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31.01.24 Parent Insight – Lumi Nova
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Early Help Offer
Central Bedfordshire’s Early Help Offer identifies the need for help for children and families as soon as problems start to emerge, or when there is a strong likelihood that problems will emerge in the future.
The Early Help Offer is not just for very young children as problems may also emerge at any point throughout childhood and adolescence. The Early Help Offer includes universal and targeted services designed to reduce or prevent specific problems from escalating or becoming entrenched.
Please speak to Mr Scoot or Mrs Waddington for further information.
https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/182/young_carers.
Open Door to Advice in Central Bedfordshire
FREE & CONFIDENTIAL
A single source of information on a vast range of topics including benefits, debt, disabilities, education, health, housing, immigration, employment & legal.
If you are concerned about the immediate health or safety of a child you can contact
YOUNGMINDSĀ Crisis Messenger
https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/get-urgenthelp/
youngminds-crisis-messenger/
CallĀ 111 Option 2Ā – 24/7 ALL AGES
Young people can talk to a CAMHS professional
directly who can arrange additional support.
0 – 18 CAMHS SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY
A CAMHS clinician will respond and they can also provide self- help resources and
psychoeducation. For enquiries, please call 01234 893362
More-Life –Ā Weight management programme for children and families, information and self-referral form available viaĀ https://www.more-life.co.uk/what-we-do/our-services/in-your-area/bedford/
Wellbeing and self care
https://www.annafreud.org/resources/family-wellbeing/self-care-for-parents-and-carers/
https://www.annafreud.org/resources/family-wellbeing/advice-and-guidance-for-parents-and-carers-in-conflict-or-separating/
https://www.annafreud.org/resources/family-wellbeing/adoptive-parents-special-guardians-kinship-carers-and-foster-carers/
https://www.annafreud.org/resources/children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing/receiving-support/
Parent insight benefits session
Monday 22 April 2024
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Register interest https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=7qHYIYcHdEOyWU6HBYr_FYecZqYvFBJAozzXGGUWB1hUQVFGTFNXMFdGN0lLR1c4WEUxODVTVTdHOC4uĀ
Children’s Centres SEND Support Coffee Mornings
Leighton Buzzard Mencap Opportunity Group
Thursdays 10 ā 11:30 (Term Time only)
Casual chat & play session for parents, carers & their children who have additional needs. Support for parents, carers & their children who have additional needs.
Ring 01525 384368 to book on.
SEND Stay and Play
Every Friday from 10:00 ā 11:00 am
Dunstable Childrenās Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8106/0300 300 8104
SEND Support coffee afternoon every second Monday of the month
1:30 ā 2:30 pm
Shefford and Stotfold Childrenās Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8112
SEND Support coffee afternoon every 4th Thursday of the month,
1:30 ā 2:30 am
Flitwick Childrenās Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8111
SEND Coffee morning, Stay and Play every first and third Friday of the month,
10:30 ā 11:30 am
Houghton Regis Childrenās Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8115
Support group for parents or carers with children who have SEND
Biggleswade Youth Centre – every other Wednesday, 1:30 ā 2:30 pm
Fortnightly catch ups and support online and face-to-face. A chance to speak to professionals from the CDC, Early Years Support Team, Speech and Language plus more.
To book a free place contact Karen on 0300 300 6009 or email karen.burton@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Provider Access Policy
Updated: February 2024
Rationale:
High quality careers education and guidance in school or college is critical to young peopleās 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 such as T-Levels and Higher Technical Qualifications.
Commitment:
Edward Peake CofE (VC) Middle School is committed to ensuring there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access pupils, for the purpose of informing them about approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.Ā The school is fully aware of the responsibility to set pupils 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.
The school endeavours to ensure that all pupils 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: āBaker Clauseā: supporting students to understand the full range of education and training options, and the Provider Access Legislation, January 2023).
Aims:
This policy for access to other education and training providers has the following aims:
Pupil Entitlement:
The school fully supports the statutory requirement for pupils to have direct access to other providers of further education training, technical training and apprenticeships.Ā 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. These encounters occur over Key Stage 3, 4 and 5, beginning at Year 8. The pupil entitlement section of this policy will be updated as the school grows to accommodate further year groups.
All pupils in year 8 at Edward Peake are entitled to:
For pupils of compulsory school age these encounters are mandatory and there will be a
minimum of two encounters for pupils during the āfirst key phaseā (year 8 to 9) and two
encounters for pupils during the āsecond key phaseā (year 10 to 11).
These provider encounters will be scheduled during the main school hours and the provider
will be given a reasonable amount of time to, as a minimum:
Meaningful provider encounters
One encounter is defined as one meeting/session between pupils and one provider. We are
committed to providing meaningful encounters to all pupils using theĀ Making it meaningful
checklist.
Meaningful online engagement is also an option, and we are open to providers that are able
to provide live online engagement with our pupils.
Development
This policy has been developed and is reviewed annually by the Careers Leader and 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.
Equality and Diversity
Access to other providers is available and promoted to allow all pupils to access information about other providers of further education and apprenticeships. The school is committed to encouraging all pupils to make decisions about their future based on impartial information.
