Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship at Willowdown Primary School, Bridgwater

Summary

At Willowdown Nursery, our children are encouraged to learn to share, work and play with others to become independent by encouraging them to think for themselves. They learn to express their feelings and feel good about themselves to boost self-esteem, confidence and well-being.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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This role is term time only and therefore the advertised salary is pro-rata based on the term-time only nature of this role.

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 3.00pm. Term time only.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 July 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

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

We are a friendly, supportive school that offers wonderful children who want to learn. Excellent opportunities exist for you to develop your talents in our innovative and forward-thinking school. If you are looking for a challenge, have a passion and commitment to ensuring children learn and do the best they can, this is the school for you! We are looking for an inspired, creative, confident person to join our school at what is a very exciting time. We are seeking to appoint an Early Years Educator Apprentice to join our happy and dedicated team. We want someone to help provide a rich and engaging EYFS curriculum across the nursery in partnership with the Reception team, where the children are active learners and are nurtured to develop a curiosity about the world around them.

As our Apprentices Early Years Educator you will:

Be an excellent educator - at whatever stage in your career - with in-depth knowledge of early child development
Be a visible and decisive person in our nursery setting
Have high aspirations for both yourself and every one of our children
Be passionate about meeting the needs of all children
Have strong interpersonal and communication skills
Have a deep understanding of language development

Duties for this role include:

To contribute to the planning and delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework (EYFS)
To support and work with volunteers, students on placements, work experience, apprentices and agency practitioners in the room
To supervise children and to protect them from dangerous or harmful situations
To provide a high level of care that will enhance the children’s general health and well-being
To adhere to the School’s safeguarding policy and procedures to promote the welfare and safety of children within the setting and to report any welfare or child protection concerns immediately to the Nursery Manager & Designated Safeguarding Lead
To promote equality of opportunity and foster an inclusive culture and environment
To promote equal opportunities, ensuring individual children’s needs and circumstances are known and met through the care and education provided
To be fully aware of the school’s operational policies and procedures and ensure policies and procedures are followed and implemented
This includes ensuring that all accidents and incidents are recorded as outlined in the policies and procedures
To act as a key person to a group of children and ensure their needs are reflected in the routines and curriculum of the setting
To recognise and act upon children’s additional or special educational needs and ensure staff support these children effectively
To contribute to Common Assessment Framework intervention and support
To liaise and work in partnership with other agencies, both statutory and voluntary, where appropriate
To keep informative, accurate and up-to-date records, including records of progress and any behavioural or developmental concerns
To arrange and attend parent/carer meetings to allow two-way discussion of their children’s progress
To support the preparation of snacks, ensuring that ALL children’s dietary, allergy and cultural needs are met. In line with the Ten Steps ethos
To contribute to and attend his/her supervision and staff appraisal
To contribute to and attend weekly team meetings
To attend any conferences, training events or meetings identified by the Nursery Manager and to keep up to date with current good practice
To adhere to Willowdown’s policy and procedure on confidentiality and the staff code of conduct
To perform any other duties as deemed necessary by the Nursery Manager or Head teacher

Where you'll work

Willowdown Primary School
Kings Drive
Bridgwater
TA6 4FU

Training

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

College or training organisation

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

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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.

Your training plan

Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Functional Skills in English and maths if required
Paediatric First Aid

End Point Assessment:

Knowledge Test & Professional Discussion

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English and maths (grade A*-C/9-4)

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
Customer care skills
Team working
Patience

Other requirements

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check. Please consider how you will travel to the place of work, particularly if you rely on public transport.

About this company

Willowdown School in Bridgwater has an integral Nursery where the aim is to help to develop happy children, successful learners and confident individuals within Bridgwater.

http://Willowdownprimaryschool.org.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

To be discussed at a later date

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

SS&L the training provider

enquiries@sslcourses.co.uk

0330 332 7997

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329185.

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