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Talking Futures: Prompts - Adapting student careers opportunities
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:
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Aware
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Informed
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Enthused
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Empowered
Talking Futures: Parents Evening Appointments
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.
Talking Futures: Parents Careers Presentation
A flexible PowerPoint presentation to introduce careers and education options to parents from Year 7 onwards.
Talking Futures: Parental Journey/roadmap
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.
Talking Futures: Parental engagement in National Apprenticeship Week
During National Apprenticeship Week this year, consider including parents in the activities taking place. Here are some resources to support with this.
Talking Futures: Options at 16 and 18 animations
Simple animated films, to help parents understand the range of options open to their children at 16 and 18.
Talking Futures: KS4-5 Students careers conversations activity
An activity to give students the confidence to initiate careers conversations at home.
Talking Futures: Inspiration and upskilling - conversation starters
An informal activity to help parents and students discuss skills and careers options with support from school/college.
Talking Futures: Inspiration and Upskilling - Building a skills challenge
A family teamwork challenge to explore how different skills and strengths can suit a range of career and education options.
Talking Futures: Informal Q and A
A parent-friendly session where families can explore careers or education options with the school/college.
Talking Futures: Further Education planning tool
This dedicated FE guide contains suggestions for how you can work with other departments across your college to maximise the reach and impact of parental engagement in careers.
Talking Futures: Family Conversations Film
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.