Parents/Carers

Parents and carers are the most influential factor in students’ decisions about the future. Your support and encouragement influences their choices, and the guidance you provide will be invaluable to their eventual achievements and career pathways. There are some very simple and practical steps you can take to support your child:

• Talk to them about their current educational attainment and estimated grades and encourage them to aim high (the skills shortages of the future will be in higher level jobs)
• Discuss where they want to be and research how to get there (there are links below to some great resources)
• Encourage them to get the advice and experiences they need to help them achieve their goals

It can be challenging trying to help your child to navigate their post 16 and post 18 options. A lot may have changed since you left school and you might not always feel best placed to support your child when they ask ‘What should I do next?’. That's why Careermag have put together a comprehensive guide to help you, help your child(ren) in the follow areas:

• Supporting your child to get going
• Interview prep
• Why we need to get talking about money
• Work readiness & wellbeing
• Encouraging your child to take up work experience
• Post 16 & 18 options
• Helping your child to deal with exam stress

High Storrs uses UNIFROG as our careers platform.  All students from Y7-Y13 have logins to Unifrog.  This Unifrog Parent Guide will help you to support your child to get the most out of Unifrog. 

Further Links

• Paths to Professional Careers - A Parent's Guide
• Student Finance - Parent information
• Amazing Apprenticeships - Parent Zone
• Unifrog.org
• icould Careers Ideas
• BBC Bitesize: Careers

Further careers support can be found in the documents sent out to parents and carers of Y10 pupils, prior to careers guidance interviews.