L3 Apprentice Early Years Educator (EYFS)
WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
Leeds (LS10 4WR)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 25 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 6 May 2026
Contents
Summary
Planning, preparing and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development.To advance pupils’ learning in EYFS, including working with individuals, small groups and whole classes where directed by the teacher.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Exact working hours to be confirmed during interview stage, however this is a Monday - Friday role, hours between 8.00am and 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 June 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
Purpose of Post:
- To work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in the classroom with the teacher.
- To support access learning for pupils and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.
- Provide general support to staff and pupils, including preparation and routine maintenance of resources/equipment.
Support for Pupils
- Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- Assist the teacher with the development and implementation of Individual Education/
Behaviour/ Support/ Mentoring plans.
- Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.
- Attend to pupils’ personal needs and provide advice to assist in their social, health and hygiene development.
- Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities.
- Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance.
Support for the Teacher
- Organise and manage appropriate learning environments and resources.
- Take part in the development and implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies.
- Prepare the classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards and assist with the display of pupils' work.
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested and other basic record keeping.
- Ensure the maintenance of a clean and orderly working environment.
- Promote and ensure the health and safety and good behaviour of pupils at all times
- Timely and accurate preparation of routine equipment/resources/materials as set out in instructions.
- Undertake marking of pupils work with and accurately record achievement/progress.
- Support pupils’ access to learning using appropriate strategies, resources etc.
- Work with other staff in planning, evaluating and adjusting learning activities as appropriate.
- Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses and progress against action plans through observationand planned recording.
- Establish relationships with parents/carers, exchanging information.
Support for the Curriculum
- Support pupils to understand instructions.
- Support pupils in respect of aspects of learning with the curriculum.
- Support pupils in using basic ICT as directed.
- Prepare and maintain equipment/resources as directed by the teacher and assist pupils in their use.
- Monitor and arrange orderly and secure storage of supplies.
- Operation of everyday equipment in accordance with instructions.
- Maintenance of everyday equipment, check for quality/safety.
- Undertake simple repairs and report other damages.
Where you'll work
Elements Primary School
Acre Road
Leeds
LS10 4WR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
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
Apprentices will be based at the school full-time. There will be a requirement to attend college learning once a month at Leeds City College.
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Conscientious
- A positive approach to CPD
- Experience working with SEN
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About this employer
At Elements Primary School we passionately believe it is never too soon for our students to start developing the skills and attributes needed to be self-confident, well-educated and aspirational individuals. We recognise the importance of preparing our children for the next stage in their education – and beyond – for the world of work. We set high expectations of our children’s conduct, behaviour, attendance and attitude to ensure that all students develop the attributes that employers value and seek out.
After this apprenticeship
A full-time permanent contract is highly likely upon completion of this apprenticeship, as well as the possibility of progressing onto a higher-level apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000030152.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Monday 25 May 2026 at 11:59pm)