Nursery Teaching Assistant Apprentice
ST LUKES C E PRIMARY SCHOOL
KINGSTON UPON THAMES (KT2 6EN)
Closes in 16 days (Monday 3 November 2025)
Posted on 16 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Level 3 early years apprenticeship with a primary school in Kingston
- Wage
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£16,416 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 10 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
● Follow instructions and guidance from the classroom teacher to
provide particular support for pupils, including those with special
needs, reinforcing their learning and ensuring their understanding
● Establish constructive relationships with pupils
● Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
● Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities
led by the teacher
● Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote
independence
● Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement
under guidance of the teacher
● Make observations of pupils’ performance and responses to
learning and provide detailed and regular feedback to enable the
teacher to assess pupil progress
● Provide general clerical support to the teacher e.g. photocopying,
filing, laminating, collecting money etc
● Prepare, maintain and use resources and classroom equipment as
directed by the teacher and assist pupils in their use
● Attend relevant meetings and participate in training opportunities
and performance development as required
● Take responsibility for the supervision of pupils out of lesson times,
as necessary. This could be before or after school or at
lunchtimes/break times
● Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of
school activities as required, including taking responsibility for a
group under the supervision of the teacher
● Prepare the classroom for lessons ensuring that resources are in
place and cleared away at the end of the session as appropriate
● Take groups of pupils out of class where appropriate to lead on
identified learning strategies
Where you'll work
ACRE ROAD
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
KT2 6EN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
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 will be at home, the workplace or at Twickenham Training Centre
This will be one day per week
Working towards a Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required
Requirements
Desirable 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
About this employer
Primary school in Kingston
After this apprenticeship
Nursery nurse, teaching assistant or lead practitioner
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346990.
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Closes in 16 days (Monday 3 November 2025)
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