Resources for Parents, Carers and Key Workers

Welcome to our Headstart into Healthcare resources for Parents, Carers and Key Workers.

The links and resources below will help you feel more informed when supporting a young person applying to train in health and social care.

If you have any questions or would like to have a chat with a member of staff about supporting someone applying to a healthcare course, please do feel free to get in touch.

In this short video, you'll meet Mark from our outreach team.

He'll tell you a little more about the NHS and the vast array of opportunities and careers within the NHS.

Explore the tabs below to hear from current health professionals and students at the University of Leeds about their chosen professions.

Information about University

We’ve pulled together some of the best information from across the web to help you in supporting your child when applying to University.

• UCAS – the University and College’s Admissions Service handles all applications to degree courses in the UK. Their parents web pages has lots of useful videos that help break down the application process.
• UCAS also have a dedicated web page to help you understand how the student finance system works, and what support is available for your child when they start studying at University.

Information about Health Careers

• The Step into the NHS website has lots of basic information about the different careers available in healthcare and the NHS.
• The NHS Health Careers website goes into a bit more detail about different careers available in healthcare, including lots of testimonials and case studies from current professionals.