Careers in education and childcare

Meet Joe, 26, a freelance art historian based in Yorkshire. Find out more about how they use Japanese in their role. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.Joe specialises in Japanese art and so their ability to speak the language is invaluable, especially when putting together art exhibitions with Japanese artists. Joe also writes articles about East Asian artwork so their understanding of the language is a real asset, enabling deeper research.I've never come across a downside to learning a language.

Meet Amy, 24, who works as an assistant learning officer at the Great North Museum: Hancock, a museum of natural history and ancient civilisations in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Meet Annabel, a German teacher in a secondary school in Greater London. Find out more about how she uses German in her role. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.She not only teaches German but also tries to shape her students' lives and look after their wellbeing both in and out of the classroom.I use German everyday in my job. I even use it to chat with my colleagues!

Meet James, 28, a freelance translator based in Kent. Find out more about how he uses Portuguese and Spanish in his role. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.James specialises in audio-visual translation, which involves working on voiceover and subtitle translations. Having studied and lived in both Spain and Portugal, he uses his language skills to translate Portuguese and Spanish content into English. As he has a particular interest in sport, his work often entails transcribing interviews that journalists do with sports professionals before and after a match, which are then published online.The main positive of being a freelance translator is that it gives me the flexibility to choose my hours, where I work and the types of jobs that I want to do.