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Connexions - a guide to how we can help parents and carers
You have a key role in helping your child make career choices. It's important that you know about the options and choices open to them.
What is Connexions?
The Connexions service is provided by Careers Solutions on behalf of the local authority. Connexions works with schools, colleges and other organisations to provide impartial information, advice and support to young people between the ages of 13 and 19, and to 25 for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.
If you look on the 'Easy Read' section of this website you will find pages of information for young people with Learning Difficulties.
What do we do?
Connexions provides impartial information advice guidance and support on:
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Careers
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Money
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Health
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Further learning including education and training
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Housing
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Leisure
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Relationships
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Work
Connexions Advisers
Our Connexions Advisers are qualified careers guidance professionals and they
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Work with schools and colleges to ensure that young people get high quality information and advice to help them make the right choices.
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Provide a job-finding service for young people by working with employers and learning providers to get the right kind of jobs and learning opportunities. Our website cnx2jobs is designed for young people and holds details of suitable vacancies across Greater Manchester.
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Involve parents and carers to ensure that young people are given the chance to use the opportunities open to them.
What can you do?
Talking to a Connexions Adviser at parents' events at school or college or in your local Connexions Centre will enable you to find out about:
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The learning pathways like Foundation Learning, GCSEs, Diplomas, AS/A Levels and other courses.
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The colleges, apprenticeships, training and other opportunities which are suitable for your child.
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Other opportunities, such as volunteering, available to young people.
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How a Connexions Adviser will work with and support your child.
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You can email your child's Personal Adviser.
Support and resources
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Each Connexions Centre has a library of information that you can use.
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Download a copy of our "Connexions - a guide for parents and carers" leaflet.
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Here are some other leaflets that will help:
You may also find these national websites helpful to you:
The parents section on Direct Gov gives information on a range of issues relevant to children and their parents.
The Children's Legal Centre gives information on how children, parents and carers are affected by the law regarding school attendance, employment, home alone and many other topics.