Advice for parents – careers expert Julie Poppleton answers parent FAQs on their child’s next steps

Careers expert Julie Poppleton answers some of the top questions she gets from parents who are concerned for their child’s welfare and future when it comes to careers.

See all Julie’s careers advice for parents…

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How to support your child if they are anxious about their next career steps

“Help! I don’t think my child has made a good career choice” – Advice for parents

“My child wants to do an Apprenticeship and I want them to go to University. What should I do?”

“What key employability skills should my child be developing – and how?” Advice for parents

About Julie Poppleton

Julie Poppleton is a Director of Careers. She is a Level 7 Careers Leader and a Level 6 qualified Careers Practitioner. Her leadership responsibilities and expertise include Employer, Stakeholder and Community Partnership Engagement including parents and families. She sits on a Senior Leadership Team for a Secondary School in Staffordshire and her additional commitments include:

• Vice Chair – Southern Skills Employers and Educators Board
• Chair Staffordshire Careers Professionals Forum
• Executive Board Member Tamworth & Lichfield District Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Staffordshire Education and Skills Strategic Group
• Lead school for the Careers and Enterprise/Stoke and Staffs LEP Careers
Hub and member of the Steering Group Committee
• Moderator for Inspired Teenager Plus
• Careers peer awards reviewer for Careers and Enterprise Company

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