Early Years Educator Apprentice

PRIMARY QUEST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Alderton, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Ledbury Herefordshire, Staunton Gloucester

Closes in 15 days (Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 June 2025

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Summary

We require enthusiastic & self-motivated apprentices to join our hardworking dynamic trust. The successful candidates will be committed to children’s learning, wellbeing & development, as we continue to build on the strengths of our early years settings. We are looking to hire multiple apprentices across 9 different schools.

Wage

£11,778 a year

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Actual wage is £9875

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, term time only (Hours to be confirmed)

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

1 year 9 months

Positions available

3

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

Your duties will include:

  • Promoting and engaging in children's play
  • Supporting all children to create and adapt the environment to reflect their interests and enable their learning and development.
  • Observing and assessing children to help their learning
  • Preparing the learning environment with resources and displays
  • Developing secure supportive relationships with children and families
  • Ensuring compliance with child protection and safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures

Where you'll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Oak Hill Church of England Primary School, School Road, Alderton, GL20 8NP
  • Highnam Primary Wetherleigh Drive, Highnam, Gloucester, GL2 8LW
  • Ann Cam Primary Bayfield Gardens, Dymock, Gloucestershire, GL18 2BH
  • Redmarley C of E Primary Academy, Redmarley, Gloucestershire, GL19 3HS
  • Hartpury Church of England Primary School Old Over Road, Hartpury, Gloucestershire, GL19 3BJ
  • Hope Brook C of E Primary School Church Road, Longhope, Gloucestershire, GL17 0LA
  • Tibberton Community School Orchard Rise, Tibberton, Gloucestershire, GL19 3AQ
  • Bromsberrow Primary Allbright Lane, Bromesberrow, Ledbury Herefordshire, HR8 1RT
  • Staunton and Corse C of E Academy Gloucester Road, Corse, Staunton Gloucester, GL19 3RA

Training

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

College or training organisation

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 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 Standard Level 3 Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF) or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF) Training is delivered in the workplace, plus two or three College-based sessions throughout the course
  • This can be supported by some remote delivery if required

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

Your must have completed Early Years Level 2 or equivalent experience

About this company

The Primary QuEST Multi-Academy Trust currently incorporates nine primary schools: Ann Cam, Bromesberrow St Mary's, Hartpury, Highnam, Oak Hill, Hope Brook, Redmarley, Staunton and Corse and Tibberton. All the schools are based in Gloucestershire.

http://www.primaryquest.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Early Years Setting uniform will be provided.

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential position upon completion of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

GC Employer training and Apprenticeships

Apprenticeshipvacancies@gloscol.ac.uk

0345 155 2020

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328505.

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Closes in 15 days (Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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