Parents
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This page is dedicated to inform parents/carers by providing tailored information about our student’s options when leaving Park Vale Academy. If you have concerns about your child’s progress towards making decision about their further or higher education, training or employment options please do contact our Careers Advisor – Miss Koppoe – a.koppoe@parkvaleacademy.org.uk
Below you will find an excellent list of information resources tailored to parents/carers. These will help you to understand the educational and training options available to your child and how to support them with decision making.
Talking Futures
Talking Futures provides a suite of resources, activities and practical guidance to help you engage parents in supporting their children to decide upon their next best step.
A guide for parents/carers – Employability Skills https://79590737.flowpaper.com/SuccessatSchoolParentsGuide/#page=1
The Parent Kind website is great ‘one stop shop’ for all areas of your child’s careers and options support: https://www.parentkind.org.uk/for-parents/careers/careers-guidance-and-access
The UCAS website has specific information on post-16 education and training:https://www.ucas.com/further-education/post-16-finance-and-support/parents-and-carers
For information about all things apprenticeships: https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/parents/their-career
Parent information resources for apprenticeships can be downloaded: https://amazingapprenticeships.com/resources/
Target Careers has useful information about how to help support your child’s decision making:https://targetcareers.co.uk/parents-and-teachers/344-is-a-school-leaverprogramme-right-for-your-child
We encourage parents/carers to keep up-to-date with labour market information. The National Careers Service has an extensive list of job profiles which can be used with studnets to help them to undertstand different educational and training paths into different careers. https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers
Get In Go Far: https://www.getingofar.gov.uk/parents
Student Loans: https://www.slc.co.uk/students-and-customers/parents-and-partners-of-students.aspx
Student Loan Repayments: https://www.slc.co.uk/students-and-customers/loan-repayment.aspx
Tuition Fees and Funding: https://targetcareers.co.uk/uni/choices-about-uni/50-university-tuition-fees-and-funding
If you cannot find what you are looking for or need further support please contact – Miss Angie Koppoe: akoppoe@parkvaleacademy.org.uk who will be able to discuss your needs and provide the relevant information, advice or guidance.