NATIONAL CAREERS WEEK
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National Careers Week is a chance for young people to learn more about career opportunities giving them a better understanding of their choices after school.
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The Parents' Guide to Careers
We’re thrilled to share The Parents’ Guide to National Careers Week, created in partnership with National Careers Week: a free guide outlining vocational options after GCSE and sixth form.
#NCW2026 gives parents a chance to learn more about different careers paths their teens can take. Find out what’s available, what will suit your teen best, and where each option could lead. Download here:
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The Parents' Guide to Green Careers
Now in its fourth year, Green Careers Week will take place between 3 and 8 November 2025 to provide young people with an insight into careers that protect the environment.
Led by Green Careers Week, in partnership with a wide range of organisations including the Department for Education, Green Careers Week is an inspiring week, with plenty of information on how young people can get involved with green careers. Find out more.
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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.