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Parents and Guardians

Parents and Guardians

Supporting your young person’s success

We work in partnership with parents and guardians to help every learner thrive.

Here you’ll find key information, support services, important updates, and guidance to help you support your young person throughout their time at Exeter College.

If you are a parent or guardian who has a young person applying to Exeter College.
Explore our guide for applying parents and guardians here

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Parent Portal

By the end of September you will receive an invitation to register for our Parent Portal – an online space where parents and guardians can track the progress of their young person at College. You will be able to see what course(s) your young person is enrolled on, along with attendance data, timetables, progress reports and tutor contact information.

Please register using the email address your young person has recorded for you as Next of Kin on their electronic individual learning plan (eILP).

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Keeping you informed

Through the year registered parents and guardians (Next of Kin) of current learners will receive important College announcements to the NOK email address provided by their young person, including information about Parent and Guardian Evenings, notifications of progress reports, exams news, upcoming key deadlines such as UCAS, and much more. We recommend checking this email address regularly in order to keep up to date.  

Should you miss the latest email, or wish to refer back to information, please visit the archive of newsletters for this academic year.  

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Parent/Guardian Evenings

We hold four events through the year to give parents and guardians the opportunity to speak to lecturers about their young person’s progress.

Upcoming dates for Parent/Guardian Evenings:

  • Year 1 learners: 11 March 2027, 5-8pm or 16 March 2027, 5-8pm 
  •  Year 2 learners: 3 November 2026, 5-8pm or 12 November 2026, 5-8pm  
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Careers Information, Advice & Guidance

The Exeter College Careers Programme is delivered by a variety of internal and external professionally qualified and experienced practitioners. Our careers programme offers a range of activities to raise aspirations, challenge stereotypes and inform students and parents about all options following on from College.

Our team of impartial Careers Advisers, qualified up to Level 6 in Careers, support students making their next steps to either university, employment, apprenticeship, gap year or further studies at College.

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Good to know…

Young Person? As we have students from a variety of personal circumstances e.g. living with parents, guardians, carers or older siblings, etc. we often refer to them as your ‘young person’.

Upcoming Events View all events

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    Open Event – November

    Open Events are the perfect way to find out more about life at Exeter College. Our Open Events are for school leavers, those looking for an Apprenticeship and adult learners interested in professional or degree level courses or leisure courses. Taking place on Wednesday 18 November 2026, an Open Event is a chance for anyone interested in joining us to find…

    • 18 Nov 2026
    • 16:00 - 20:00
    18Nov
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    Apprenticeship Expo

    Are you ready to unlock your future? Join us at the 2027 Exeter College Apprenticeship Expo, held in the Exeter College Sports Hall opposite Central Station, on Thursday 11th February 2027. Who is the Expo for? Students exploring Apprenticeship options to kickstart their careers. Adults looking to upskill or train while working. Career changers eager…

    • Exeter College Sports Hall (off Queen Street) 11 Feb 2027
    • 13:00 - 17:00
    11Feb
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    Open Event – April

    Open Events are the perfect way to find out more about life at Exeter College. Our Open Events are for school leavers, those looking for an Apprenticeship and adult learners interested in professional or degree level courses or leisure courses. Taking place on Tuesday 20 April 2027, 4.00-7.00pm, an Open Event is a chance for anyone interested in joining us to…

    • 20 Apr 2027
    • 16:00 - 19:00
    20Apr