Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship

Parkhead Community Primary School

Blaydon-On-Tyne (NE21 6LT)

Closes in 14 days (Monday 15 September 2025)

Posted on 1 September 2025

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Summary

Dreaming of a career in education? Do you want to achieve a nationally recognised Level 3 qualification whilst furthering your practical experience and working within a salary paid training position? We are currently looking to recruit a caring and enthusiastic Early Years Apprentice to join our fantastic team at Parkhead Community Primary School.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 08:30 - 16:30. Friday, 08:30 - 16:00. Term time only.

37 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

1 year 6 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

Supporting Pupils: 

  • Using specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils 
  • Establishing productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations 
  • Foster inclusion, equality and diversity in learning
  • Supporting pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs 
  • Encouraging pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities 
  • Promoting independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance 
  • Providing feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement 
  • Supervise and support pupils to ensure safety
  • Support personal development and behaviour needs 
  • Be a positive role model by promoting school values and policies  

Supporting the Teacher: 

  • Working with the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate 
  • Support with preparing the classroom and learning resources 
  • Monitoring and evaluating pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement  
  • Providing objective and accurate feedback to the teacher on pupil 
  • Promoting positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour dealing with any incidents in line with established policy and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour 
  • Assist in displaying pupil work and managing materials 

Supporting the Curriculum: 

  • Aid pupils in understanding instructions and using ICT 
  • Help maintain educational resources and equipment 
  • Lead structured learning activities under teacher guidance, adjusting activities according to pupils responses and needs
  • Helping pupils to access learning activities through specialist support 

Supporting the School: 

  • Follow all school policies and procedures including safeguarding 
  • Promote the school’s ethos and values and participate in relevant training
  • Supervise pupils during breaks, lunch and join school trips/events 

Where you'll work

Park Lane
Blaydon-On-Tyne
NE21 6LT

Training

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

Training provider

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

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.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

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

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Patience

About this employer

Parkhead Community Primary School is situated in the heart of Winlaton, Blaydon. Our school vision is for every child to become a successful, independent, resilient, lifelong learner and a caring, responsible member of the community, who can achieve their very best. High quality teaching and learning is at the heart of all that we do. We strive to provide a learning climate in which children feel safe, can flourish, celebrate differences and develop skills and confidence to build happy, successful futures. We encourage all at Parkhead to ‘Be Kind, Be Ambitious, Be the Best you can be!’ We have a highly skilled, experienced and dedicated team of teaching and support staff who care deeply about nurturing our children and are focused on ensuring each child’s needs are met, their abilities are understood and that their aspirations are encouraged regardless of any differences.

After this apprenticeship

Potential progression depending on candidate suitability and needs of the school.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339756.

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Closes in 14 days (Monday 15 September 2025)

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