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Health, Education and Care

Do you want to help people, support communities, and make a positive impact on lives? Careers in health, care, and education put you at the heart of shaping a better future for others.

You could work in nursing, midwifery, social care, teaching, childcare, or community support; roles that make a real difference every single day.

Studying health, care, and education at college gives you practical skills, hands-on experience, and the knowledge to support people at every stage of life. If you want a career with purpose, this is where it starts.

What can i study
Health and Social Care
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Health and Social Care
H
Early Years Education
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CAMPUS KEY
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CITY
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HILLSBOROUGH
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FIR VALE
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER
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Supporting the Adult Nursing Team
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Early Years Educator
C

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Our health and social care provision is based at our City and Hillsborough Campuses, whilst our childcare programmes are based at our City Campus only. Students study in the very best facilities around with the very best equipment including our:

  • state-of-the-art mock hospital ward
  • training dummies
  • ultrasound machine
  • college nurseries
  • early years room
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We also have Apprenticeship vacancies in this sector. Please visit apprenticeships.sheffcol.ac.uk to find out more.

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Entry requirements

Entry requirements for individual courses can be found on the course pages.

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Health Careers

Profession Starting salary Experienced salary
Nurse £25,650 £31,550
Nursing Associate £20,350 £24,900
GP £60,500 £91,250

Childcare and Education Careers

Profession Starting salary Experienced salary
Primary School Teacher £25,700 £41,600
Teaching Assistant £12,600 £23,000
Nursery Worker £14,000 £25,000

Who we work with

In Sheffield and across the UK, demand for skilled professionals in these areas is growing, creating opportunities to build a secure and rewarding career.

We work with employer partners across the local region and beyond to provide T Level placements, work experience, masterclasses, workplace tours and other exciting opportunities. Some of our employer partners are:

Health and Social Care

  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Kickback Recovery
  • Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Recovery

Childcare and Education

  • The Sheffield College Nursery
  • Sensory Spectacle
  • Waterthorpe Nursery Infants
  • Just for Kidz Nursery and Pre-school
Favour Okoh Quote

"The course has prepared me for real life clinical situations and provided a foundation to build further knowledge on. It has provided lots of wonderful opportunities.”

Favour Okoh

Former Supporting the Adult Nursing Team T Level student

Job information

Key Skills Needed:

  • Sensitivity and understanding
  • Desire to help others
  • Communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Patience

Total No. of Jobs 142,355 in south yorkshire by 2030 2923 NEW JOBS CREATED IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE BY 2030

T-levels AVAILABLE IN THIS SECTOR. ASK US ABOUT THEM AT AN OPEN DAY.

80% classroom learning
20% WORKPLACE LEARNING
45 DAY DAY REAL WORK PLACEMENT

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1. VISIT WWW.SHEFFCOL.AC.UK/COURSES
2. CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO STUDY
3. CLICK APPLY NOW
4. CREATE AN APPLICATION ACCOUNT
5. COMPLETE AND SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION FORM

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