I Options Meetings (SLT) Access HE – Level Up Day Options Assembly Future Grad – Project check in | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Form Time: ‘Steps’ Careers Booklet I:I Careers Support Meetings National Careers Week W/C 7th March Assembly & Session Future Grad – Project feedback in school & project showcase on campus | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter University Talk/Visit Office Duty role Humanutopia ‘Who Am I?’ Day | SMSC Careers Focus BBC Young Reporter Academic Reading Week Army Activity Day Future Grad – Residential Campus trip. |
| Year 10 | SMSC Careers Focus Brittons Alumni Talk Skills Builder Launch Assembly Careers Fair – Friday 8th October 2021 RPA What’s Next Event (13th October 2021) Apprenticeships Talk (LH) 19th October ‘What Career’/ ‘What Uni’ Event at Olympia, London Y10 Future Grad Launch | SMSC Careers Focus Careers Library Workshops Office Duty role Apprenticeship Talk Skills London Careers Event at ExCel, London (26th-27th November 2021) British Library Apprenticeship Talk? | SMSC Careers Focus Form Time: ‘Steps’ Careers Booklet SMSC Development Afternoon University Talk/Visit Future Grad – Resilience session on campus Careers Library Workshops Future Frontiers Launch | SMSC Careers Focus B & D College Taster Day Events? National Careers Week W/C 7th March Assembly & Session Future Grad – Revision Skills session in school. Future Frontier programme continues | SMSC Careers Focus I:I Careers Support Meetings | SMSC Careers Focus Academic Reading Week Employability & Interview Skills Workshop Work Experience W/C 4th July College Taster Days at Havering Colleges and Barking & Dagenham College Post-16 providers Information sessions I:I Careers Support Meetings |
| Year 11 | SMSC Careers Focus Brittons Alumni Talk Careers Fair – Friday 8th October 2021 Careers Library Workshops RPA What’s Next? Event Apprenticeships Talk (LH) 22nd October College Transfer Evening Monday 4th October 2021 7pm-8pm Y11 Future Grad Launch College Transition Evening I:I Careers Support Meetings Careers Library Workshops | SMSC Careers Focus Post-16 providers Information sessions CV Writing & Interview Skills Workshop ‘Step Up to College’ Event (B&D) Skills London Careers Event at ExCel, London (26th-27th November 2021) I:I Careers Support Meetings Library Talk – Summer Reading Scheme Work Experience opportunity. Future Grad – After school Positive Mindset & Revision sessions | SMSC Careers Focus SMSC Development Afternoon I:I Careers Support Meetings Form Time: ‘Steps’ Careers Booklet | SMSC Careers Focus I:I Careers Support Meetings National Careers Week W/C 7th March Assembly & Session | SMSC Careers Focus Careers/Post-16 Support – Drop in sessions Future Grad – Residential Summer School | SMSC Careers Focus Careers/Post-16 Support – Drop in sessions |
We promote and facilitate a number of physical and virtual careers insight talks and experiences throughout the year, at targeted at different year groups. We are seeking volunteers to run Parental Careers talks to Year 8, 9 and 10 students, if you are interested in being involved in this please contact mphilpot@elatschools.co.uk or phissey@elatschools.co.uk.
All students have an individual Careers interview during Year 10/11 with the Trust’s independent Careers Advisor, Kirsten Witchalls, and may repeat this if required. Parents are more than welcome to attend with their child if they wish to.
A Borough sourced NEET intervention runs from July of Year 10 until May half term of Year 11.
Our SMSC weekly bulletin contains a ‘Careers in the Spotlight’ feature to expose students to a range of employment areas, including the qualifications and personal qualities needed as well as opportunities that certain areas of employment may provide.
