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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Frances Booth

When I grow up, I want to be ... Children's dream jobs

Dream Jobs: A child's drawing of a footballer
'I like football because it is fun and good and I like meduls and trorfeas.' Corey Leybourne, six Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream Jobs: A child's drawing of a game of cricket
'I like cricket because I like hiting the ball. I like football because I like hederring the ball.' Ethan Nisbet, six Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream Jobs: A child's drawing of a colourful train
'I love trains. I want to drive one all by myself when I am older.' Kieron Griffiths, six Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream Jobs: A child's drawing of a farmer and animals
'I want to be a farmer because I am good atit. My teacher a one.' Jenny Abbott, six Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream Jobs: A child's drawing of a hairdresser and client
‘I want to be a hairdresser. Because I get to cut peoples hair. I get to play with peoples hair. I get to get mony.’ Alicia Gaughan, six Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream Jobs: A child's drawing of table tennis
'I am quite good at ping-pong and I love batting.' Callum Close, five Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream Jobs: A child's painting of a figure
'My dream job is to be a singer because I am good at it. My Mam wants me to be.' Georgia Sloan, six Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream Jobs: A child's painting of a tennis match
'I layc tennis. I want to bee layc my Dad. And I am great.' Leo Vinton, six Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream Jobs: A child's painting of a vet
'I would like to be a vet because I have 7 cats. I like animals and always wanted to be one. I use my doctors set as a vet one.' Bethany Beat, five Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream Jobs: A child's painting of a zookeeper
'I will like to be a zoo keeper. I love animils.' Lucy Donaldson, seven Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream Jobs: A child's painting of an artist
'I want to be an artist or a lifeguard because artists make nice pictures. Lifeguards get to save people.' Michael Saint, six Photograph: Walbottle primary school
Dream job: A child's drawing of being a book seller
‘I would like to sell books.’ Lucy Galvin-Wilson, five Photograph: Walbottle School
Dream job: A child's drawing of working in a mansion
'My dream job is to be a famios persin because I wont to be rich it wud be fun and I wud buy a castle.' Emily McMillan, six Photograph: Walbottle School
Dream job: A child's drawing of being a female footballer
'My dream job is a footballer and I like it because it is fun good and great because you cik the ball a rownd and slid a cross the grass and you get mudy.' Bethany Dey, six Photograph: Walbottle School
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