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Schools and colleges
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Parents supported
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Expert-written guides
Trusted
Helping families since 2016
What’s included in the KS4 School Licence?
Everything your school needs to give GCSE parents clear, practical support throughout Years 9 to 11.
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Access to six specialist guides covering the key moments families need help with most
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Clear, parent‑focused advice on supporting GCSE study, wellbeing, exam preparation, work experience and Post‑16 choices
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Packed with practical actions parents can take at home - showing them what to do and how to do it
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Each guide personalised with your school logo and licensed for digital sharing, making it easy to provide trusted support as part of your own parent communications
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Share full guides or individual sections, helping you deliver consistent, parent‑friendly messaging across school teams without adding to staff workload
Guides include:
Post 16 Options
Help parents understand sixth form, college, apprenticeships and next steps after GCSEs.
Apprenticeships
Give parents a clear intro to apprenticeships, how they work and why they may be a strong option.
Homelife and GCSEs
Give families practical ways to support revision, motivation and exam preparation at home.
T Levels and V Levels
Help parents understand new V Levels, T Levels and practical post-16 pathways beyond traditional A levels.
Teenage Stress and Anxiety
Help parents support their teen’s confidence, wellbeing and stress levels during GCSE years.
Work Experience
Help families understand how students can build confidence, skills and experience beyond the classroom.
How it works
A simple, low‑effort process that gives your school personalised KS4 guides ready to share with parents quickly
1. Place your order online
Choose your licence and check out in minutes.
2. Send us your school logo
Just email us a JPEG or PNG file - we’ll do the rest.
3. We personalise your guides
You’ll get branded PDFs within five working days.
4. Start sharing with parents
Upload to your website, include in newsletters, or use at events.
Why schools choose the KS4 School Licence
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Save staff time with ready‑to‑use, high‑quality resources
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Consistent messaging across school teams
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Increase parental engagement without increasing workload
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Easy to share - by email, at events, or on your school website
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Always up to date with the latest guidance every year
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Supports key priorities, including Gatsby Benchmarks
"I have to say I’ve found The Parents’ Guide to extremely useful as I have two teenagers – and they are both very different! "
Carys Evans, Cardiff
"I love your newsletters and am sad to sign off, but my son is at university now! Thank you for helping us through the process."
Nicole Yang, Harrogate
"I can't thank you enough for the detailed information and guidance you've given me – and at a time when I really needed it"
Shahla Yousefzadeh, London
I feel so much more confident supporting my daughter through her GCSEs. They've changed a lot since I was that age."
Emma Fenner, Kent
Topics we cover:
Clear, parent‑friendly guidance on the key moments of the GCSE journey
Take a look inside one of our guides
A few things you might be wondering
Your complete guide to supporting parents across KS4 and KS5
Why we started
We’re Vanessa and Darius - two former school colleagues who kept hearing the same question from parents: “How can I help my teen?” We saw a gap: plenty of information for students, but almost nothing written for parents.
So in 2016, we set up The Parents’ Guide To, creating clear, up‑to‑date guidance and down‑to‑earth actions parents can trust to support their teens at every stage of GCSE and sixth form.