Education

Make a real difference to someone's life and improve their wellbeing with a carer in this rewarding sector.

What's it all about?

The health and social care sector is very broad so there's lots of different settings and job roles to choose from. Everyone relies on the specialist skills of a health and social care professional at some point so you will always be in demand.

Who is it for?

Working in the health and social care is one of the most important jobs in the world so you need to have a real passion for helping people. You should also have a great communication skills so you can build

Who we work with

We work with the following employers to help you get career ready and gain real work skills: Sunderland Royal Hospital, Care Academy, Ashford Orthodontics, YMCA Fencehouses, Age UK South Tyneside, Washington Mind, St Benedict's Hospice, University of Sunderland, Sunderland Care and Support.

93.6%

of our health and social care students progressed to employment or further study.*

*Destination data, academic year 2016/17 (FT FE 16-18 students)

Have you seen our excellent facilities?

We have some of the best facilities for health and social care students including:

A state-of-the-art health simulation ward to develop real health professional skills.
Ageing suits to simulate the function of an older person e.g. joint stiffness, reduced co-ordination etc.
Nursing patient care mannequins, blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, various demonstration models e.g. lung digestive system, and pregnancy.

Find out about how we can support you

Study Health and Social Care as an Apprenticeship

Careers

What are the career prospects like? There will be 86,646 health jobs in 2024

Careers could include: Social Worker, Nurse, Care Worker, Paramedic, Psychologist or Occupational Therapist.

There are 1,611 Midwives employed in out local region and they earn £38,480 a year.

Explore more careers

Educational Support Assistants

Educational support assistants work with teachers to provide one-to-one support for children with particular learning needs.

Medium Salary

£ 14994

6153 people employed as Educational Support Assistants in the current year.

Special Needs Education Teaching Professionals

Special needs education teaching professionals organise and provide instruction at a variety of different levels to children who have emotional, behavioural or learning difficulties or physical disabilities. These professionals may also work with exceptionally gifted pupils.

Medium Salary

£ 31255

2439 people employed as Special Needs Education Teaching Professionals in the current year.

Senior Professionals of Educational Establishments

Job holders in this unit group plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the administration, support systems and activities that facilitate the effective running of a university, college or other educational establishment.