Early Years Apprentice (Level 3)

Summary

Fairfield Prep School is seeking an enthusiastic Early Years Apprentice to join the team. You’ll assist teachers with planning, teaching, and learning, while caring for children and organizing activities to support their development. Strong communication, patience, and initiative are essential.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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The above salary is for full time, this role is TERM TIME ONLY, working 36 weeks per year. The actual salary is £9,513 per annum.

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday. 1 position: 7.30am-3.00pm 1 position: 10.30am-6.00pm

30 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 2 September 2025

Duration

1 year 9 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Key Responsibilities of this role is to provide effective support for both individual students and small groups during focused learning activities. Working under the guidance of teachers, as well as independently, you will contribute to the social, academic, moral, physical, and emotional development of each child, both inside and outside the classroom.

Principle Responsibilities:

Supervising and providing support under the direction of a teacher, for pupils, including those with additional needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
Preparing and using equipment and resources required to meet the lesson plans and relevant learning activity and assisting pupils in their use.
Ensuring all pupils have appropriate access to opportunities to learn and develop.
Encouraging pupils to interact with others and engage in activities.
Providing feedback to pupils and parents in relation to the progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher.
Creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work.
Using strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils in achieving learning goals.
Assisting with the planning and preparation of learning activities.
Monitoring pupils’ response to learning activities and accurately record achievement and progress as directed.
Provide regular feedback to teachers on pupil achievement, progress, problems etc.
Assisting with the supervision of pupils outside lesson times; including lunch and play times.
Promoting good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
Participating in any training and development activities to maintain own professional development or to enhance competence within the job role.
Undertake any duties (particularly playground & dining room) and responsibilities commensurate with the post.
To assist with whole school activities such as Sports’ Day etc.
Maintain good order and promote self-discipline amongst pupils, safeguarding their health and safety both when on school premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere.
Deal appropriately with sickness and injury.
Treat pupils with respect and compassion.
Encourage respect for self, others and the environment of the school.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

To have a working knowledge of all relevant Policies and Procedures.
To establish effective working relationships with professional colleagues and other staff, as appropriate.
To observe and manage all Health and Safety requirements to maintain a safe environment for students, colleagues and parents.
To demonstrate a desire to widen knowledge by attending relevant professional development as appropriate.
To understand the relevance and importance of Customer Service and the need to promote the school positively at all times, especially to parents.

Loughborough Schools Foundation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Candidates who are offered a role with us will be subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks which will include a DBS enhanced check and checks with past employers.

Where you'll work

Fairfield Prep School
Leicester Road
Loughborough
LE11 2AE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Your training plan

Qualification:

Level 3 Apprenticeships Standard in Early Years Educator-
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/early-years-educator-v1-2
Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce.
Level 2 Functional Skills English and Maths (if required).
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid.

Delivery Method:

A mixture of blended learning in the work place and taught delivery every other Friday at Loughborough College.

More training information

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C)
Maths (grade 4/C)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Childcare (Level 2) (grade 4/C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Organisation skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience

Other requirements

Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.

About this company

Loughborough Schools Foundation is a charitable foundation of independent schools in the heart of Loughborough, educating children from 3 to 18 years. In addition, the Loughborough Nursery (6 weeks - 4 years) is our day nursery. The role will be based at our Fairfield Prep School, an independent day school for boys and girls aged 3-11.

https://lsf.org/fairfield/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

•Complimentary lunch (term time) •Discounted school fees for your children attending LSF (excluding Nursery and Kindergarten) •Use of LSF facilities including swimming pool & gym •Employee Assistance Programme •Free parking (Foundation Campus)

After this apprenticeship

There may be an opportunity for the Apprentice Teaching Assistant to continue at Fairfield if there was a vacancy at the end of the apprenticeship.

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