Children, Young People and Families

The childcare sector supports rewarding careers in nurseries, children’s centres, primary schools, and breakfast and afterschool clubs. You might want to consider becoming a self-employed childminder, a nanny or even a children’s holiday resort representative.

With experience you could specialise in working with children with learning difficulties, physical difficulties or mental health problems. Studying at degree level would allow you to move into management or early years teaching.

Most popular career routes:
Educational Support Assistant | Early Years Teacher | Communication Support Worker | Primary School Teacher | Nursery Worker | Nursery Manager | Teaching Assistant | Youth and Community Worker

Taught in modern, well-equipped classrooms, our courses are supported by access to an excellent learning resource centre designed to assist you with your self-directed learning. Class sizes are usually small, with plenty of opportunity for one-to-one support which students find especially useful when dealing with challenging topics. We also have an onsite nursery where students can practise what they've learnt in a simulated workplace environment.