Nursery Apprentice

AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST

Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex

Closes in 13 days (Friday 27 June 2025)

Posted on 13 June 2025

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Summary

The nursery works closely with the main school and boasts great facilities both the inside and outside environment. We work with other nurseries from across the trust to share best practice to allow all of our children to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Wage

£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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FTE: £14,566.00 - £23,557.00 (actual TTO salary: £12,698.00 - £20,536.00) - Apprenticeship rates, dependent upon age

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm. 37.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (TTO).

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year

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

Role and responsibilities include: 

  • Working with children to provide high-quality care and education 
    to support the Nursery Manager with any tasks delegated to you and with the overall running of the nursery
  • Working closely with your team around you 
  • Liaising with parents, helping to support their whole family 
  • Ensuring a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children within your area 
  • Supporting and maintaining daily routines 
  • Providing a high-quality, stimulating and inclusive learning environment

Where you'll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Down Road, Bexhill-On-Sea, TN39 4HS
  • Glenleigh Park Academy Gunters Lane, Bexhill On Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4ED

Training

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

College or training organisation

ALDRIDGE EDUCATION

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

The training will take place at school, as work-based learning.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Pass)
  • Maths (grade Pass)

Other in:

Early Years (grade Pass)

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this company

Glenleigh Park is a school that can offer exceptional professional development opportunities, high levels of support and the chance to make a real difference to pupils’ outcomes. We work closely with other schools in our Trust and there are many opportunities to share ideas and learn from each other. Glenleigh Park is a fun, exciting and supportive place to work. We set ourselves ambitious targets and know these can be achieved by working together.

https://www.glenleighparkprimaryacademy.org/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Aurora Academies Advantage scheme, which includes access to free and confidential advice on a range of topics via the Employee Assistance Programme, online GP service, cycle to work, discounts to high-street shops, health and well-being support.

After this apprenticeship

Qualified Nursery Practitioner with added responsibilities.

Deputy Nursery Manager.

Nursery Manager.

Career in Early Years.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST

Emily Sturt

esturt@auroraacademies.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325826.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 27 June 2025)

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