The Parent Perspective (Amazing Apprenticeships & Not Going To Uni )

Find out more about what you can expect from our brand new podcast in this teaser episode. 

In this episode you will:

• be introduced to the first of our hosts, Steve Keith
• hear from Conor Cotton (Not Going To Uni) and Anna Morrison (Amazing Apprenticeships)
• find out what you can expect from our first episodes 

Submit your questions for careers expert Sarah Barley by recording us a voice message. 

Credits:
Brought to you by Not Going To Uni and Amazing Apprenticeships
Production by The Branding Man
Music used under licensing purchased from scottholmesmusic.com 'Inspiring Corporate'

In this episode:

Parent Q&A with Nicola Hall, Director of Education at the Careers & Enterprise Company, and top tips from workplace wellbeing expert George Anderson of Gen Healthy Minds.

Submit your questions for careers expert Sarah Barley by recording us a voice message.

Credits:
Hosted by Steve Keith
Brought to you by Not Going To Uni and Amazing Apprenticeships
Production by The Branding Man
Music used under licensing purchased from scottholmesmusic.com 'Inspiring Corporate'

In the first episode of this new series, Anna Morrison from Amazing Apprenticeships and Conor Cotton from Not Going To Uni answer the question, 'what are my child's options post 16? And where do we get the information?'

They cover apprenticeships, traineeships, further education, work experience and discuss how attitudes have changed towards these options, and where young people or parents should turn if results don't go their way.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

Have there ever been more options available to a 16 year old leaving school?!

This episode is the first of three in ‘Options October’. In later episodes we’ll focus on post-18 choices and ‘retraining’, but in this episode, it’s all about the options open to young people post-16, after their GCSEs.

Joining Rachel are Lisa Capper MBE, who is the Principal of Stoke-on-Trent College, and Laura Hussey, who is a teacher within DSPL and parent of a Year 11 student and a daughter who’s just left sixth form.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding.

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today.

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

In episode five host Rachel Burden and guests tackle the emotional side of making big decisions post-16.

Prue Day from Not Going to Uni, Dexter Hutchings from the Apprentice Voice, and Enda Egan, the head of young people’s programmes at Mental Health UK join Rachel to discuss the importance of curiosity to explore options, how to best deal with disappointment, why resilience is a key tool for life and how you could be utilising friends and family as a support network.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

In the final episode of this series we’re talking about the green agenda and how apprenticeships - particularly in the trade and engineering sectors - can help us hit our targets and live a little more sustainably.

Rachel Burden is joined by Santina Bunting who, at the age of just 18 is already well into her degree apprenticeship with civil engineering firm ARUP, has been shortlisted for the multicultural apprenticeship awards and won an Institute of Civil Engineering quest scholarship award.

Santina tells Rachel why an engineering apprenticeship was the right route for her as well as why she feels she can be a role model for other young women looking to break into the trades sector.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding.

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today.

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

Welcome to series three of the Parent Perspective, and we're kicking off by exploring opportunities in the public sector and what part apprentices can play in the future of the workforce.

Host Rachel Burden finds out about the new doctor apprenticeships and much more with LUCY HUNTE, the National Programme Manager for Apprenticeships at NHS England, and GRACE BERNARD-BROADRECK, the Outreach Team Lead at the Metropolitan Police, explains how the MET's police constable apprenticeship works.

Find out more about NHS apprenticeships here and get more info about careers in the Metropolitan Police here.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

So many young people start their working lives in sectors like retail or hospitality, but how can they turn that first job into a career? In this episode of the Parent Perspective, host Rachel Burden is joined by someone who has done just that.

Louisa Ellis reached the final three of Masterchef: the Professionals back in 2017 before returning to win a special festive episode in 2020. She tells Rachel how she's followed her dreams and forged a career in cooking, working her way from from Michelin starred kitchens to running her own private dining business.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding.

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today.

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

In this episode:

Mark Smith, Resourcing Specialist - Early Careers at the BBC talks about the opportunities available for young people at the BBC across the UK. Anna Morrison returns to find out more about the different career paths taken by Sky Sports News apprentice Maddy Morrison, and Dyson graduate Russell Penn.

Submit your questions for our future careers experts and guests by recording us a voice message.

Credits:
Hosted by Steve Keith
Brought to you by Not Going To Uni and Amazing Apprenticeships
Production by The Branding Man
Music used under licensing purchased from scottholmesmusic.com 'Inspiring Corporate'

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In episode three it's all about the money as Rachel Burden is joined by Anna Morrison from Amazing Apprenticeships, Alison Dunn, who is the CEO of Citizen’s Advice Gateshead, and Sam Sykes, who is the digital learning manager at UCAS, to talk through costs, funding and all things financial when it comes to post-16 options.

Whether you and your child are looking at an apprenticeship, a T-Level, a traineeship, work experience or university you might be wondering what costs are involved, what funding or bursaries are available and what they might be paid while they train.

If that’s you then we have all you need to know right here.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

In this episode:

Award-winning careers expert, and business studies teacher, Sarah Barley shares her wealth of experience and expertise on how best to support young people with careers advice and guidance. Our host Steve interviews Channel 4 sales apprentice Sharon. Find out more about apprenticeships at Channel 4 here.

Submit your questions for our future careers experts and guests by recording us a voice message.

Credits:
 Hosted by Steve Keith
 Brought to you by Not Going To Uni and Amazing Apprenticeships
Production by The Branding Man
Music used under licensing purchased from scottholmesmusic.com 'Inspiring Corporate' --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theparentperspective/message

After looking at options post-16 and post-18, the third of our three special ‘Options October’ episodes is all about showing you - the parents and carers - that apprenticeships are also a positive option for you if you fancy a career change.

