Early Years Practitioner Apprentice

Cramlington Village Primary School

North (NE23 2SN)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 August 2025

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Summary

Cramlington Village Primary School is seeking an apprentice Early Years Practitioner to join our team, to support children across our Early Years setting. We are a forward-looking innovative school with a passion for putting children at the heart of all that we do.

Wage

£14,526.20 a year

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Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Hours
Monday 8.00am-4.00pm, Tuesday 8.00am-4.00pm, Wednesday 8.00am-5.15pm, Thursday 8.00am-4.00pm, Friday 8.00am-2.15pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year

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

1. To provide care and early learning experiences according to children’s needs and stages of development.

2. To participate in a key worker system for children that provides consistency in facilitating children’s physical, emotional, intellectual and social development.

3. To work in partnership with parents/carers, sharing information about children’s progress and encouraging parents and carers to become involved with the EYFS setting.

4. To assist in the implementation of the EYFS framework for all children and liaise with parents and carers in the recording and sharing of information.

5. Manage a wide range of children’s behaviour in a way that promotes their welfare and development.

6. Ensure that the physical needs of children are met and maintain a high level of hygiene and cleanliness in the EYFS setting.

7. Observe all policies and procedures, Ofsted Regulations and Curriculum Guidance.

8. Encourage children and families to play and use outdoor areas.

9. Work as part of the EYFS team and the wider school team, sharing and contributing in the ongoing development of the whole programme.

10. Undertake continuous professional development that is supportive of the post.

11. At all times carry out duties in accordance with Northumberland County Council and Cramlington Village Primary School equal opportunities and in the spirit of anti-discriminatory practice.

12. Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as required, commensurate with the grade of the post.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You are therefore under a duty to use the school’s procedures to report any concerns you may have regarding the safety or well-being of any child or young person.

Where you'll work

Bowmont Drive
North
NE23 2SN

Training

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

Training provider

CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE

Training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
  • Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
  • Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
  • Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
  • Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
  • Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
  • Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
  • Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
  • Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
  • Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
  • Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
  • Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
  • Use learning activities to support early language development.
  • Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
  • Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
  • Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
  • Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
  • Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
  • Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
  • Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
  • Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
  • Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.
  • Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
  • Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
  • Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
  • Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
  • Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
  • Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
  • Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
  • Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
  • Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
  • Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
  • Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
  • Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
  • Use learning activities to support early language development.
  • Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
  • Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
  • Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
  • Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
  • Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
  • Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
  • Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
  • Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
  • Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.

Training schedule

Training will be conducted at Cramlington Village Primary School.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 9-3 or A*-D)
  • Maths (grade 9-3 or A*-D)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • IT Skills
  • Logical
  • Organisation skills
  • Patience
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

About this employer

We are a 3-11 Primary School with approximately 170 pupils on roll, proudly serving a fantastic community in Cramlington, Northumberland. We have a dedicated teaching team and are very proud of how together, with our pupils, parents, staff and governors, we are a community of learners that grow and flourish together. Our caring and supportive ethos is designed with our children and families at the heart and centre of everything we do. We have a dedicated teaching team and are very proud of how together, with our pupils, parents, staff and governors, we are a community of learners that grow and flourish together. Our caring and supportive ethos is designed with our children and families at the heart and centre of everything we do. It is our belief that all children can succeed, and we are relentlessly focussed on enabling our children to achieve academically, as well as celebrating personal success. We aspire for our children to leave us as learners who look at the wider world with the confidence and knowledge that they can make a difference, and that they matter. Our curriculum, outdoor provision and teaching is personalised to meet the needs of our pupils. We are a fully inclusive school and welcome families from all backgrounds. We are proud of the support we offer for children with special educational needs and their families. We work closely with external agencies to ensure the best possible support is in place.

After this apprenticeship

At the end of the apprenticeship there could be a possibility of a full-time role.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336045.

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Closes in 22 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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