Early Years Teaching Assistant Apprentice (St Michael’s C of E Primary School)
St Michael’s C of E Primary School
Ferryhill (DL17 9AL)
Closes in 20 days (Friday 3 October 2025)
Posted on 12 September 2025
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Summary
Start your career at St Michael’s C of E Primary School, where you’ll support our youngest children’s learning & development in an inspiring, nurturing & inclusive environment. You will work alongside experienced & highly skilled colleagues who are dedicated to ensuring each child reaches their full potential, regardless of barriers they may face.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Comprehensive health & well-being support including physio, nurse clinics, counselling, mindfulness, GP access & private care. Staff also benefit from wide-ranging professional development in education, leadership & personal growth.
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday between 8am - 4pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- 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
This practical role includes training towards a Level 3 Early Years Teaching Assistant apprenticeship, helping you gain the skills and experience needed for a fulfilling future in early years education.
Your main duties would include, but are not restricted to:
- Support EYFS staff in delivering high-quality early years education
- Implement and adhere to all safeguarding procedures and policies
- Assist with children's personal care, learning activities, and behaviour support
- Build positive relationships with pupils, parents, and staff
- Promote inclusion and independence amongst children
- Help prepare resources, displays, and maintain a safe learning environment
- Attend training and contribute to school life, trips, and meetings
- Support planning, assessment, and use of ICT in the classroom
- Follow safeguarding, health & safety, and school policies
Where you'll work
Front Street
Bishop Middleham
Ferryhill
DL17 9AL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DARLINGTON BOROUGH 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
You will be completing the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard with Darlington Borough Council Learning & Skills. This programme equips you with the knowledge and practical skills to support children's development in early years settings. Training is delivered through a blend of online learning and expert-led sessions, covering key topics such as child development, safeguarding, and play-based learning.
Throughout the apprenticeship, you’ll be supported by experienced tutors with real-world early years’ experience. You’ll gain valuable hands-on experience in the class, working with children in the Early Years Foundation Stage while earning a nationally recognised qualification.
More training information
Training will be provided to achieve the following qualifications:
Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship Standard
Drop-in training sessions will be take place weekly, at Darlington Borough Council Learning & Skills training centre (DL1 4QZ). Here you will develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours to ensure these exceed the minimum requirements for the Early Years Level 3 apprenticeship standards.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4+/ C+)
- maths (grade 4+/ C+)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Positive work ethic
- Empathetic
Other requirements
One Excellence Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. All ID, qualification and social media checks will be made prior to appointment. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. You may be required to attend our training centre in Darlington (DL1 4QZ) and you will need to make your own way there for drop in sessions. Travel to and from the employers site, based in Bishop Middleham (DL17 9AL). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
About this employer
St. Michael’s C of E Primary School is a Church of England primary school that offers a distinctly Christian education in an inclusive environment where we encourage all children and young people to learn, enquire and grow. The distinctive nature of our approach to education can be found is embedded in everything that we do. Our particular Christian values are explicitly taught in collective worship and referred to throughout the school day. Children and staff of all faiths and none are welcome at our school and our aim is to promote understanding and tolerance between those of different faith traditions. As a community, we have identified seven values that are woven into the very fabric of the school which we expect all members of the school community, children, staff, local advisory board and clergy to model. These are Koinonia, Creation, Endurance, Wisdom, Justice, Hope and Service Service We believe these values are empowering our pupils to develop their spirituality and guiding them in personal development as effective learners and good citizens. Children have regular opportunities to reflect on each Value and to develop an understanding of the Value in action. Each Friday, in our Celebration Assembly, we acknowledge and reward those children who have demonstrated these values.
After this apprenticeship
Successful completion of the apprenticeship may lead to full-time employment and/ or further training opportunities.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Laurie Kidd
01740 651482
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341581.
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