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Have you retrained to work in early years settings or education?

For some, teaching their children at home sparked a new interest in childcare and education.
For some, teaching their children at home sparked a new interest in childcare and education. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Have you retrained to work in early years settings or education since lockdown? For many parents, the end of home schooling was a cause for celebration. But for others, teaching their children at home sparked a new interest in childcare and education.

What area of childcare or education have you decided to retrain in and why? What was your previous profession? What is your new professional ambition – do you want to run a nursery or become a headteacher? What do your family think of your decision?

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