Parent's Information
Parents and carers should be encouraged and supported to access and use information about careers, pathways and the labour market to inform their support for pupils in their care.
Gatsby Benchmark 2 criteria
According to research from the University of Warwick, ‘Continued parental support throughout a young person’s education and career trajectory is seen as a key factor contributing to successful career development, with parent operating across different roles including advisors, supporters, information providers, advocates, roles models, aspirants and facilitators.’ (Click the logo below for more information)
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These illustrations provide some insight into when these critical career conversations might take place. (A more detailed Key Stage review of a student’s career journey can be found in the Student Stakeholder section. ) In addition, we would like to direct you to some very valuable online resources:  This website has been designed by the Gatsby Foundation in partnership with the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) as a resource for parents and carers to encourage meaningful, engaging careers discussions with their young people. Here at Hillview, we use UnifrogTo monitor and support future choices for our learners as they each have their own personalise account to access in their own time but in particular for mentor time and PDL activities. There is a free parent account that you can step up, information on how to create your own account can be found here. Please also refer to our Future Pathways Update that is available weekly on the Hillview Weekly Newsletter. Here we are able to publish upcoming events in school relating to careers; however, we also post a great many opportunities outside of Hillview’s program, both during term time and outside, that your child may wish to get involved in. Details of events, conditions and how to apply can be found, and the team would be more than happy to support your child in exploring any of these amazing opportunities. Parents of 6th form students
Those interested in University we recommend these website for information including the latter’s yearly guide there is one for students and another for parents. https://www.unitasterdays.com/university-support-for-parents/parents-guide-to-university-brochure/ For those who want to explore alternatives, we might recommend the following websites to keep you informed of opportunities:
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If you are interest as an employer in supporting our learners in their careers journey, please refer to our Employer Stakeholder section.
If you require any guidance or have any concerns, questions or suggestions, please see the Future Pathways Team: Ms Lines, Ms Birch, careers@hillview.kent.sch.uk .
