As a parent, you want to help your child make the best possible choices for their future.
One of the most important decisions your son will make is about his career. Explore our career resources to help you support your child in making informed decisions about their future and in building career development skills.
Unifrog
The Department has invested in a careers software package to make it more convenient for students to carry out independent research into future jobs and study options in school and at home. All pupils are provided with their own individual access and are able to tailor this to create a personalised resource based on their interests, and to keep a record of their activity.
Pupils can log in easily with the Microsoft Single sign-on (SSO)
This digital portal is synced with pupils’ school account. A pupil can access Unifrog for up to 3 years after leaving school if they add a personal address to their profile.
Exploring careers
- Unifrog.org – All pupils have their own Unifrog account which they can use at school and at home. With tools suited to all ages and stages of the career journey.
- BBC Bitesize Careers – great range of videos and podcasts to explore careers and decision making
- Careers advice | National Careers Service
- Prospects.ac.uk – University careers platform valuable for older students to explore sectors, job roles, internships and future pathways
- NHS Careers – Explore hundreds of healthcare roles and take the NHS Careers Quiz
Virtual work experience and work skills
- Springpod.com – virtual work experience has resources for secondary school aged students.
- Theforage.com – US site for job simulations and virtual work experience it is targeted at students who are 16+
UCAS and university
For everything to do with University applications and life at University
For student perspective and information
For official rankings and university data
Degree apprenticeships
Advice for parents
- Success at school – Advice for parents on how to support your child with their GCSEs, Post16, Post18 and Career Decisions. Parents – Advice – Success at School
Labour market information and workforce data
Please note, resources and opportunities are posted on your child’s year group Google Classrooms. In addition, parents of Middle and Upper School students are emailed Career Resources Updates twice a year.
We benefit enormously from having links with parents, employers and higher education institutions.
We are always looking for work experience placements, shadowing, industry visits, mentoring advice and visiting speakers.
If you, or your employer, can offer any careers support to our students, please email: careers@kes.org.uk.
Supporting your child’s career journey
Explore how we guide pupils through their career journey at King Edward’s School by visiting our careers page to help your child prepare for their future.
