Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools and Colleges (ASK) Programme
SCTP is delighted to announce that it will be continuing in the new academic year to deliver the Apprenticeships Support and Knowledge for Schools (ASK) programme in East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. The delivery contract has been awarded by charity, and SCTP member, CXK, who have been contracted to deliver the programme across the South region. The contract will focus on assisting schools with their statutory duty to provide impartial careers advice and guidance to young people by providing them with a package of comprehensive support and information about apprenticeships and T levels. It is fully funded and is therefore free to access for all schools.
The ASK programme supports the government objective to improve awareness of apprenticeships, driving growth in applications, supporting progression, and increasing the engagement of young people, parents and teachers.
Following a planning meeting, where the school’s engagement with apprenticeships is reflected upon and discussed, each school engaged can select from a menu of activities such as:
- Awareness assemblies
- Apprenticeship registration & application workshops
- Mock assessment centre workshops
- Mock interview sessions
- Careers fairs
- ‘Career starter’ apprenticeship sessions
- Teacher CPD sessions
- Parents presentations
In addition to the above direct delivery, we will also work with schools to support them to access the extensive bank of resources and information available on www.apprenticeships.gov.uk, including how to link ASK activities to the Gatsby benchmarks, and how to help embed apprenticeship information within careers delivery.
The ASK programme also provides advice to students at an earlier age, with resources to support students in KS3, to help spark an interest in the apprenticeship pathway and give them more time to consider the wide variety of apprenticeship options available to them.
Further information about the ASK programme can be found here: The ASK programme (apprenticeships.gov.uk)
To request support, schools and colleges in Sussex can email us at ASK@sctp.org.uk and we will be in contact to discuss the options.
