Parent Engagement

In 2025, South Midlands Careers Hub commissioned a survey to be conducted by Amazing
Apprenticeships of parents and carers with secondary school-aged children, regarding
their confidence, interest and awareness of post-16 and post-18 options. The survey
generated 5,978 responses from across 53 schools.

You can access the final report below.

Parent & Carer Survey Report

Parent/carer feedback – why is it important?

  • Engaging a key stakeholder: Gaining feedback from parents/carers is a great opportunity to connect with key influencers in your school community and gather their perspectives.
  • Inform Your Careers Programme: The feedback will help tailor your careers programme to better meet the needs of your students and their families.
  • Strengthened Parental Engagement: Gaining feedback supports parental engagement, which is emphasised across the updated Gatsby Benchmarks.

Talking Futures

Gatsby created the Benchmarks for Good Career Guidance for all schools and colleges in England. Now we want to strengthen the support for parents, carers and guardians.

Discover resources designed for parents. Helping parents to help their children find the right pathway for them.

CEC Resources

Designed to inspire and equip you with the tools, confidence, and opportunities needed to strengthen parental engagement with careers education in your setting.

Their FREE Parental Engagement CPD supports with implementing a targeted, progressive and integrated approach to parental engagement.