Early Years Educator Apprentice
DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST
Chesterfield (S41 8PF)
Closes in 15 days (Saturday 31 October 2026)
Posted on 16 October 2026
Contents
Summary
Newbold CE Primary School seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic EYFS Apprentice to join our team, supporting the care, development, and learning of young children in a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience while working towards a recognised qualification.
- 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
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. 30 hours a week, term time only.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 4 November 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
- To help take responsibility for the safety, safeguarding, security and wellbeing of all children
- To be a part of providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children in the setting
- To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn
- To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met
EYFS Nursery apprentice to provide close supervision, agreed activities, prepare resources, support EYFS lead and work with EYFS team to ensure needs of all the children are being addressed.
Where you'll work
Cranborne Road,
Newbold
Chesterfield
S41 8PF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
Training schedule
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day. Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.
You will be working towards the Teaching Assistant Level 3 apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
- Teaching Assistant L3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional skills in Maths and English if required
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Mathematics (grade 4)
- English Language (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Administrative skills
- Attention to detail
- caring
Other requirements
Enhanced DBS required.
About this employer
Newbold Church School is a Church of England school that promotes Christian values alongside fundamental personal values, encouraging pupils to become thoughtful, caring, and responsible citizens.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On successful completion of apprenticeship, you could be offered a permanent position.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Mohammad Ali
Mohammad.Ali@realisetraining.com
0333 444 3973
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057858.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Saturday 31 October 2026)
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