For Parents and Carers

Student Choices at 13 or 14 In Year 8 or 9 students need to make decisions about some of the courses and qualifications that they will study in Years 10 and 11 What they choose now may affect their options at 16 and beyond

Student Choices at 16 Continue education at Sixth Form or College Learn and earn at the same time through an Apprenticeship Employment with Accredited Training Volunteering combined with part-time study or training

Choices at 16 – What to Study If students decide to stay in education they will need to make decisions on: What subjects to study What qualifications to aim for Where to study Students need to think ahead! ‘What do you want to do at age 18?’

What is Help You Choose? Norfolk’s careers information, advice and opportunities website for young people, parents and carers Prospectus of courses, training and jobs in Norfolk Prepare and submit online applications Information and advice on choosing options The website address is: www.helpyouchoose.org

The Help You Choose Homepage

How to Search Click on courses to reveal your search options

How to Search You can search by selecting 6th form/college, subject, town or qualifications

Search Results Click ‘More Information’ next to any course to find out more about it.

How to Register on Help You Choose Click on the register button at the top of the homepage.

How to Register Complete the first screen of information including their UPN (Unique Pupil Number) which will be given out by the school Have an email account to complete the registration process Set up a username, password and security which should be kept confidential

My Account All students have a ‘My Account’ area in Help You Choose where they can: Complete information which will then pre-fill their online application forms Complete the ‘My Career Plan’ to help them achieve their career goals Check the Status of their applications

Applying Online All students should apply online on Help You Choose for post 16 courses. If they have completed ‘My Account’ area they will only have a few additional questions to complete on their form.

Why Apply Online? All the learning options are all in one place. Young people can apply to multiple providers using the same information. They will receive emails to keep them up-to-date with the progress of their applications.

What Happens After Applying? The student gets an Email Receipt to confirm their application’s been sent They’ll then get an Email Acknowledgement from each sixth form and college when they start processing the application Some sixth forms and colleges then contact the student to arrange an Advice Interview

Help You Choose Parents Section You can find lots of useful information to help support your child in the parents section of Help You Choose

Parents Section

Apprenticeships Norfolk If your child is interested in an Apprenticeship they should click on the Apprenticeships, Jobs and Training tab to find details of vacancies available across Norfolk.

Apprenticeships Norfolk The Apprenticeships Norfolk website contains a lot of useful information about Apprenticeships and can be found at www.apprenticeshipsnorfolk.org

National Apprenticeships Website Young people can also register for apprenticeship vacancies at www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

Where to get Support Careers teachers or subject teachers Form or year tutors Staff at the college or sixth form your child wants to go to Staff at training providers who organise work- based learning including apprenticeships Your child’s mentor Guidance/Careers Adviser

National Careers Service The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance to help with making decisions on learning, training and work opportunities The service offers confidential, helpful and impartial advice, supported by qualified careers advisers The website can be accessed from the homepage of Help You Choose

National Careers Service Homepage www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

Year 8s & 9s – Things to Do Use the careers resources at school to find out more about their career ideas Look at the Help You Choose website and other websites to get useful information and ideas Read the information from school about options Understand what subjects they have to do in Years 10 and 11 at school Know what optional subjects they can do at school Talk choices over with them and with their teachers

Year 11s – What to Do in Autumn Term Look at Help You Choose and complete ‘My Account’ Shortlist courses Go to Open Days and Events Check if they can get financial help while they study Check when the application needs to be done by Think about a back up plan Complete an online application form on Help You Choose and send it off

Help You Choose Helpdesk 0344 800 8022 helpdesk@helpyouchoose.org If you have a question about the Help You Choose website you can contact the helpdesk: Help You Choose Helpdesk 0344 800 8022 helpdesk@helpyouchoose.org