Rachel is joined by Karen Cotici, who has left her career in finance to retrain as a nurse, and Marie Doherty, who is the Director of Apprenticeships for School of Nursing and Midwifery at University of Keele.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding.

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today.

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

University, a gap year, an apprenticeship or maybe a job? Just four of the many options facing 18 year olds leaving college. But how can you help your young people make the right decision?

This episode is the second of three in ‘Options October’. Last week we focused on post-16 choices and in the third of the three we'll look at ‘retraining’, but in this episode, it’s all about the options open to young people post-18.

Joining Rachel are Lis Herron, from the National Careers Service, and Jamie Martin, the Partnerships Manager at Not Going To Uni. Lis and Jamie answer questions from Brian Fletcher, whose daughter has just finished Year 13 and is exploring her options.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding.

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today.

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

In this episode:

Lucy Hunte, National Programme Manager - Apprenticeships at Health Education England, talks about the opportunities available for young people in the NHS and shares her advice for parents. Our host Steve interviews Rolls Royce apprentice, Heder, and career coach Kathryn who used her experience as an apprentice to start her own business. 

Submit your questions for our future careers experts and guests by recording us a voice message.

Credits:
Hosted by Steve Keith
Brought to you by Not Going To Uni and Amazing Apprenticeships
Production by The Branding Man
Music used under licensing purchased from scottholmesmusic.com 'Inspiring Corporate'

We're exploring some of the more unexpected places that apprenticeships can take you in this episode of the Parent Perspective. Host Rachel Burden speaks to Richard, the apprentice manager at FCDO Services, which provides services to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Sarah Waterman, the apprenticeships and work experience manager at the Royal Opera House and Anna Morrison, the founder and director of Amazing Apprenticeships.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

In episode four host Rachel Burden explores why with so many options available for your children post-16, it's so important for you, the parents, to keep an open mind when it comes to their future.

Rachel chats to Jill Eaton, who set up the training provider Sporting Futures in 2011 to create opportunities and raise aspirations through apprenticeships. Jill is a mum of four and she’s made sure that her own kids weren’t pushed down one route. Her second guest is Jill's son Tommie, who worked in education himself but then in 2019 he set up his own company, Bambuu Brush with his partner Rebecca.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

In episode six presenter Rachel Burden explores the versatility of apprenticeships, traineeships and degrees with Jennifer Sullivan from Qube Learning, trainee Nazish Akhtar plus professional rugby players Sam Dugdale and Luke James from Sale Sharks.

Rachel and guests also cover how an apprenticeship, a traineeship or a degree can support your child to achieve their dreams - or maybe give them a fall-back if things don’t go to plan, while Sam and Luke reveal how training and education, supported by the club, is helping them build a career after rugby.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

Rachel Burden is joined by Anna Morrison from Amazing Apprenticeships and the newly (re-)appointed Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, Robert Halfon in a special episode to mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2023.

Rachel and Anna talk to Robert about his plans for apprenticeships, ask why 'degree apprenticeships' are his two favourite words, and find out how he plans to increase achievement rates.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

Rachel Burden is joined by Anna Morrison from Amazing Apprenticeships and, after one year in the job, Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, Robert Halfon in a special episode to mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2024.

Rachel and Anna find out what progress has been made in Robert's first year back in the role, we discuss the latest apprenticeship statistics, how Robert’s team have been widening access to apprenticeships and what we can expect in the next few months.

Plus we check in on a couple of promises made on this podcast last year!

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

In episode two, host Rachel Burden is joined by Philippa Hartley and Isabel Hutton from the Careers and Enterprise Company as well as Rebekah Shaxted, a careers advisor at the Westlands School in Kent, to offer advice on what to do if you or your child have no clue what to do next or where to turn for help or advice? What careers advice and help is really out there, where can you find it, and what can you expect from your child’s school?

We also explore what help your children are entitled to.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

This is The Parent Perspective, a podcast hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden and created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding. 

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today. 

It’s time for your perspective to count!

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

In October 2023, the nation’s number one apprenticeship employer, the British Army, celebrates 100 years of offering apprenticeships - but what does an apprenticeship in the British Army look like? What options are available? And how do you go about getting on an Army apprenticeship?

To answer those questions and plenty more, host Rachel Burden is joined by Colonel Craig Terblanche, who is part of the Education Training Services team in the British Army and Deputy Assistant to the Chief of Staff within Education and Mandy Gregson, whose son Oscar has just graduated from Army Foundation College Harrogate (in August) and has moved into training.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding.

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today.

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.

In this episode, we're finding out how employers are supporting real diversity in apprenticeships? And asking, how does that impact diversity in the workplace?

Host Rachel Burden is joined by Kasim Choudhry, Multicultural Apprenticeship Ambassador & Event Project Manager at skills provider Pathway Group, and Anna Morrison, the founder and director of Amazing Apprenticeships.

The Parent Perspective, hosted by BBC presenter Rachel Burden, was created to help parents and carers support their children in making more informed career decisions with greater confidence, knowledge and understanding.

In each episode we will share your experiences of navigating career conversations with your children and provide insights into how the world of work is changing from trusted experts, organisations and employers already working with young people today.

If you have any questions that you need answers to, you can join the conversation on social media by following @AmazingAppsUK and @NotGoingToUni and using the hashtag #parentperspective.

For more information and to access support for you or your child, visit amazingapprenticeships.com.