Careers – Parent Area

Parent/Carer Area

‘80.75% of students say their parents/carers help them to make key careers decisions’

This section of the Character Curriculum: Careers website is aimed at helping parents and carers source information to help support young people in their future decisions. Below you will find three helpful information about education options, types of jobs and local opportunities. Talking Futures provide free resources, activities and practical guidance to help you support your child’s career and education choices.

Education Options

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

Colleges and Sixth Forms

Types of jobs

Pupils 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 pupils and parents to get an idea of what types of jobs are out there we would suggest looking at a number of these websites:

How the labour market has changed

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 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) are leading the way in a number of exciting developments with a range of sectors.

 

Short video guide to the labour market: