Early Years Apprentice

Summary

Northern Skills are recruiting on behalf of Teesville Primary School for an Early year's educator apprentice to join their team. They are looking for someone who is willing to support and assist teachers as part of a professional team contributing to raising standards of pupils' achievement.

Wage

£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm.

32 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Wednesday 23 July 2025

Duration

1 year 9 months

Positions available

1

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

Providing support for pupils, teachers and the whole school
Assisting individual pupils or small groups of pupils in classroom activities under the specific direction of the teacher and/or other support staff.
Assisting in ensuring that the length of time spent on tasks and activities is consistent with the individual pupil's needs and according to instructions.
Supervising the use of equipment as required to maintain pupils' needs, and support their participation in learning tasks and activities.
Understanding and implementing targets appropriate to pupils’ needs.
Assisting in the preparation of learning materials and the management of resources.
Overseeing the care and cleanliness of the teaching environment, equipment, apparatus and materials.
Assisting in the preparation of display materials.
Supporting teaching staff or senior colleagues with routine administration.
Attending and participating in training and development activities as required.
Participating in professional development and review.
Assisting teaching staff or senior colleagues in escorting pupils home as and when required, as directed by the teaching staff.
Attending meetings, liaising and communicating with colleagues in the school, outside agencies and other relevant bodies.
Being an effective role model for the standards of behaviour expected of pupils.
Having due regard to confidentiality, child protection procedures, health and safety, other statutory requirements and the policies of the Local Academy Council and IRIS Learning Trust.

Where you'll work

Lime Road
Middlesbrough
North Yorkshire
TS6 0BZ

Training

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

College or training organisation

MIDDLESBROUGH 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

Early years educator Level 3
Day release at Middlesbrough College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

maths and English (grade 4 or above)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Our priorities are to enhance the life chances of the wonderful young people that attend our school. We do this by providing a very well taught and stimulating curriculum, with a wide range of enrichment opportunities within a well ordered and caring environment. We expect our children to attend school regularly, on time, in uniform and with the right attitude, ready to learn and engage with the opportunities that we provide for them. We see our school as a community; as such we work hard to support all those who are part of it and expect the same commitment from everyone involved.

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After this apprenticeship

Depending on the circumstances of the business upon completion of the apprenticeship programme there could be a potential position of employment available.

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