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Talking Futures: Whole-staff CPD session
A two-part session to train all staff in parental engagement in careers and to get staff to work with parents directly to find out what they need.
This editable training presentation can be delivered during an INSET or other CPD session to upskill all staff.
Talking Futures: Toolkit
Developed from the original Toolkit from the Gatsby Foundation, this toolkit is based on research exploring how institutions can best support parents to help young people make informed careers and education decisions. It includes colour coded identifiers to help you find the right support, wherever you are on your parental engagement journey.
Talking Futures: Students Careers Presentation
A flexible PowerPoint presentation template to introduce careers and education options to students and demonstrate the role their parents can play in their decision making. Includes homework activity for KS3-4 students.
Talking Futures: SLT Careers meeting
A flexible PowerPoint presentation and handout to help secure the support of the SLT (and governors) for parental engagement activities.
Talking Futures: Signposting resources for staff
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.
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.