Free parent guide
Your guide to the UK education system
The free parent handbook that takes you from the first SATs paper to A-level results day: what happens in every year, every exam, and every decision point.
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What's inside
One guide. The whole journey, explained.
23 pages that turn the jargon (key stages, sets, tiers, predicted grades) into plain English and clear next steps. Here's what it covers.
SATs and the 11+
Settling into secondary school
Choosing GCSEs
The GCSE course
A-levels, UCAS and UCAT
Alternative routes
It opens with a one-page map of the key stages (KS1 to KS5), and every chapter includes SEND support and the common mistakes to avoid.
Stop googling year by year. Get the whole map.
Why MyEdSpace
Written by the team behind the results
MyEdSpace teaches live, interactive online lessons to students from Year 5 to Year 13. This guide distils what we tell thousands of parents every year.
80%
of parents find learning with MyEdSpace helpful for their child's education
4.8/5
rating on Trustpilot from thousands of happy students and parents
83%
of parents noticed a positive attitude change in their child after learning with MyEdSpace
Our 2025 results, next to the national average
3×
more MyEdSpace students achieved GCSE grade 9 than the national average
51%
of our GCSE Maths grades were 7–9, triple the national average
73%
of our A-level students achieved B or above, vs 55% nationally
56%
of our A-level students went to Russell Group universities, vs 27% across the UK
Know what's coming before it arrives
One guide. Every key stage, every exam, every decision, explained in plain English.