The motivation behind many students' decision to undertake a Childhood Studies degree is a desire to work with children and it is clear many are successful in this field.

Data obtained from

• Single and joint honours Childhood Studies courses (BSc and MSci)
• Graduates from the UK 

Responses were received from 15 UK graduates from 2019/20; this is a response rate of 78.9%

Destinations

Most important activity	Percentage of graduates
Paid work for an employer	53.3%
Self-employment/freelancing	0%
Running my own business	0%
Developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio	0%
Voluntary/unpaid work for an employer	0%
Engaged in a course of study, training or research	33.3%
Taking time out to travel	0%
Caring for someone	0%
Retired	0%
Unemployed and looking for work	6.7%
Doing something else	6.7%

Sector information

The course provides graduates with a broad range of other skills such as communication and team working, both of which are extremely attractive to a wide range of graduate recruiters. Some graduates may choose to enter careers that do not require a specific degree, as around 70% of jobs are open to graduates of any discipline.

Employment sector	Number of graduates
Pre-primary education
General secondary education	2
Engineering activities and related technical consultancy	1
Other sectors (4 sectors)	5

Employers and occupations

Careers followed include teaching, as well as other welfare related occupations.

Examples of employers

• People for Research
• Richard Huish College
• Teaching Personnel
• University of Bristol

Examples of occupations

• Human Resources Assistant
• Retail Assistant
• Teaching Assistant