Parents

We recognise that parents/carers remain the biggest influence on a young person’s career choices.


Guidance for parents is offered at all critical stages at WGSB including GCSE options decisions, Y11 post-16 decisions and Years 12/13 with UCAS and other applications, including apprenticeships


Please see some useful Parent Help Guides below:

The Parents' Guide to National Careers Week 2023.pdf
Parent_Guide_2020_Distribution.pdf
Apprenticeship-Hints-Tips-for-Parents-Carers-V2.pdf
parents-guide-to-engineering-courses.pdf

We use Unifrog to provide students with impartial and independent guidance on the full range of post-school options

More information can be found on our dedicated Unifrog page

Students have many opportunities to develop their employability skills in school. We also have an Employability Skills page with further information

How to support your child through school

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Useful Websites

Careers Conversations

14 16 conversations.pdf
16 18 conversations.pdf

Parent Support: UCAS applications 

Student Support for UCAS

Please also see our Student UCAS  page

UCAS Parent Guide 2024.pdf
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ucas-parents-poster-a3.pdf
When to apply for 2024 entry - timeline.pdf
UniTasterDays_Parents_Guide_to_University_2022.pdf
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If your son is applying for Oxbridge or a Russell Group University, please also see our Oxbridge page for further support:

Parent Support: Apprenticeships

If your son is considering an Apprenticeship, please also see our Apprenticeships page for further support

Parent Support: Student Finance

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Quick Links

To find out more about what your child will be learning throughout their Careers Journey at WGSB please click on the following option and find your son's year group

If you would like to discuss specific careers with your child you can find further information through the following links:

Please click here to view a copy of our full Careers Policy and Programme

Can you help?

We are always looking for additional support for our students by way of mentoring, small group talks, assemblies, work experience and attendance at our Careers Fair

Please contact us using the button below if you are able to contribute to our exciting Careers Programme!