Careers Information for Parents
Parents Information
Get Involved!
The Langton currently works with a number of parents and businesses who support our careers programme. If you or your business would like to support our activities in the future please email Sarah Kendrick White on skendrick-white@thelangton.kent.sch.uk to help us to provide our students with relevant and well-rounded careers advice.
Being a parent is a difficult job and knowing everything about careers on top of everything else can seem overwhelming. A careers conversation with your child can make a big difference to help them to explore wider opportunities and pathways that they may be interested in after they leave The Langton.
Below are some links that will help you with certain careers related topics to help to guide your conversations. Remember that your students have their Unifrog account which has a wealth of information for them to explore with you about potential careers too.
Helpful Links for Parents
GCSE Choices
In Term 4 you will be given detailed information about the GCSE’s that we offer at The Langton and some great advice about how to pick the best choices for your child’s GCSEs from our Director of Learning and our Head of Year 9. Below is some information about the whole GCSE process to help to supplement this information.
The Complete Parent’s Guide to GCSEs– Chapters 1,2,7,8 and 9 are particularly helpful.
A-Level Choices
Similar guidance can be found to help parents to support their children in their A-LEVEL choices below too.
Careerpilot- Parent’s guide to helping students choose their A-levels
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are an exciting alternative option for students who do not feel like A-Levels or university is the right decision for them. Apprenticeships offer hands-on training and also the chance to put their skills into practice in a workplace environment. From Level 2 intermediate apprenticeship which is the equivalent of 5 GCSE passes (A*-C or 9-4) to a Level 6 or 7 degree apprenticeship which involves attaining a bachelor’s or master’s degree qualification there is a wide range of different opportunities for your child to explore.
| Type of Apprenticeship | Level | Level Equivalent |
| Intermediate | 2 | 5 GCSE passes (grade A* – C or 9 – 4) |
| Advanced | 3 | 2 A-level passes/ Level 3 Diploma / International Baccalaureate |
| Higher | 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 | Foundation, Bachelors or Masters Degree |
| Degree | 6/7 | Bachelors or Masters Degree |
See the links below to help you extend your knowledge on apprenticeships.
A Parent’s Guide to Apprenticeships
Amazing Apprenticeships: Parents and Carers Career Zone
UCAS and University
Many of our students go on to apply to university after finishing Year 13. The UCAS parent guide provides a wealth of information about university applications- a must for both students and parents. You can even sign up to their parent weekly newsletter to keep up to date with all the relevant information.
Below is some more information specifically about applying for student finance.
Student Finance- UCAS Parents Guide
Link to submit student finance application
Gap Years
The thought of your child taking a gap year can be a daunting prospect. Whether they are planning on going off to travel, taking a year off to gain some skill or work experience or to take part in volunteering projects there is still a lot of organisation that needs to be done to make sure the opportunities that a gap year could offer isn’t wasted.
Below is a guide for parents about gap years which may be helpful.
Endsleigh- A Parent’s Guide to Gap Years
Labour Market Information
What is the purpose of Labour Market Information?
Labour Market Information (LMI) is a helpful tool which allows individuals to research future jobs in the local area and the demand for future employment. LMI also covers the future demand of jobs in each sector and looks at what kinds of jobs will be in demand when the student is ready to enter the world of work and explains what kinds of skills will be needed for that role. This in turn can help guide young people into making careers related decisions which will allow a route into a career that will be in demand.
You can see the economic profiles for the different areas of Kent on the link below to access some local labour market information. On the LMI for all you can also compare jobs in different sectors and explore the projected workplace growth and replacement in that particular job. There is also extremely user friendly labour market information given on Unifrog in the Careers Library searches.
