Early Years Educator Apprentice
Broad Oak Community Primary School
St Helens (WA9 2JE)
Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 September 2025
Contents
Summary
The apprentice will be based in the Early years Phase of School. This includes a 2 year old provision as well as a pre-school Nursery and 3 Reception classes. Some work in the school’s Breakfast Club will also be required.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 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. Term Time Only.
8am- 4pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 10 October 2025
- 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
1. SUPPORT FOR THE PUPIL
- Establish good working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
- Provide consistent support to all pupils, responding appropriately to individual pupil needs
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
- Promote self-esteem and independence, employing strategies to recognise and reward achievement within established school procedure
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance and direction of the teacher
- Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils
- Assist in the administration of routine and emergency medication
- Assist in the planning, implementation, assessment, recording and reporting in relation to personal care and independence programmes
- Assist with the carrying out of therapy and medical programmes that have been designed and monitored by therapy and medical staff
- Provide one-to-one support for pupils in either a care/special needs capacity as and when required
2. SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER
- To provide classroom supervision in the absence of a teacher
- Communicate the work set by the teacher to the pupils
- Communicate feedback from the covered lesson to the teacher
- Invigilate examinations to the required standard
- Oversee the distribution and collection of books and other equipment as directed by the teacher
- Maintain the rules set by the external examination boards and in-house regulators when invigilating examinations
- Work under the direction of the lead teacher/organiser when accompanying staff on school visits
- Provide clerical/administration support (e.g. photocopying, typing, filing,collecting money etc.)
- Assist with the display of children’s work
- Establish and maintain an appropriate learning environment under the supervision of the teacher
- Contribute to lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate
- Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives
- Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence
- Be responsible for keeping and updating records in agreed format with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested
- Administer and assess routine tests and accurately record
achievement/progress - Promote positive values attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy
- Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents under the teacher’s supervision
- Assist in the planning, implementation, assessing, recording and reporting in relation to behaviour management plans
Where you'll work
Brunswick Street
St Helens
WA9 2JE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 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
- The apprenticeship will be delivered in the workplace alongside your job role
- There is no day release required for this training
More training information
At the end of the apprenticeship, you will achieve the following:
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if applicable)
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Organisation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
n/a
About this employer
At Broad Oak we offer a friendly, caring and stimulating environment for everybody to learn and grow together as the ‘Broad Oak family’. We ensure that the school is a safe and happy place where everyone is valued and treated as an individual. We always strive for everyone to be the best that they can be.
After this apprenticeship
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant or continued employment with the school
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Jenny Lindley
jenny.lindley@education-and-skills.com
07506080920
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341530.
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Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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