APPRENTICE EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONER LEVEL 3

Accrington Lee Royd Nursery School

Accrington (BB5 2LH)

Closes in 16 days (Friday 11 July 2025)

Posted on 24 June 2025


Summary

There is a shortage of childcare workers across the country, we have spent a great deal of time building a highly skilled and reliable workforce here at Lee Royd Nursery School. We are looking to upskill future childcare workers, who have an ambition to work within the Early Years.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Term Time plus 1 week

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

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

  • Under the guidance of teachers and Early Years Practitioners, the apprentice will be involved in working with children to support the education, personal, social and emotional development of pupils
  • Establish positive relationships to assist in structured learning activities and free play
  • Duties may include, supporting learning activities, assisting in the development of skills that support pupils' learning and supporting children with additional needs
  • The apprentice will assist in pupil supervision and pupil progress and development

Where you'll work

Accrington Lee Royd Nursery School
Royds Street
Accrington
BB5 2LH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

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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.

Your training plan

  • You will join an Outstanding nursery school where training and professional development is highly valued. Staff wellbeing is a priority and we have a team of mental health first aiders
  • You will be supported to gain your Early Years Practitioner Level 3 qualification which is the stepping stone for a future career
  • You will learn above and beyond in our nurturing, forward thinking nursery schools
  • This experience will make you stand out from the rest

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Level 2)
  • Maths (grade Level 2)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working

About this company

Our Vision We are an inclusive, nurturing Nursery School in which we work together with children and their families to make positive, successful relationships. We have a clear vision of what we want to achieve at Lee Royd Nursery School. We provide a safe, happy, nurturing, secure and stimulating environment for all our children. We help children to learn together, to socially, physically, emotionally and cognitively grow, providing the early building blocks needed to be successful in life.

http://www.leeroydnursery.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • There is no guarantee of a role at the end of this apprenticeship, but support will be given

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE

01254 231725

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327828.

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Closes in 16 days (Friday 11 July 2025)

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