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How to review your provider access policy statement

Find everything you need to review and approve your school's provider access policy statement. Use our key questions to challenge your school leaders and refer to our model policy to benchmark your own and make sure it's compliant.

Last reviewed on 24 January 2024See updates
Ref: 38448
Statutory/mandatory for:
Maintained schools
Academies
Free schools
Pupil referral units
Contents
  1. Key facts
  2. What this policy needs to do
  3. 4 questions to ask to challenge this policy
  4. Model policy statement 
  5. Examples from schools

What this policy needs to do

All maintained schools and academies (including special schools and PRUs) must:

  • Give education and training providers the opportunity to talk to pupils in years 8 to 13 about approved technical qualifications and apprenticeships
  • Provide a minimum of 6 encounters with technical education or training providers to all pupils in years 8 to 13

How your school will comply with the legal requirement to provide pupils with 6 encounters with technical education or training providers, and what times the school will give access Any procedural requirements for requests for access, e.g. the main point of contact at the school to whom requests should be directed Rules for granting and refusing access, e.g. details of careers lessons, assemblies or