Plans for a more collaborative approach to post-16 education have been approved by Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet.
The new arrangements for post-16 education will come into force in September.
Schools will follow a handbook, which will provide guidance for a memorandum of understanding.
The handbook will set out the common options processes with year 11, a consistent approach to careers guidance, a common online prospectus, a common online induction process and a clear timetable for UCAS.
All secondary schools in the county borough will have access to the same information.
Christopher Parry, headteacher at Lewis School Pengam, said that schools were already working in partnership together before this scheme, but the new approach would allow for the barriers that previously existed to be broken down.
The cabinet member for education, Cllr Barbara Jones, said: “I feel privileged to be involved in what’s happening at the moment and it is very exciting.”
The council’s interim chief executive, Christina Harrhy, said: “I think it’s fantastic to see this materialising.
“Without trust and mutual respect it just wouldn’t happen.
“What we need is the construction people and the life sciences, making sure that what we are doing here will contribute towards our strategic aim.”
The council is hoping that this collaborative approach could help to keep students in the county borough when they start seeking employment.
A report says that the formal partnership agreement has the “potential to provide students with access to a broader curriculum and improve the overall costs and outcomes at post-16.”