Early Years Level 3 Apprenticeship

Ravenswood School

Bristol (BS48 2NN)

Closes in 30 days (Monday 29 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 November 2025

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Summary

<p>We are seeking to appoint an Early Years Apprentice to join our committed and enthusiastic Primary/ Early Years team. The successful candidates will be committed to supporting children&rsquo;s play and development from the very early stages and in supporting their social, communication and emotional development.</p>

Wage

£13,640 a year

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Pay is based on a term time only basis.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Actual working hours: 31.26 hrs/ week from 8.40am- 3.40pm Monday, 8.50am- 3.00pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. College day release- Friday. Working hours: 6.5hr/day with a 30-minute lunch break. Term time only plus INSETs.

32 hours a week

Start date

Monday 12 January 2026

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

Daily duties may include but are not exclusive to: 

  • Supporting pupils’ learning, play and development individually or in groups, with reading, writing, counting, computing, science and other subject work
  • Supporting pupils’ learning, with creative activities such as drawing, painting, music, singing and dancing
  • Reading stories to children and encouraging them to be interested in books
  • Supporting the pupil’s learning during PE, outdoor learning or swimming lessons
  • Supporting a pupil to develop their social, emotional and communication skills
  • Helping the teacher prepare for lessons, collecting the materials and help keep records
  • Attending training around pupils’ SEN and putting this into practise
  • Supporting children’s play in the playground at breaktimes and their independence skills in the dinner hall at lunchtime
  • Helping keep the classroom tidy
  • Putting up displays of children’s’ work
  • Photocopying/ resourcing materials for lessons
  • Supporting pupils to manage their own behaviours

Where you'll work

Ravenswood School
Pound Lane
Nailsea
Bristol
BS48 2NN

Training

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

Training provider

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

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

Safeguarding Training provided through EduCare online courses.
Access to 6x school Inset day training on supporting SEND pupils in schools and training throughout the year including Makaton and managing challenging behaviours.
 

Teaching Assistant apprenticeship standard, which includes:

  • Teaching Assistant (Level 3) Apprenticeship
  • 1 day at College, day to be confirmed
  • Assessor visits to the workplace
  • Functional Skills in maths and English Level 2 (if required)
  • End Point Assessment

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English or equivalent (grade 4/C or above)
  • Maths or equivalent (grade 4/C or above)

Other in:

Working with Children (grade Pass +)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

<p>This vacancy is term time only.</p>

About this employer

Ravenswood is an all age Special School for pupils with complex needs.  This includes pupils with severe learning difficulties, those with communication difficulties and or autism.

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Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • This could lead to future roles such as a Learning Support Assistant or Teaching Assistant within Mainstream or SEND settings

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003017.

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Closes in 30 days (Monday 29 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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