Employer engagement

This resource informs staff about where they can send parents to get information about different pathways and could be housed on your staff intranet for easy access.

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 

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 flexible PowerPoint presentation to introduce careers and education options to parents from Year 7 onwards.

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.

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

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

An activity to give students the confidence to initiate careers conversations at home.

An informal activity to help parents and students discuss skills and careers options with support from school/college.

A family teamwork challenge to explore how different skills and strengths can suit a range of career and education options.

A parent-friendly session where families can explore careers or education options with the school/college.

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.