At Highcliffe School, we understand that guiding your child through their education and into the jobs market can feel daunting. The world, education and the jobs market are ever changing, and it can be difficult to know what to advise them.

You can subscribe to Careermag for Parents. This is a termly magazine aimed at parents/carers to help them keep up to date with educational and industry/job market developments, which guides parents/carers and their children through the career journey. careermap.co.uk/careermag-parents

 In addition, our termly careers programme newsletter, informs you about all careers activity that has been taking place in school and what events are coming up later in the year.

www.how2become.com  is a helpful website for careers resources that you and your child might find useful in guiding them towards their career goals.

Other websites that parents/carers might find useful for futures/careers information to help guide their child are:

www.careerpilot.org.uk and nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

For information about the Apprenticeship Pathways and Apprenticeship Vacancies:

Apprenticeships  and Find an apprenticeship - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For information about the new T-level qualifications: T Levels | The Next Level Qualification

For information about the University Pathway (& also Apprenticeships/Degree Apprenticeship pathways):  UCAS

The Unifrog platform is designed to support learners in making the most informed decisions about their futures and has a range of tools that are suitable for all year groups. Each student in Year 9-13 has their own personal account that provides a wide range of information related to their interests and aspirations.  Key features of the platform include:

• Exploring Pathways – personality quizzes, career and subject profiles, MOOCs and webinars
• Recording – self-reflection about extracurricular activities and key employability skills
• Opportunities – search tools showing live vacancies/courses/placements for apprenticeships, universities (in the UK and abroad), FE, virtual work experience and much more
• Applications – tools to help students build applications for a range of pathways (e.g., CVs, Personal Statements, Common App Essays)

You can access Unifrog as a parent. Either sit down with your child and explore the tools together or contact the school for an access code for a parent account.