Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Evercreech C of E Primary School, Shepton Mallet
PRESTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Shepton Mallet (BA4 6EH)
Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 18 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 February 2026
Contents
Summary
Join our warm and welcoming pre-school team and help give children the best start to their learning journey. You’ll work closely with experienced staff, parents and carers to support children’s development in a safe, fun and inclusive environment.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.45am - 3.15pm
(30 minutes lunch break)
Term-time only.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 April 2026
- 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
- Assisting with activities that promote cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development
- Helping with tasks like feeding, nappy changing, and dressing.
- Fostering a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can learn and grow
- Maintaining a safe and secure environment for all children, including adhering to safeguarding procedures
- Interacting with children, communicating with parents and other staff members, and reporting any concerns
- To assist with the planning of the curriculum by providing safe, creative and appropriate educational opportunities for all children within an inclusive environment, preparing activities, organising programs and arranging equipment
- To act as a key person to a child, liaising closely with parents/carers to ensure their individual needs are met, and to be responsible for observations and record keeping relating to the progress and development of that child
- To encourage parental involvement and support through the development of effective working relationships
- To ensure that activities are carried out in a safe and responsible manner in accordance with statutory responsibilities, and to advise the Pre-school Manager of any concerns over children, equipment etc.
- To follow all nursery and whole-school policies, including those regarding safeguarding and confidentiality
- To ensure that the pre-school offers the highest standards of physical and emotional care, health and safety, and personal and food hygiene at all times
- Working creatively with the child within the EY framework, as instructed by the Pre-school Manager
- Daily interaction with children to provide range of stimulating activities to promote all areas of learning
- Ensuring all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
- Working with range of people including school staff, visiting professionals and agencies, parents, children and families, and visitors and student placements
- Work requires bending, kneeling and crouching for periods of time and may also involve lifting or holding children during planned activities, and changing nappies/toileting duties
- Significant elements of inside and outside work, including leading outdoor learning
- Understanding and being able to implement inclusive practices into the setting, to ensure all children have the opportunity to learn, interact and fulfil their potential
- Working with the Pre-school Manager to establish an appropriate safe and secure learning environment
- Promoting positive values, attitudes and good child behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging children to take responsibility for their own behaviour
- Having a positive approach to continuous professional development
- To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring Setting policies and procedures are observed at all times
Where you'll work
Paradise Crescent
Evercreech
Shepton Mallet
BA4 6EH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
- Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticship Standard
- Functional Skills in maths and English if not previously attained at GCSE
- Day release at SS&L Training Provider
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check
- Minimum Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification is essential
- There may be the opportunity for additional hours as part of our Breakfast and After-School Provision
About this employer
Our school is nestled in the beautiful village of Evercreech where we are blessed with outdoor space and greenery for our children to thrive. We strive to provide opportunities for our pupils to flourish in a safe, nurturing and caring environment. The community is at the heart of everything we do, and our strong links with St.Peter's Church and our local community allow the children to develop as individuals and understand the core Christian values we promote.
https://www.evercreechprimary.co.uk/page/?title=About+us&pid=6 (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Employer Pension Contributions
- (CPD)- Continuous Professional Development opportunities through Academy Trust
After this apprenticeship
- Potential permanent position
- Training opportunities to progress to a further qualification
- Potential development opportunities within the Academy Trust
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC
SS&L
Enquiries@sslcourses.co.uk
0330 332 7997
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000017846.
Apply now
Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 18 March 2026 at 11:59pm)