{"id":69,"date":"2022-02-20T14:05:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T14:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/51.143.130.171\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:19:51","slug":"parents-carers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gmacs.co.uk\/advice\/parents-carers\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents &#038; Carers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#ffffff 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 60%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;60%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/gmacs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/parents-hero.jpg&#8221; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Parents &amp; Carers<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Help your child explore career ideas and plan their next steps.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;top: 225px;||margin-left: 25%;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;top: 200px;&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb image=&#8221;https:\/\/gmacs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/beeline-icon.png&#8221; module_class=&#8221;blurb-fw-img&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#4E3162&#8243; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; image_icon_custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.et_pb_main_blurb_image {margin-bottom: 20px!important;}&#8221; custom_css_blurb_image=&#8221;margin-bottom: 80px;&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|14px|14px|14px|14px&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;off|14px|14px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Beeline<\/h4>\n<p><span>Beeline is a free digital careers tool for young people in Greater Manchester. 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