A Brighter Future
Through strong partnerships with schools, employers, and community organisations, we’re connecting families to opportunities that build skills, boost wellbeing, and open doors to exciting futures.
To help parents and young people explore what’s possible, we’ve created a range of resources designed to support understanding of career pathways, training options, and local opportunities. Whether you're planning your next steps or guiding someone through theirs, these tools are here to help you make informed choices with confidence.
This work directly supports the missions of the North East Combined Authority:
- Connecting Communities - by making information and opportunities accessible to all
- Giving People the Skills to Succeed - through clear guidance on education, training, and career development
- Improving Wellbeing for All - by empowering families with knowledge and support to make confident, positive decisions
Tool & Resources for parents & carers
Helping young people make choices
Parents, carers and guardians can provide valuable support to young people making education and careers choices. This advice is designed to help guide you through that conversation with a young person.
Parent & Carer zone
As a parent or carer, you want to be able to guide and advise your child towards the best opportunity for them. So, where do you start? Through this Parent Zone, Amazing apprenticeships aim to help you to explore those options.
Parental Toolkit - Careers conversations
Start the conversation today — help young people explore options, grow confidence, and shape their future.
Supporting the UCAS process
Is your child considering applying for higher education?
Find out everything you need to support a young person with their options and decision-making, and help them through the UCAS application process.
Tools & Resources for young people
Skills for Careers
Start exploring your training and career possibilities or get help working out your options.
The King's Trust
The King’s Trust is here to support you, we offer courses, enterprise initiatives, mentoring opportunities, and much more for 16- to 30-year-olds across the UK.
Careers advice for Young People
Success at School providers you with the opportunity to explore career zones, check out top employers and jobs, courses and advice.
The Buzz Quiz
The Buzz Quiz is a personality quiz designed to increase your awareness of your natural strengths, how you work in teams and what courses or jobs might suit you best. Take the quiz !