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Careers Information For Parents

Supporting your child in planning their future is a rewarding journey that opens doors to exciting possibilities. To help you navigate this process, we've compiled a range of valuable resources which we think can be useful to you:

The Parents Guide to Careers - National Careers Week 2025

Useful Links

Informed Choices

This is a really helpful tool called Informed Choices, developed with the Russell Group of universities. It shows you which A-levels are essential, which ones are useful, and which are more flexible depending on the degree you want to study.




UCAS Parent Guide

All About School Leavers parent guides on apprenticeships and higher education

Amazing Apprenticeships

Careers Writers Association information and advice for parents

Government Guide to Apprenticeships

Plotr's Parent Zone helps provide parents with tailored careers advice

Talking Futures Parent Guide

Amazing Apprenticeships Parent Podcast

Adviza Parent Information and Guides

Learn More

For further information about our careers programme, please click here.

Who To Contact

Careers Lead - Miss N Yates | NY@westgate.slough.sch.uk