What secondary academies and 16 to 19 academies must publish

Secondary academies and 16 to 19 academies must publish a policy statement to comply with section 42B of the Education Act 1997, known as the ‘provider access legislation’.

This statement must set out the circumstances in which they will give providers of technical education and apprenticeships access to year 8 to 13 pupils, as applicable.

What secondary academies, 16 to 19 academies and FE colleges should publish

Secondary academies, 16 to 19 academies and FE colleges should publish information about how they deliver careers guidance to years 7 to 13, as appropriate to their setting and required by their funding or accountability agreement.

For the current academic year, this should include:

• the name and contact details of their careers lead
• a summary of the careers programme, including details of how young people, parents, carers, teachers and employers can access information about it
• how the academy or college measures and assesses the programme’s impact on young people
• the date by which it will review this information

Statutory guidance on providing careers guidance is available.