Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Rainbow Forge Primary Academy
Rainbow Forge Primary Academy
Sheffield (S12 4LQ)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 October 2025
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Summary
As a key part of the team you will be responsible for supporting the education and development of your key children through quality of teaching and learning.
- 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
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£7.55 per hour (first 12 months), age-related national minimum wage thereafter. Please note this role is term time only.
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, shifts tbc, 37 hours per week
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 21 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 7 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
- Provide a safe and nurturing environment for children in the nursery
- Plan and implement age-appropriate activities to stimulate children's development
- Monitor and observe children to ensure their well-being and safety
- Collaborate with other nursery staff to create a positive learning environment
- Maintain accurate records of children's progress and development
- Communicate effectively with parents regarding their child's daily activities and progress
- To assist in planning a full range of stimulating activities for all children daily.
- To observe each child’s progress and report on achievements, looking for progression and continuity alongside the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- To undertake outdoor play supervision and before and after-school duties where applicable.
- To prepare classrooms and outdoor areas for play activities.
- To take part in, or sharing when appropriate the telling of stories, singing, instrumental sessions, music and movement and PE.
- To take part in and contribute in the Early Years Team meeting, general staff meetings where appropriate and in-service training as required.
- Ensure that you attend to the all-round daily needs of the children by enhancing their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development.
- To ensure displays are changed regularly and in line with themes and seasons.
- To assist children with personal care, including changing nappies, assisting with toileting and other associated welfare duties.
- To promote good order and good behaviour of the children.
- To action and monitor all child safeguarding / protection issues / accidents to ensure that any remedial action is taken immediately.
- Ensure close monitoring of children about whom there are concerns.
Where you'll work
Beighton Road
Hackenthorpe
Sheffield
S12 4LQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
- You will work towards your Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification across a total duration of 19 months!
- Training provider: LMP Education
- All online/remote learning, no classroom or college day release
- An allocated tutor will support you throughout the apprenticeship!
Requirements
Essential 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
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Rainbow Forge Primary Academy is a warm, friendly and inclusive school community where children thrive and enjoy all aspects of school life. We are proud to offer a learning environment that supports every child’s academic, social and emotional development.
After this apprenticeship
Possible full-time employment upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Horiya
horiya.haji@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344723.
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Closes in 18 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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