Parents and professionals

Career Alchemy – have advice for parents.

Youth Employment UK – have a section on their website for parents to support their child to find out about education, training and work.

Amazing Apprenticeships – produce a monthly Parents’ Pack full of information and advice about Apprenticeships.

Family Lives – provide free, professional, non-judgemental support and advice in a way that all members of the family can access. They provide a 24 hour helpline, a really useful website, message boards, email service, live chat and parenting/relationship support groups.

Parent Zone – provides support and advice to parents, with contributions from the leading experts and organisations in matters related to young people and families in a digital world.

Re:Minds – is a parent-led support group for families who have children/young people with autism or mental health problems in Southampton.

Parent Support Link – supports and informs the family and friends of people who use drugs and alcohol. Parent Support Link offer 24/7 confidential support and information. Call 023 8039 9764.

No Limits – have signposting for families and parents on their website

Resources for parents – from Flying Start Southampton.

Parental Guidance – on all stages of education in the UK and how to navigate making important choices.

How to help your child navigate a route to career success – is a useful article on how best to approach the topic of careers.

Target Careers – has information for parents and teachers.

The Department for Education (DfE) has provided funding to local authorities to coordinate a programme that is designed to provide healthy food and enriching activities during the Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays to children who receive benefits-related free school meals.

To find out more and register for activities, please visit HAF Holiday Activity and Food Scheme.

What should I do if I’m worried about a child (under 18 years old)?

When it’s not an emergency situation but you are worried that a child may be at risk of abuse, harm or neglect, please contact Southampton City Council’s children’s services. Find out more about these risks and how to report a concern. You can also contact them straight away on 023 8083 3336.

For more information please visit Southampton Safeguarding Children Partnership.

What should I do if I’m worried about an adult (aged 18 and over)?

If you are a practitioner who is worried about an adult in Southampton please contact Southampton Adult Social Care on:

• Online form: Report abuse or concerns about an adult
• Telephone: 023 8083 3003

For more information please visit Southampton Local Safeguarding Adults Board.

Prevent 

Prevent is about safeguarding individuals and communities from the threat of terrorism. It is delivered as part of CONTEST, the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy. Find out how to report a concern.

Training and Development

• Safeguarding Training: Southampton SCP provides a variety of training, all of which is free of charge at the point of access for practitioners working within the City. Access the training.
• Free Prevent E-Learning from Southampton City Council
• Government Prevent E-Learning

Money Talk Toolkit to support personalised care conversations

The Personalised Care Institute has joined forces with the Money and Pensions Service and launched the Money Talk Toolkit – equipping health and care professionals to use personalised care to identify, understand, support and refer people with money-related health issues, in order to achieve the outcomes that most matter to them.

The Zone is a network of IAG professionals who are supporting people in and around Southampton to find education, employment and training.

Find out more about The Zone. 

NHS Safeguarding App (see your mobile app store) – a comprehensive resource for healthcare professionals, carers and citizens. It provides 24-hour, mobile access on up to date legislation and guidance across the safeguarding life course.

EBP South – facilitating employer work within education and providing careers education and guidance services.

Future of work lesson plan – Nesta provide lots of useful resources. Here is one for future proofing.

Go Construct – has lots of resources for professionals to use.

Career Ready – helps raise young people’s aspirations and bridge the gap between education and work by giving them access to real experience of the world of work.

Matrix Standard – is a unique quality standard for organisations to assess and measure their advice and support services, which ultimately supports individuals in their choice of career, learning, work and life goals.

Education and Employers – improving the life chances of children and young people by connecting volunteers from the world of work with schools.

Stacey Miller Consultancy – free resources for parents and professionals around positive wellbeing and a variety of training and education from drugs, alcohol and substance misuse and awareness, to mental health and wellbeing

Inspiring the Future – Connecting teachers with thousands of volunteers across the UK, from a huge range of jobs, at all levels

Skills to Succeed Academy – free online employability training

Touchbase

Sign up to Touchbase, the DWP’s e-newsletter, and receive news about work, working age benefits, pensions and services from across government for advisers, employers and organisations that help people find jobs.

When designing a careers programme, you should aim to meet as many of the Gatsby benchmarks as you can to make sure you’re offering high-quality career guidance to help people make informed decisions about their future.

The eight Gatsby benchmarks of Good Career Guidance

1. A stable careers programme
2. Learning from career and labour market information
3. Addressing the needs of each pupil
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
5. Encounters with employers and employees
6. Experiences of workplaces
7. Encounters with further and higher education
8. Personal guidance