Career advisers: sessions for students and parents

Guidance for teenagers involves two parties: the student, who needs time to talk freely, and the parents, who want to understand and support. Sessions have to fit around school, and demand peaks before application deadlines. With Book, families book student sessions and joint sessions on your own booking page, at after-school and holiday times, and you book the rest of the programme from your list.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

Durations and prices are examples. Say in each description who attends: the student alone or with parents.

Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date. Open student sessions after school, on Wednesday afternoons and on Saturdays, and add holiday mornings as a separate run with its own end date.

The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that reaches you in the new booking email. A parent books in their own name with the student's first name, school year and main question in the note. One booking covers the family for joint sessions.

Application deadlines fix the calendar. At the first meeting, plan the sessions working back from the deadline and book them yourself from your bookings list. First and last name are enough; use the parent's or student's email so they get a confirmation with a calendar file for each session. Book doesn't send reminders.

Students studying away from home can meet you by video. Create a video service and send your link by email: Book doesn't create video links.

Some sessions work better without parents. Name those services clearly, such as "Student session", so families know who should come.

Families can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the session from your list. Rescheduling works across services, so an in-person session can become a video one.

Book doesn't take payments, store reports or applications, or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: with associates, create services per adviser. See the guide on assessment and feedback sessions. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.