Management of Provider Access Requests:
Procedure:
Requests for access should be directed toĀ Mrs K Rodgers, Assistant Headteacher and Careers LeaderĀ outlining their offer to our Key Stage 3 pupils using the details below:
Telephone: 01767 314562
Email: careers@edwardpeake.beds.sch.uk
Opportunities for Access:
We are developing opportunities throughout our years 5-8 at school in order offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to pupils and/or their parents/carers:
Granting and Refusing Access:
Providers will be granted access on the following basis;
Providers will not be granted access on the following basis;
Safeguarding:
Our safeguarding/child protection policy outlines the schoolās procedure for checking the identity and suitability of visitors.
Education and training providers will be expected to adhere to this policy.
Premises and Facilities:
The school will provide an appropriate room or assembly hall to be agreed. Any rooms provided will have a laptop, projector and screen provided. Computer rooms or Chromebooks can also be arranged. The Careers Leader will organise this, working closely with the provider to ensure the facilities are appropriate to the audience.Ā Appropriate safeguarding checks will be carried out.Ā Providers will be met and supervised by a member of the Careers Team who will facilitate.
Live/Virtual encounters
The schoolĀ 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 Careers Leader coordinates all provider requests and is responsible to the headteacher.
Complaints:
Any complaints with regards to provider access can be raised following the school
complaints procedure or directly with The Careers & Enterprise Company via ā
provideraccess@careersandenterprise.co.uk
Monitoring review and evaluation
This policy is monitored and evaluated annually by the senior leadership team.
We are partnered with SEMLEP (The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership) to share opportunities available to both pupils and parents/carers. You can find a range of information about news, open days, volunteering, workplace experiences and useful resources on their Padlet:
Career Pathways
Whether you already know what you want to do or haven’t yet decided, thinking about your future can seem daunting. There are lots of resources out there for you to access to help you get planning:
This website requires you to register (you can use your school email address) but it is completely free and you can then store all your quizzes and searches. It helps you to see what skills you already have as well as providing information about a wide range of jobs and career sectors.
Similar to Career Pilot, you can register for free and then save any resources you find. This website also has a wide range of information on education pathways and support in choosing options subjects.
This is a government funded group who provide careers information, advice and guidance. They can help at all different stages of your career. Their website provides skills assessment, advice on making career choices, getting a job and how to progress in your career. You can also search for information on specific careers and find information regarding work hours, salary and the qualifications and skills needed for that role.
Career Spotlight: Job of the Week
Each week we will share MyPath’s Job of the Week to give you a flavour of the variety of career paths available.
Labour Market Information
LMI is data about jobs and industries that helps us understand the economy. Ā It is a useful tool to help research future jobs in the local area, understand the skills needed for certain roles and the demand for future employment.
LMI helps people explore and investigate key aspects of a particular area of employment including:
Interpreting and narrowing down LMI that is applicable to a young personās needs can become overwhelming, it is therefore better to start researching areas of interest and concentrate on those industries. We also recommend looking at local resources:
Labour Market Information January 2024
LMI for all Careerometer:
Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn about different occupations and identify potential careers.
It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation.
Simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ādisplay the UK averageā and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.
Useful links:
LMI for allĀ āĀ www.lmiforall.org.uk
The LMI for All portal provides high quality, reliable labour market information (LMI) to inform careers decisions.
NomisĀ āĀ www.nomisweb.co.uk
is a service provided by the Office for National Statistics, ONS, to give you free access to the most detailed and up-to-date UK labour market statistics from official sources. You can select a specific area, such as Cambridgeshire, to find local information.
ONSĀ āĀ www.ons.gov.uk
The Office of National Statistics provides data on People in and out of work covering employment, unemployment, types of work, earnings, working patterns and workplace disputes. Each month they also publish a Labour market overview, UK.
We are partnered with SEMLEP (The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership) to share opportunities available to both pupils and parents/carers. You can find a range of information about news, open days, volunteering, workplace experiences and useful resources on their Padlet:
Career Spotlight: Job of the Week
Each week we will share MyPath’s Job of the Week to give you a flavour of the variety of career paths available.
Labour Market Information
LMI is data about jobs and industries that helps us understand the economy. Ā It is a useful tool to help research future jobs in the local area, understand the skills needed for certain roles and the demand for future employment.
LMI helps people explore and investigate key aspects of a particular area of employment including:
Interpreting and narrowing down LMI that is applicable to a young personās needs can become overwhelming, it is therefore better to start researching areas of interest and concentrate on those industries. We also recommend looking at local resources:
Labour Market Information January 2024
LMI for all Careerometer:
Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn about different occupations and identify potential careers.
It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation.
Simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ādisplay the UK averageā and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.
Useful links:
LMI for allĀ āĀ www.lmiforall.org.uk
The LMI for All portal provides high quality, reliable labour market information (LMI) to inform careers decisions.
NomisĀ āĀ www.nomisweb.co.uk
is a service provided by the Office for National Statistics, ONS, to give you free access to the most detailed and up-to-date UK labour market statistics from official sources. You can select a specific area, such as Cambridgeshire, to find local information.
ONSĀ āĀ www.ons.gov.uk
The Office of National Statistics provides data on People in and out of work covering employment, unemployment, types of work, earnings, working patterns and workplace disputes. Each month they also publish a Labour market overview, UK.