For adults & professionals

Grown-Ups' Academy

PawSteps isn't just for children. Whether you're thinking about a first pet, want to care for your animals brilliantly, or work with animals professionally — there's a learning path here for you.

Start the Animal Care Course Which pet fits me?
🐾 Thinking of getting a pet?

Start here before you take anything on — an honest look at what a pet really needs.

🐾Which Pet Fits Me?Honest matching quiz · 120+ UK species · Real cost, commitment & space 📖UK Pet Species GuideCare profiles for 40+ pets · What each one really needs 🧺Pet Care & HusbandryFeeding · housing · enrichment · daily care 🍽️PetPlate Feeding PlannerDog/cat/rabbit portions & grocery list from vet energy formulas · a vet-review starting point 🩺When to Call the VetRed/amber/green symptom guide for dogs & cats · helps you decide how urgently to ring your vet 🧠SEND Content DifferentiatorPaste a lesson → simplify · symbols · audio · visual schedule · free 💻Which Device for Which Subject?KS3–college · what actually suits each subject + ecosystem tips 🎓AI Basics for Absolute BeginnersFree 1-hour crash course · what AI is · prompts · staying safe · no jargon
🩺 Learn to care for animals well

Practical, welfare-first know-how for owners, hobbyists and keepers.

🩹Pet First AidDR ABC · CPR · choking · bleeding · poisoning · scenarios 🐾Animal BehaviourBody language · stress signals · positive handling 🦎Species Husbandry & GroomingReptiles · birds · mammals · fish · inverts · grooming · biosecurity
🎓 Train professionally — the Animal Care Course

A full, CPD-style course for animal-encounter staff, educators and business owners — work through three stages and earn a certificate of completion.

Stage 1Foundation Stage 2Practitioner Stage 3Professional
🏅Course & CertificateStages 1–3 + specialist pathways · Tracks your progress automatically 💼Starting an Animal BusinessLicensing · insurance · risk assessments · pricing · marketing 🤝Customer Care & ConductCommunication · inclusive service · safeguarding · complaints 📚All course modulesFirst aid · behaviour · husbandry · welfare auditing · leadership · CPD & more
ℹ️ Honest about certificates. This is CPD-style professional development written by Pets on the Green, ending in a certificate of completion — a record of what you've studied. It is not a regulated or nationally accredited qualification (not an Ofqual/RQF award). It's a real way to build and show your knowledge, whether you keep pets or work with animals.

📝 Join as a grown-up learner

Create a free account to save your progress, track certificates, and pick up where you left off. Prefer a guided route? See the membership options.

Join / see options My account
💡 Teacher, parent or home-educator? The children's side of PawSteps — the workbooks, games and lessons — is all still here on the main dashboard, and the Parent & Teacher area has planning and progress tools.
📅 Book now — meet us in person · petsonthegreen.com