How Parent Lift Sharing Could Help Solve the School Run
What is parent lift sharing? Parent lift sharing is when families share school journeys, quite simple actually! Instead of every parent driving separately, parents can coordinate lifts, share the school run, and reduce the number…
Is School-Run Lift Sharing Legal and Insured in the UK?
One of the common questions we hear is: “What about insurance?” The good news is that lift sharing is already recognised and supported in the UK. The Association of British Insurers (ABI), whose members represent…
United Parents Founder Selected for Carbon13 Cohort 10
United Parents has been selected to join Carbon13 Cohort 10, one of the UK’s leading climate venture builder programmes based in Cambridge. Founder Auriane Cirasuolo was selected from between 2000 – 600 applicants to join…
School emissions explained: Why transport is the hidden problem
Most conversations about school sustainability tend to focus on solar panels, insulation, and energy efficiency. UK policies like the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) and the DfE Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy have prioritised emissions…
Impact <> Investor: From 490 applications to finalist
Out of 490 applications, only 100 startups were selected to take part. Alongside 82 VC investors, the programme brought together a dense, highly curated ecosystem of people building and backing impact-driven companies. Quite frankly, being…
Rebuilding the village: What our research reveals about the school run crisis
At United Parents, we wanted to understand exactly why school transport feels so broken, and more importantly, what would actually help fix it. So we surveyed almost 120 parents across the UK, conducted in-depth interviews…
United Parents appoints Ben Carmona as CTO
After an extensive search and interviews with a strong pool of candidates, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Carmona as our Fractional Chief Technology Officer. Ben brings over 20 years of senior…
United Parents joins Innovate UK Business Growth
We are SO excited to announce that United Parents has been accepted onto the Innovate UK Business Growth programme! The programme is a well-known national initiative designed to help high-potential UK businesses scale through tailored…
United Parents selected for the Breakthrough Accelerator 2025
We’re delighted to share that United Parents has been selected to join the Breakthrough Accelerator, part of Breakthrough Founders and powered by Catalyst, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading hubs for innovation. Catalyst supports…
