Childcare and Education Careers Guide

About Childcare and Education Careers

Could you be the teacher whose lessons students look forward to every day? Could you support children and young people in a way that empowers them and keeps them safe? Educate yourself on how to get started in this field, and your passion and willingness to learn will help you shape someone’s future so they feel the same way!

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People with all kinds of interests and backgrounds are needed to make young people feel cared for, and feel like their future is full of opportunities to grasp with both hands.

Childcare and Education Career Guides

Get into childcare and education careers with advice for all the routes you can take after school, college, university, and training. Get work experience and first job tips, example salaries and discover youth-friendly employers who want to help you get ahead!

Get Into Childcare and Education Careers With Youth-Friendly Employers

These employers and organisations are here to help. They care about your potential and desire to learn, not just your qualifications and experience. They may be able to offer traineeships, apprenticeships, graduate schemes, first jobs, careers advice, wellbeing support and much more.

How Much Can You Earn With Childcare and Education Careers?

These LMI Job Trends give you a sneak peek of how much you could earn starting out for certain jobs, and how much your salary could grow with experience.

List of Childcare and Education Careers

Here’s a full list of roles and areas you could work in, so you can see how much variety there is in this sector!

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