Early Years Educator Apprentice

Barnwell Academy

Penshaw (DH4 7RT)

Closes in 20 days (Friday 7 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 October 2025

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Summary

An exciting opportunity is here to begin your journey into the childcare profession! An opportunity to work in an early years setting currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted! Become an apprentice in our fun and friendly Daycare setting working with children aged birth to 5 years gaining experience while you learn!

• Wage:

  £14,526.20 a year

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• Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
• Hours: Monday – Friday. Shifts TBC.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 11 November 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

Purpose of Role:

• To assist in the provision of an early years environment in which children are safe, happy and supported in fulfilling their individual potential.
• To work to agreed policies and practices ensuring a good quality standard of care in line with Ofsted standards.
• To contribute to the planning of the Early Years Foundation Stage experiences.
• To ensure the general health and welfare of children are met including the changing and cleaning of children who are wet or soiled.
• To develop a good relationship with parents and carers
• To work within policies and procedures to promote a fully inclusive service.
• To have knowledge of other professional and informal support services and be able to sensitively signpost parents towards these.
• To consult with other members of the team to ensure individual needs are met.
• To have an understanding of child protection issues and liaise with the designated child protection co-ordinator and special needs co-ordinator should area of concern arise.
• To be flexible within the working practices of the nursery including undertaking of domestic tasks.
• To attend and participate in meetings as required.
• To undertake any other duties as may be required.

Where you'll work

Barnwell Academy
Whitefield Crescent
Penshaw
DH4 7RT

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 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

Level 3 qualification Early Years Educator. All training will be completed within the setting throughout the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

• Childcare (grade Pass)
• English (grade 4-9)
• Maths (grade 4-9)

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

Skills

• Customer Care
• Customer Service Skills
• IT Skills
• Organisational skills
• Patience
• Self-evaluative skills
• Team Work

Other requirements

Before you can work with children at our setting, you will require the following. An enhanced disclosure (DBS) specific to our setting Suitability to work with children letter from Ofsted, We will also require you to complete an Ofsted approved paediatric first aid course preferably within 4 weeks of approval and induction.

About this employer

We are an Early Years childcare setting and Ofsted rated Outstanding childcare provider. We cater for children from birth to 5 years. We currently have over 50 children on roll and have a waiting list for our services. We are based in Penshaw (Coalfields area) with easy access routes to and from the setting. The Daycare setting is part of the Tyne and Wear Learning Trust.

After this apprenticeship

There will also be the possibility of a permanent position available upon successful completion with an enhanced hourly rate. Further in house qualifications including opportunities to develop additional qualifications.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346402.

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Closes in 20 days (Friday 7 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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