ABOUT US
Meet the people behind The Parents’ Guide To
Helping parents feel calmer, more confident and able to support their teens through GCSEs, sixth form and beyond.
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Vanessa Green
Vanessa has spent her career turning complex information into clear, practical guidance - from award‑winning global health initiatives to workplace learning. She’s trained educators in over 70 countries and seen first‑hand how the right guidance can change lives. After working closely with school leaders in the UK, she became passionate about helping parents feel informed, confident and able to support their teens with the choices ahead.
Darius Bluck
Darius has spent his career helping families navigate GCSE, sixth form and post‑16 choices, working across academies, independent schools and pupil referral units. He’s been a teacher, faculty leader, careers adviser and community outreach lead, and holds a master’s degree in educational leadership. He loves helping parents understand the pathways available to their teens - and how to support them with clarity and confidence.
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Our story
We first met while working in a school, where Darius taught sixth formers. After lessons, parents often stopped him - not to talk about grades, but to ask how they could help their teen make good choices. How do you support a personal statement? What if your child isn’t sure about university? Where do you even start?
When we looked online, we found plenty of information for students, but almost nothing written for parents. And what did exist was often out-of-date, complicated, or didn’t explain what parents could actually do at home. There was a clear gap - and parents were left to figure it out alone.
So in 2016, we created our first guide: The Parents’ Guide to University. Schools shared it straight away. Parents told us it was just what they needed – the kind of clear, practical support they’d been looking for. Soon, they asked for guidance on other big questions - choices after GCSE, pathways after sixth form, wellbeing, online safety, relationships and more.
That’s how The Parents’ Guide To… was born.
Today, we work with over 1,100 schools and colleges and support more than 140,000 parents each year. Our aim is simple: to give families clear, practical guidance they can trust - and to make the teenage years feel a little less overwhelming, and a lot more supported.
Our mission
To make the teenage years feel a little easier for parents - with clear, trusted guidance that helps families feel calmer, more confident and better able to support their teens through GCSEs, sixth form and the choices ahead.
We want every parent to feel informed and supported, and every child to have guidance both at home and at school, so they can make the choices that are right for them.
We believe
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Parents play a vital role in shaping their teen’s happiness, confidence and future
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Every child deserves fair chances, and those chances grow when support comes from both home and school
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Parents want to help their teens thrive - and the right guidance can make that feel clearer, calmer and easier
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Expert-written guides
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Helping families since 2016