Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
OLDHAM HULME GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
Oldham (OL8 1RE)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 27 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Do you love working with young children? Do you believe in giving every child the best learning opportunity possible? Do you enjoy working with other adults and contributing to a hard-working and committed team? To work within the kindergarten team, in the Nursery, supporting the planning and delivery of activities.
- Wage
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£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Actual pay which is pro rata(term time) pay is £11521.30
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, term time only (hours to be confirmed).
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 November 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
- Establish rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
- Assist and support pupils, including those with special needs, in respect of personal, local and national learning strategies across the curriculum, as directed by the teacher
- Ensure all pupils are safe and have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
- The role may include supporting pupil’s personal programmes, relating to social, health, physical, hygiene, and welfare matters
- The pupil may also need assistance to access different areas of the school. Following appropriate training and in line with school procedures, to administer basic first aid and/or medication as required
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils by encouraging them to interact with each other and to engage in activities led by the teacher
- Promote self-esteem and encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate
- Provide feedback on pupils’ personal needs as appropriate
- Support the teacher in managing pupil behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate. Support pupils to understand instructions
- Gather, report information from/to parents/carers as directed
- Be aware of pupil problems/progress/achievements and report to the teacher as agreed
- Undertake basic pupil record keeping as requested
- Prepare classroom as directed for lessons and clear-up afterwards
- Assist with the display of pupils’ work
- Prepare and maintain equipment/resources as directed by the teacher and assist pupils in their use
- Provide routine clerical support for teachers, e.g. photocopying, filing, collecting money, checking deliveries and placing goods in stock and maintaining records of stock
- To understand the importance of inclusion, equality and diversity, both when working with pupils and with colleagues, and to promote equal opportunities for all
- To uphold and promote the values and the ethos of the school
- To implement and uphold the policies, procedures and codes of practice of the school, including relating to customer care, finance, data protection, ICT, health & safety, anti-bullying and safeguarding/child protection
- To take a pro-active approach to health and safety, working with others in the school to minimise and mitigate potential hazards and risks, and actively contribute to the security of the school, e.g. challenging a stranger on the premises
- To participate and engage with workplace learning and development opportunities to continually improve own performance and that of the team/school, subject to the school training plan
- To attend and participate in relevant meetings as appropriate
- To undertake any other additional duties commensurate with the grade of the post
Where you'll work
Oldham Hulme Nursery and Infants
Thornycroft House
Oldham
OL8 1RE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
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
Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard, which includes:
Early Years Educator Qualification
Paediatric First Aid
You will attend Oldham College for weekly, off the job training session
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)
Other 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Willingness to undertake training in relevant learning strategies. You will be expected to be flexible with the working hours to ensure ratios are maintained. During the year you will be expected to participate in additional events out of the normal working hours, for example, parent’s evening and open days. There is a degree of lifting and carrying that you will need to be able to carry out. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS. Applications will only be accepted through the National Apprenticeship Website: https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship Please do not contact the employer direct. If your application is successful, you will be contacted by The Oldham College (normally via email) to invite you to attend a pre-interview and initial assessment.
About this employer
The Nursery classes are taught in a beautiful modern building with plenty of open learning spaces and modern interactive facilities. Reception to Year 2 are taught in Thornycroft House, which is adjacent to the Nursery. This Grade II listed building has been sensitively restored to provide modern teaching spaces whilst still retaining the beautiful original features. It also sits in a walled garden with a delightful wooded area which the children access as part of supervised play and their formal learning experience. The curriculum at Kindergarten from Nursery onwards is further enhanced by the contribution of subject specialist teachers in music, PE and swimming. There is also the opportunity for children to join in lunchtime and after school clubs which include, football, netball, recorders, orchestra, singing and dancing.
After this apprenticeship
Should a vacancy be available, you can apply for a full-time role as a qualified Early Years Educator.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
Andrea Kearns
andrea.kearns@oldham.ac.uk
01617854072
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346145.
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Closes in 13 days (Monday 27 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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