Early Years Apprentice

Summary

Opportunity to join our growing team with the potential of a full-time job opportunity at the end of level 3 completion. Gain experience in a busy environment. Adding experience and knowledge to your continued professional development (CPD). Opportunities to take part in additional staff training. Help and support throughout the course.

Wage

£11,778 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, between the hours of 7.30am - 5.30pm.

30 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 4 September 2025

Duration

2 years

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

To be able to use your own initiative and work as part of a team.
To contribute to the teaching, learning and development of children.
To contribute and play an active role in your own CPD.
To be a positive role model for children in your care
Commitment to Tots during apprenticeship.
To work across all age groups from 3 months to 3 years, to gain experience.

Where you'll work

Franche Primary School
Chestnut Grove
Kidderminster
DY11 5QB

Training

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

College or training organisation

HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE 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

Training will take place once a week at the Worcester campus.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Training will take place at How college, Worcester campus, one day a week.

About this company

We are a very popular community primary school in Kidderminster. We provide a wonderful start to school life for our youngest Tots & Nursery children and a creative and inspiring curriculum for Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils. Our fantastic facilities include our own swimming pool, playing fields and forest school. We also offer excellent wraparound care for children from 3 months to 11 years, open 7.30am until 5.30pm, 50 weeks a year, including a breakfast club, after school care and holiday club. We also offer family support and services for children at Chestnuts@Franche, our community setting within the school site. Whether you are a parent of a pupil, or are considering joining us, we hope you’ll find all the information you need here.

After this apprenticeship

All apprentices will complete mandatory safeguarding training, and have the opportunity to join/take part in additional training provided by Tots management. Opportunity to join our growing team with the potential of a full-time job opportunity at the end of level 3 completion, for candidates who have shown commitment, enthusiasm and love for working in early years.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

Sue Portsmouth

sportsmouth@howcollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332286.

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