Early Years Apprentice
New Marske Primary School
Redcar (TS11 8BN)
Closes in 30 days (Thursday 23 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 June 2026
Contents
Summary
You will play a vital role in supporting the learning and development of their youngest pupils within the Foundation Stage and Blossom Tree Nursery. This role is designed to provide hands-on experience and practical skills in early years education, aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and relevant legislation.
- Wage
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£14,040 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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Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 3.30pm, with one staff meeting up until 4.45pm on a Wednesday.
33 hours 45 minutes 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
Working within a diverse and supportive team, the Early Years Apprentice will help nurture positive self-image and holistic development in children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and pupils with special educational needs.
This role supports New Marske’s vision of inclusion, high expectations, and community engagement, ensuring every child’s potential is realised in a calm, productive, and welcoming setting.
Supporting Learning and Development:
- Provide learning programmes tailored to individual or groups of children, appropriate to their developmental stages and needs, in accordance with Early Years legislation and guidance
- Assist in planning and delivering stimulating activities that promote physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development
Supervision and Environment Management:
- Supervise designated areas or rooms within the early years setting, managing the ratio of children to adults to ensure safety and effective learning
- Maintain a high-quality environment that is safe, welcoming, and conducive to learning, ensuring all health and care needs of pupils are met
- Ensure resources and equipment are used appropriately, cleaned, and stored safely
Communication and Partnership with Parents/Carers:
- Communicate regularly with parents and carers, sharing information about children’s progress and developmental needs in a sensitive and professional manner
- Promote positive relationships between the setting and the wider community, supporting the school’s inclusive ethos
Teamwork and Inclusion:
- Work collaboratively with the early years team to provide a consistent, high-quality provision that reflects the school’s values of respect, inclusion, and care for all pupils
- Encourage positive self-image and respect for diversity, supporting children and families regardless of cultural heritage, race, religious beliefs, disability, or gender
Health, Safety, and Compliance:
- Follow all health and safety policies and procedures rigorously, adhering to legislative and organisational guidance
- Understand and comply with all school policies and procedures, including safeguarding, reporting any concerns or non-compliance immediately to management
Promotion of the Setting:
Actively promote the early years setting to parents and the community, contributing to the school’s reputation as a calm, inclusive, and supportive environment
Self-awareness and Professional Responsibility:
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of own role and areas of responsibility within the team
- Maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times
Where you'll work
Birkdale Rd
New Marske
Redcar
TS11 8BN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE
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
- Level 3 Early Years Educator at Redcar & Cleveland College
- Functional skills maths and English, if required
More training information
This apprenticeship will be all on the job, you won't need to attend college throughout
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Knowledge of EYFS
- Flexible and positive attitude
- Supports inclusion & equality
- Health and Safety Awareness
- Responsible
- Reliable
- Willing to learn
- Respectful
Other requirements
New Marske Primary School is committed to the continuous professional growth of its staff. As an Early Years Apprentice, you will receive structured training and mentoring to develop your skills and knowledge in early years education. This role offers the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications, practical experience, and the foundation for a career in education. The school’s inclusive ethos and supportive environment encourage ongoing learning aligned with the school’s vision and values, fostering a culture of reflective practice and personal development.
About this employer
New Marske Primary School aspires to provide a safe learning environment in which everyone feels a sense of belonging. Learners are encouraged to have high expectations for endeavour and are helped to develop the skills and qualities to succeed in their learning journey. Core Aims and Values To encourage and support everyone to believe in their ability to succeed. To provide a safe environment in which everyone is able to learn. To develop an inclusive, welcoming community in which everyone belongs. To help learners to become independent and take responsibility for their learning. To create a learning community in which relationships are unconditionally positive, respectful and genuine. To provide a carefully planned, balanced and differentiated curriculum. To inspire learners to be risk taking, resilient and resourceful. To have fun when learning. To recognise, value and develop individual strengths and aptitudes. To instil a lifelong love of learning. To develop positive and effective partnerships with all stakeholders and the wider community. To encourage all learners to have high expectations for economic success and well being.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- An opportunity for a full-time position at the end of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE
Leoni Martin
leoni.martin@the-etc.ac.uk
07436 795883
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038693.
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Closes in 30 days (Thursday 23 July 2026 at 11:59pm)