Apprentice Level 3 Early Years Educator
EXPLORERS NE LIMITED
Stocksfield, WYLAM
Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 31 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 March 2026
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Summary
Our nurseries in Wylam and Stockfield are always nestled within beautiful grounds either on school campuses or private land—providing children with safe, free and frequent access to our greatest teacher: the natural world.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday shifts TBC.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 April 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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2
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
- Be approachable, friendly and able to always communicate effectively
- Respect the confidentiality of sensitive family and nursery information
- Have high standards of professional conduct, representing the nursery in the best possible light
- Direct other members of staff and ensure direction has been followed through
- To maintain an awareness of what is happening across the whole nursery
- To ensure interactions with and communications are always professional
- Maintain staff awareness of the fire evacuation procedures in accordance with the code of practice
- Actively identify and contribute to cleaning, food purchasing, preparation and washing duties ensuring morning and evening checklists are complete as required
- The post requires working outdoors everyday and appropriate clothing will be essential to be able to perform this role. The post requires a significant amount of activity, time on your feet and playing alongside children
- Plus other duties
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- School House, Main Road, Stocksfield, NE43 7NN
- STEPHENSONS ARMS, WYLAM, NE41 8ED
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SKILLS NORTH EAST 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Literacy skills
- Ability to work outdoors
Other requirements
- Passing a disclosure and barring service (DBS) check
- Ability to work outdoors in all conditions
- Drivers licence is preferred due to location but not essential
- Willing to work occasional additional hours, off site on occasion when requested
About this employer
Our nurseries are always nestled within beautiful grounds either on school campuses or private land—providing children with safe, free and frequent access to our greatest teacher: the natural world.
Each day follows the rhythm of the children’s own imaginations, shaped by the ever-changing environment around them. We offer the freedom to explore, play, and simply be, allowing children to develop a deep and lasting connection with nature.
In addition to our outside spaces, every site includes dedicated indoor spaces for each age group.
These warm, neutral and calming spaces offer shelter for drying off after puddle play or warming up after chilly adventures and are always available.
Outdoors, each site has two permanent camps, thoughtfully designed to support imaginative, child-led learning. Each camp includes:
Fire circles
Mud kitchens
Shelters
Open-ended play zones
These environments inspire creativity, resilience, and independence—core elements of The Explorers Way.
Company benefits
- The post holder is entitled to holiday in accordance with the government calculator based on days worked a week (to include bank holidays and the two weeks between Christmas and New Year) each year.
After this apprenticeship
A growth within the company once apprenticeship is completed.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLS NORTH EAST LIMITED
Cathryn
cathryn@sne.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021548.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 31 March 2026 at 11:59pm)