Parents/Carers

Recording – Helping your young person make positive career decisions

This is the recording of our Parent and Carer Twilight Session which took place on 12th October. This session will help you understand some of the ways you can support your young person to explore career ideas and take positive steps to open up career possibilities. There will also be the opportunity to hear from our ambassadors for advice on how to make positive career decisions.

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Slides – Helping your young person make positive career decisions

These are the slides from our Parent and Carer Twilight Session which took place on 12th October. This session will help you understand some of the ways you can support your young person to explore career ideas and take positive steps to open up career possibilities.

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Recording – Supporting disabled students into HE

This is the recording of our Parent and Carer Twilight Session which took place on 28th November 2023. Featuring the disability support teams from Sheffield Hallam University, The University of Sheffield and Barnsley College HE. In this recording you can find out about the support offered at institutions for disabled students, have the opportunity to speak to current disabled students who are studying at a higher education institution and hear how important it is to disclose at an early stage to receive the correct support. It is also an opportunity to receive important up-to-date information on the disability support provided to enable young people to fulfil their aspirations.

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Parent and Carer Guide to Student Finance – Slides

These are the slides from our parent and carer information session which took place on 8th February 2024 covers how student finance works for Higher Education. We’ll give you the facts on how much money students can receive as non-repayable bursary / scholarship, the extra financial support they may be eligible for and repayments.

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Parent and Carer Guide to Student Finance – Recording

As a parent or carer, we know the cost of higher education study can be daunting. Watch this information session from 8th February 2024 where we’ll explain how student finance works for Higher Education. We’ll give you the facts on how much money students can receive as a loan or non-repayable bursary / scholarship, the extra financial support they may be eligible for and repayments.

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Disabled Student’s Allowance – Recording

This session which took place on 27th February is for students/parents/carers/teachers and advisers to find out: what Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) is, what forms you need to complete and how to do that and the support provided for disabled students at higher education institutions. Find out why it is important to start the DSA process early in order to make sure all the support you need is in place for when you start your higher education journey.

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Recording – Making the most of open days

This is a recording of our parent and carer session which took place on 23rd May. This session covers the factors that go into making a HE course choice, and how to make the most of open days to gather the information a student needs to make informed decisions about their choices.

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Slides– Making the most of open days

These slides are from our parent and carer session which took place on 23rd May. This session covers the factors that go into making a HE course choice, and how to make the most of open days to gather the information a student needs to make informed decisions about their choices.

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Benefits of Higher Education- Recording

This is a recording of our parent and carer session which took place on the 17th of October. This session covers the benefits of higher education and how higher education can open doors for young people and adults.

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