Employer engagement

Help parents understand their child’s careers education journey, the key decision points and how and when you will be offering them support using these visual journey’s.

Follow four families talking to their children about next steps, helping your parents think about the role they can play in their own child’s decision-making.

Simple animated films, to help parents understand the range of options open to their children at 16 and 18.

Re-orienting the usual parents’ evening to offer an opportunity to discuss education and careers choices as well as progression. Includes preparation activity for parents who need more support.

A low-pressure session where families complete the Family action plan or Pathway planner with support from school or college staff.

A Q&A session with a panel of employers to encourage parents to explore careers relating to a particular subject, skill or industry area with their child.

An activity which builds on students’ first one-to-one meeting with the Careers Adviser, with a second meeting between the Careers Adviser, the student and their parents.

During National Apprenticeship Week this year, consider including parents in the activities taking place. Here are some resources to support with this. 

Parents can add value to the careers conversations we have in school, special school or college, by continuing these conversations at home. But in order to do this effectively, they need to be: 

• Aware 

• Informed 

• Enthused 

• Empowered 

These Technology pages produced by Thomas Pocklington Trust by staff with lived experience of a vision impairment show what can be achieved with technology adaptations.

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This report provides practical insights from Careers Leaders about how to deliver meaningful encounters with further and higher education for young people in secondary schools, colleges and special schools. It is targeted at schools and colleges seeking ideas for how to improve their provision.