Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice
Forest View Primary School
South Shields (NE34 8RZ)
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 23 June 2026)
Posted on 9 June 2026
Contents
Summary
A Level 3 Early Years Educator shapes the development of children aged up to 5 years by delivering high-quality, inclusive care and play-based education. Responsibilities include executing the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, carrying out learning assessments, and acting as a primary key person for individual children.
- Wage
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£15,484 a year
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Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they’re either:
• aged under 19
• aged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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8.30 am - 4.30 pm Monday to Friday.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 2 September 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
The successful apprentice will work under the guidance of teaching and senior staff to support pupils within the early years setting. The role will involve supporting children’s learning and development through play-based activities, group work, and individual support.
• Supporting children within the Early Years environment to access learning and play opportunities.
• Assisting teaching staff in delivering engaging and creative learning activities.
• Supporting children’s communication, language, literacy, numeracy, and social development.
• Encouraging children to interact positively with others and develop confidence and independence.
• Working with children individually and in small groups to reinforce learning activities.
• Assisting with observations and assessment records in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Preparing and maintaining classroom resources, displays, and equipment.
• Supporting children during snack times, routines, and transitions throughout the day.
• Assisting with personal care routines where appropriate.
• Promoting inclusion and ensuring all children have equal access to learning opportunities.
• Helping to maintain a safe, stimulating, and purposeful learning environment.
• Observing and monitoring children’s progress and reporting concerns or achievements to teaching staff.
• Promoting positive behaviour and supporting children’s emotional wellbeing.
• Supporting safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality, and data protection procedures at all times.
• Building positive relationships with parents, carers, colleagues, and other professionals.
• Participating in school meetings, training, and professional development opportunities.
• Assisting with school trips, activities, and events where required.
• Contributing positively to the overall ethos and values of the school.
Where you'll work
Rembrandt Avenue
South Shields
NE34 8RZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
GATESHEAD COUNCIL
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:
- 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
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
About this employer
At Forest View we are committed to giving our children the highest quality of education, care and support. We believe that by providing a nurturing environment with a rich and inclusive curriculum, children will be able to achieve their full potential. We have very high expectations of all of our pupils and all staff work hard to support them to be the best that they can be. Children at Forest View are encouraged to aim high and never settle for less than their best. A ‘can do’ attitude is promoted in school and children are encouraged to be resilient and see challenges as an opportunity for new learning. We value the support of parents and families as we are well aware that for children to make excellent progress we all need to work together.
https://forestview.uk.com (opens in new tab)
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
Potential permanent post in school.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GATESHEAD COUNCIL
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000035931.
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Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 23 June 2026)
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