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How can you train to become a teacher without giving up work? Helen Kewley hears of two ways People sometimes ask, 'What do nannies do when they no longer want to work in families?' Well, the world may be their oyster, as I try to illustrate in Professional Nanny, but some use their qualifications and experience to go into higher education so they can qualify as teachers, nurses, social workers or therapists.

People sometimes ask, 'What do nannies do when they no longer want to work in families?' Well, the world may be their oyster, as I try to illustrate in Professional Nanny, but some use their qualifications and experience to go into higher education so they can qualify as teachers, nurses, social workers or therapists.

Instead of needing A levels, students can now enter colleges of higher education with good grades in the BTec National Diploma, CACHE diploma or with an NVQ Level 3. But many people cannot afford to give up a regular salary and take on the expense of funding at least three years of study while earning nothing. So I was very interested to talk to Lyndsey Thomas and Kim Johnson, who are both studying to be teachers while earning a full-time salary.

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