Childcare Level 3 apprenticeship

The Gower School

LONDON (N7 9EY)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 20 March 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 March 2026

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Summary

Are you passionate about a career in childcare? Whether you are just starting out or are a well-established professional, The Gower School is offering a competitive apprenticeship opportunity to learn skills on the job. Staff enjoy perks including a generous holiday allowance, free hot lunches, and up to £500 staff referral bonus.

Wage

£16,640 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm or 9.00am to 6.00pm. Shifts - 40hrs/week.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 13 April 2026

Duration

1 year 2 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

You will be:

  • Safeguarding children (ensuring they are safe) and following our policies and procedures
  • Acting as a key person for a group of children - supporting and teaching young children
  • Completing observations on your key children 
  • Working with partnership with parents
  • Working within a team of childcare professionals 
  • Basic housekeeping duties such as cleaning after meal times
  • Nappy changing and toilet training

Where you'll work

18 NORTH ROAD
HOLLOWAY
LONDON
N7 9EY

Training

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

Training provider

REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

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

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

More training information

Realise Learning and Employment Limited:

https://realisetraining.com/courses/early-years-educator-apprenticeship?hsLang=en

Requirements

Essential 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

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

We will help you obtain an enhanced DBS check, a right to work check and we require two written references prior to commencing your employment. 

About this employer

The Gower School is an independent, co-educational nursery and primary school in Islington, London, that follows the Montessori educational philosophy. The school emphasises developing the whole child through academic, social, and life skills, guided by Montessori principles of independence and self-directed learning. The school serves children from 0 up to 11 years, with separate nursery (0-5 years) and primary school (4-11 years) sites in Islington. In inspections, The Gower School has been rated as "Outstanding" or "Excellent" in every category by both the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) and Ofsted.

http://www.thegowerschool.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

You’ll benefit from rewards

cash bonuses at 5 and 10 years of service
additional leave for excellent attendance
up to 38 days annual leave
opportunities for career progression
 

After this apprenticeship

You will become a qualified nursery practitioner upon successful completion of your apprenticeship. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

The Gower School

Lucille Laudat

apprenticeship@thegowerschool.co.uk

02077002445

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000018477.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 20 March 2026 at 11:59pm)