Apprentice Early Years Educator
St Andrew's Church School
Bath (BA1 2SN)
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 1 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 June 2026
Contents
Summary
We are seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and committed Early Years Educator (Apprentice) to join our team and support the delivery of high-quality provision for young children.
- Wage
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£12,480 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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30 hours per week
Term time only
Monday- Friday
6 hours per day
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 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
We are seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and committed Early Years Educator (Apprentice) to join our team and support the delivery of high-quality provision for young children. The successful candidate will play a key role in creating a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children can thrive and develop in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
This hands-on role involves planning and delivering engaging play-based learning activities, observing and assessing children’s progress, and adapting provision to meet individual needs, including those with SEND. The post holder will act as a key person, building strong relationships with children and their families, and working collaboratively with colleagues and external professionals to support children’s well-being and development.
We are looking for someone with strong communication and teamwork skills, a genuine interest in child development, and a commitment to providing excellent care and education. While prior experience is desirable, no formal qualifications are required for this apprenticeship, making it an ideal opportunity to begin a career in early years education.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide High-Quality Care: Ensure that children are safe, healthy, and happy in a nurturing environment. This includes following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements for learning and development.
Plan and Deliver Activities: Design and implement engaging educational programs and play activities that promote children's learning and development, including those with special educational needs and disabilities.
Observation and Assessment: Use the observation, assessment, and planning cycle to track children's progress and adapt activities to meet their individual needs.
Key Person Role: Act as a key person for assigned children, building strong relationships with them and their families to support their learning and development.
Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues, parents, and external professionals to support children's development and well-being, including liaising with health visitors and social workers when necessary.
Health and Safety: Maintain a safe and secure environment by adhering to health and safety standards.
Skills and Qualifications Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with children, parents, and colleagues.
Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively within a team to create a positive learning environment. Understanding of Child Development: Knowledge of child development principles and the EYFS framework.
Previous experience working with children, either in a voluntary or paid capacity.
GCSEs in English and maths at Grade 4 (C) or above are desirable.
Where you'll work
St Andrews Church School
Northampton Street
Bath
BA1 2SN
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
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE 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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
We are a fully inclusive school where every child is valued and given the opportunity to achieve their potential and celebrate personal successes. Our vision, which is threaded throughout all aspects of school life, is ‘Learning for living- Life in all its fullness’ John 10:10. We recognise that a child’s journey through primary school has the opportunity to shape a future. We aspire for every child to feel nurtured, cared for and valued so that they may become aspirational learners with enquiring minds and deeply held values, ready to take on their responsibilities as global citizens.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Progression to a permanent post and/or further EYFS qualification.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC
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enquiries@sslcic.co.uk
0330 332 7997
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000037481.
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Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 1 July 2026 at 11:59pm)