Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Oasis Academy Blakenhale

OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING

Birmingham (B33 0XG)

Closes in 18 days (Monday 10 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 20 October 2025

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Summary

Oasis Academy Blakenhale seeks an enthusiastic Early Years Educator Apprentice to join our vibrant, supportive team. As an apprentice, you’ll work mainly with children aged 5 or below in our Early Years provision. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on classroom experience while studying for a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification.

Wage

£15,615 a year

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£8.58 per hour (first 12 months), then National Minimum Wage. Please note, this role is term-time only.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday–Friday (35 hours per week, shifts to be confirmed)

35 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 15 November 2025

Duration

1 year 7 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

  • Support teaching and learning for individual pupils and small groups
  • Help children with their emotional, social, and physical development
  • Encourage independence and a love for learning
  • Assist in preparing and delivering engaging lessons and activities
  • Provide one-to-one support for children who may need additional help
  • Supervise classroom activities and ensure a positive learning environment
  • Promote positive behaviour in line with school policies
  • Respect and maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Take part in school events, meetings, and ongoing staff development
  • Help organise learning resources and classroom materials
  • Work closely with teachers and support staff as part of a collaborative team
  • Demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity, and safeguarding
  • Support the personal care of pupils, such as meal and snack times, washing hands, toilet training, nappy changing, etc

Where you'll work

Outmore Road
Birmingham
B33 0XG

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

  • Qualification: Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
  • Duration: 19 months
  • Training: Online learning with regular support from a dedicated tutor at LMP Education, as well as your in-school mentor

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

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
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Friendly, caring & nurturing
  • Positive attitude

About this employer

Oasis Academy Blakenhale is a welcoming and inclusive academy for children aged 2–11. We believe that at Oasis Academy Blakenhale, every single child matters and is valued. We offer equality of opportunity whilst also taking into account individuality. We aim to encourage and support children to enjoy school and to develop the skill of independent learning as part of fostering a culture of life-long growth. We strive to provide an environment in which children are safe, able to achieve and can therefore achieve their potential. We actively encourage parents, the extended family and community members to work with the academy to support their children.

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 VAC1000347397.

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Closes in 18 days (Monday 10 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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