Since 2021, The Brilliant Club has been scaling Parent Power, originally developed by Citizens UK and King’s College London, across the UK. Parent Power equips parents and carers with the tools and knowledge to support their child’s journey through education and provides invaluable guidance on accessing university.
Trained community organisers work closely with parents and carers to build a relationship of trust. They support parents to campaign against educational inequalities and create positive change for their children and local community, acting as champions for higher education.
Parent Power is targeted at those who may not feel comfortable navigating the university admissions system, including those who have no experience of higher education themselves.
The Brilliant Club currently has 16 active Parent Power chapters across the UK. In their local chapters, which is what we call each Parent Power group, parents have worked collaboratively to tackle what they have identified as the barriers to their children achieving their academic potential and progressing to higher education.
“I feel like imposter syndrome has been zapped today, as a resident of Cardiff who's never been brave enough to step foot in the university. It was great to speak to current and former students and their experiences and ask them questions.”
Click on each name to find out more about some of our Parent Power chapters.
Communities Consulting is a new arm of our established Brilliant Consulting practice, and is led by our Director of Communities, Jimmy Pickering. Jimmy has extensive experience of building educational communities across the UK. If you’re interested in discussing how we can support your organisation with community building, engagement or sustainability, you can find out more at the button below.
