APPRENTICESHIP LEVEL 3 EARLY YEARS
Willow Lane Community Primary School
Lancaster (LA1 5QB)
Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 1 July 2025)
Posted on 17 June 2025
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Summary
The children are at the heart of everything we do at the Willow Tree Federation. We take a holistic approach to child development, and we are privileged to support our children, families and the wider community to change and enhance lives.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Term time only
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
- Under the guidance of teachers and Early Years Practitioners, the apprentice will be involved in working with children to support the education, personal, social and emotional development of pupils
- Establish positive relationships to assist in structured learning activities and free play
- Duties may include, supporting learning activities, assisting in the development of skills that support pupils' learning and supporting children with additional needs
- The apprentice will assist in pupil supervision and pupil progress and development
Where you'll work
Milking Stile Lane
Lancaster
LA1 5QB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE
Your training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
Your training plan
- You will join a nursery school where training and professional development is highly valued
- Staff wellbeing is a priority and we have a team of mental health first aiders
- You will be supported to gain your Early Years Practitioner Level 3 qualification which is the stepping stone for a future career
- You will learn above and beyond in our nurturing, forward thinking nursery schools
- This experience will make you stand out from the rest
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or better)
- Maths (grade 4 or better)
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
About this company
Who are the most important people in a school? The children of course and they are central to everything we do at Willow Lane. They are happy, confident, aspirational, creative and enjoy their learning. They are encouraged to learn to the best of their abilities and we also want them to have fun along the way – to understand nature by growing vegetables and exploring our wildlife area, to develop confidence through teamwork and singing, to enjoy sport and the camaraderie it brings and to learn positive human values by caring for each other and helping the community we are proud to serve.
After this apprenticeship
- There is no guarantee of a role at the end of this apprenticeship, but support will be given
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Willow Lane Community Primary School
Lucy Naylor
01524 65880
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326661.
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Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 1 July 2025)
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