CAREERS PROVIDER ACCESS STATEMENT AND CAREERS PROGRAMME INFORMATION:

Introduction

This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to students at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

Mission Statement

At One In A Million Free School, we are committed to ensuring all students receive the appropriate level of Information, Advice and Guidance to enable them to make well informed and realistic decisions about their future next steps in terms of education and careers.

Vision

One In A Million Free School believes that students should be appropriately prepared for the choices they make during their education and the choices they make in the future. Students should have an understanding of how their education will prepare them for the world of work. Students should feel confident in making key decisions about educational and career choices and have a clear understanding of the routes to achieve their goal.

This preparation should be achieved through a variety of means such as impartial and independent one to ones with a qualified Careers Advisor, careers resources purchased by the School, a whole school Careers Programme, Assemblies and Open Days at local colleges and Universities.

Student Entitlement

In response to the updated requirements and expectations of school published by the DfE in January 2023, below is a link to our Provider Access Statement providing information on all the events and further opportunities available for education and training providers to access all pupils in year 8 to year 11 to provide them with information around qualifications (including technical education), employment or apprenticeships.  ​​

• Click on the hyperlink to read our Careers Policy

Management of Provider Access Requests Procedure

A provider wishing to request access should contact:

• Careers Team:
  Miss C Stuart
  Miss Mahfooz
  school@oneinamillion.org.uk

• Telephone: 01274 723439

Opportunities for Access

As soon as our students join us at One In A Million Free School, we encourage them to start thinking about their future. Through our PSHCE programme, students begin to explore different career pathways and the world of work.

Key Stage 3

Summary of Key Stage 3​

• Self-Awareness/Self-Determination/Self-Improvement
• PSHE exploring careers in the ‘Living in the wider world’ unit
• Subject curriculum links throughout the year
• Autumn Term Enterprise Activities and Competition
• Careers assemblies
• Career pathways linked to National Careers Week and National Apprenticeship Week
• Apprenticeship Assembly
• Bradford Manufacturing Week
• CV preparation
• Careers Fair
• Access to a Careers advisor

Key Stage 4

At Key Stage 4, we continue to build on the foundations established through Year 7 – 9 and our focus becomes more personalised for our students as they progress through to Post-16 Studies, Apprenticeships of Employment with training.

Our Careers Co-ordinator works closely with students, making sure they are aware of all their options and are making informed decisions about their future. This is carefully balanced with building students' character skills as they prepare for interviews and life beyond school.

Summary of Key Stage 4

• Self-Awareness/Self-Determination/Self-Improvement
• PSHE exploring careers in the ‘Living in the wider world’ unit Subject curriculum links explicit throughout the year
• Autumn Term Enterprise Activities and Competition
• Careers assemblies
• Career pathways linked to National Careers Week and National Apprenticeship Week
• Apprenticeship Assembly
• Bradford Manufacturing Week
• Experiences of work visits
• Careers guidance
• CV/Personal statement preparation
• Interview Preparations
• Careers Fair
• 1 – 1 interview with an impartial careers advisor
• Access to information about other options post 16
• Next Steps Assemblies from local Post 16 Providers
• Opportunity to visit college open days and taster days
• Assemblies focused on apprenticeships and LMI
• Mentoring with Senior Leadership Team
• Applications to colleges, apprenticeships, sixth forms and T-Levels

Careers Links:

Further Education:

• Bradford College
• Bradford New College
• Shipley College
• Leeds City College

Higher Education:

• University of Bradford
• University of Leeds
• Leeds Beckett University
• Go Higher West Yorkshire
• University of York

Apprenticeships:

• Vacancies
• Information for pupils
• Information for parents

Labour Market Information:

• Future Goals
• Leeds Pathways

Other Careers Services:

• National Careers Service