Parent & Carer Careers Zone

This section of the Careers Hub is aimed at helping parents and carers source information to help support young people in their future decisions.

Research suggests that students are 82% more likely to listen to parents/carers about careers advice and pathways - which is a lot of pressure, especially when all we want is for our young people to be happy in their choices.

Take a look at this website - Talking Futures

This is for help parents and carers to help their children in their decision-making process for next steps in college, qualifications, university or apprenticeships. This website gives you up to date information and guidance, from a trustworthy source. There are also suggested interactive activities that you can try, to help you with those career conversations.

Below you will find a number of helpful resources and information about mock interviews, education options, types of jobs and local opportunities.

Get Apprenticeship 'application ready'

Green Careers Week 4th-11th November 2024

Please see below for the Parents guide to Green Careers.

With the world becoming more green and Eco-friendly, more and more opportunities in this field are available.

Highlights:

What are Green Careers?
Why 'green' matters to teens.
Routes to green careers.
Discussing next steps.
Examples of green careers.

green careers.pdf

80.75% of students say their parents help them to make key careers decisions

Careers Newsletter

lancaster academy edition 5.pdf

Calling all parents – feeling in the need of extra information about different ways your children can get into a wide range of industries? Click on the link below to get more information about free parent webinars.

INVESTIN

Work Experience Parent's Checklist 2024

checklist for parents 2024.pdf

Useful Resources

Talking Futures

Free resources, activities and practical guidance to help you support your child’s careers and education choices.

What's next?

Parents/Carers – unsure of how to guide your child when they make decisions about their next steps post-secondary education? Click below to access quick summaries of route options.

National Careers after GCSE

Video - Why Choose College or University?

Our Year 10 students have the opportunity to visit Higher and Further education providers in Leicestershire. Watch the short clip below to find out more about why Higher Education and Further Education courses can be valuable for our youngsters.

Video - Mock Interviews

Please click on the picture below to see an informative video relating to why we have mock interviews for our Year 11 students.

Education Options

There are a variety of educational routes available to students when they leave Lancaster Academy. Click each button below to find out more.

Apprenticeship Information T Levels Local 6th Forms University Local Alternative Providers

Further Education Colleges

Types of Jobs

Students who have a vision of where they want to be in the future may find it easier to plan their next steps more easily. To help students and parents to get an idea of what types of jobs are out there we would suggest looking at these websites:

Videos - Local Opportunities

With developments in technology there are now numerous jobs that did not exist 10 years ago. It is important to keep up to date with what is happening locally, nationally and internationally.

In regards to local opportunities, the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) are leading the way in a number of exciting developments with a range of sectors including space, low carbon, and digital. Watch the videos below for more information.