Careers Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Parents Services

Representation at parents evenings

Advisers available at parents evening events

Activities include:

• Available to answer queries from individual parents and carers and families
• Deliver short presentation at event

Outcomes include:

• Providing parents and carers with the knowledge and information to support their young person with their career planning and to make informed choices
• Enabling parents to broaden young persons horizons / improve social mobility and support achievement of sustained employability and progression

Attendance at other school events

Parents will have access to advisers on a drop basis or through other school arrangements e.g. Parent/Teacher groups to provide information / advice and guidance

Diagnosis of guidance needs and information and signposting given as appropriate

ParentTwilight / Evening Workshops

Select from:

• Introduction to Careers Education and IAG
• Finding and Using Careers Labour Market Information
• Year 9 Options
• Post 16 Options
• Young people not going to university
• Independent Information on Student Finances
• GAP Year / Alternative Career Pathways
• Transition Planning for Young People with special educational needs and disabilities
• Alternatives route into HE/FE
• Apprenticeships

Making careers information available to parents via the school website

Identifying appropriate information to make available.Localising national information systems e.g. Careers Box