The updated provider access legislation (PAL) has now been enacted. It specifies schools must provide at least four encounters throughout KS3 and 4 for all students: Two encounters for pupils during the ‘first key phase’ (year 8 or 9) and two encounters for pupils during the ‘second key phase’ (year 10 or 11). At Lotus Academy we do this through a variety of activities. We have strong links with The Careers & Enterprise Company and the Sheffield See it Be it team, who support us in finding appropriate volunteers for in school activities such as ‘Mock interviews’, ‘Guess my job’ and ‘Careers speaker sessions’. Throughout KS3, students will visit work place settings and in KS4, students visit multiple Post-16 settings offering a range of qualifications and educational pathways, alongside additional work place settings and careers fairs. We do activities within school for National Careers week and National Apprenticeships week including assemblies and guest speakers from KS2 upwards to support understanding and learning.

If you are an employer who would like to work with us or a parent/carer with any questions please email Adele Hetherington (Careers Lead) at ahetherington@nexusmat.org