Apprentice Early Years Educator- Harrowgate Primary Academy, TS19 8DE
Harrowgate Primary Academy
Stockton-On-Tees (TS19 8DE)
Closes in 27 days (Thursday 8 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 September 2026
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Summary
Start Your Career in Early Years !
Are you passionate about helping young children learn, grow and thrive? Do you enjoy working as part of a team and making a positive difference every day? Harrow Gate Primary Academy is seeking a caring, enthusiastic and motivated Early Years Apprentice to join our dedicated Early Years team.
- Wage
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£13,520 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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The school is open Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 6.00pm, and your working week will be to cover these times. To be confirmed at offer, but working a 32.5 hour week.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 15 October 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
As an Early Years Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will:
- Support children aged 2-5 within our Early Years provision
- Help to create a stimulating, engaging and nurturing learning environment
- Support children's learning through play and adult-led activities
- Assist with the development of children's communication, language, social and emotional skills
- Observe, monitor and record children's progress
- Work closely with teachers and other practitioners to meet the needs of all children
- Support children with personal care and promote independence where appropriate
- Develop your professional skills through practical experience and formal training
We are looking for someone who:
Has a genuine interest in working with young children
Is caring, patient and enthusiastic
Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Is reliable, organised and willing to learn
Can work effectively as part of a team
Is committed to supporting the wellbeing and development of every child
Meets the entry requirements for the level 3 apprenticeship programme
Where you'll work
Piper Knowle Road
Stockton-On-Tees
TS19 8DE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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 Teaching Assistant qualification
- Functional Skills in English, maths and ICT if required
- ERR - Employment Rights and Responsibilities
- PLTS - Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
Alongside the Apprenticeship qualification for the Teaching Assistant, you will gain valuable work experience within the setting to enable knowledge, skills, and behaviours to develop.
Requirements
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
The successful canddate will be required to pass a DBS check and also be able to provide 2 work references.
About this employer
Our school thrives on the unique contributions each child brings, creating a joyful and harmonious environment for both learning and working. Guided by our mission statement— ‘The academy will endeavour to raise the achievement and aspirations of every child’—this principle is at the heart of everything we do at Harrow Gate. .
Our school is characterised by positive relationships and attitudes, creating an ethos where learning together becomes an enjoyable and rewarding experience for all. I am privileged to lead a school that is truly unique in its character and spirit.
Our School Mission
The academy will endeavour to raise the achievement and aspirations of every child.
The relationships in a child or young person’s life are very important to their wellbeing and development. In a school setting, this means that their relationships with school staff, and with each other, should be nurtured and supported.
Positive relationships in the classroom/school that are built on trust, kindness, safety and security are an important tool for change, linked not only to better child wellbeing but also to better educational performance.
Our Curriculum
Threaded through all teaching and learning are planned opportunities and focus on developing the children as 'Global Citizens'. The global dimension to our curriculum helps pupils understand global issues and explore ways of addressing them within and beyond school.
As a staff, we agreed on threecore values that underpin everything we do in school. These are values we seek to develop in our children. We also agreed on seven key principles for our curriculum that inform our pedagogical approach and the types of activities set as part of the implementationof the curriculum.
https://www.harrowgateacademy.org/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
What We Offer
- A supportive and welcoming school community
- High-quality training through Eden Training Solutions
- Practical experience in an outstanding Early Years environment
- Opportunities to develop professionally and build a career in education
- Dedicated mentoring and support throughout your apprenticeship
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
The successful candidate, may, upon achievement of the level 3 qualification be offered ongoing employment and further progression.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Sally Baldwin
sally.baldwin@eden-ts.com
01924982877
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051146.
Apply now
Closes in 27 days (Thursday 8 October 2026 at 11:59pm)