parents & carers

Parents and Carers of Year 10 and 11 Students

After 11 years of compulsory education, your child has the freedom to choose their next step. It is up to them to decide their own future, but most young people turn to families when they want help to make important decisions so the encouragement, support and information you give will make a big difference.

Supporting Your Choices leaflet 1 - What Help is Available? (241.4Kb)

Supporting Your Choices leaflet 2 - Apprenticeships (194.6Kb)

Supporting Your Choices leaflet 3 - Qualifications (175.8Kb)

This site also contains lots of useful information to help your child. See Choices - the Are you 15/16? section is especially for them.

Knowing about employment and opportunities in Northumberland can help you when supporting your child to make decisions about their choices at the end of Year  11. Look at the Work and Careers section of the website for more information.

The Education section of the website can help with decisions about qualifications, choosing between school and college, higher education and money matters.

My Steps also contains information about opportunities available to young people in the county. Go to http://www.my-steps.co.uk/ to find out more about courses and course providers.

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'Supporting Your Choices' leaflets are produced by Connexions Northumberland and provide information on relevant issues and local information.