Apprentice L3 Early Years Educator
St Hild’s College Church of England Primary
Durham (DH1 2HZ)
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 October 2025
Contents
Summary
The apprenticeship involves working to meet the requirements for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. This is an exciting opportunity for a team player wanting to work in a supportive and enjoyable working environment, giving you the opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of young children.
- Wage
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£13,741 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 between 8.30am - 4pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- 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
- Work closely with class teachers and Teaching Assistants to implement individualised learning plans for pupils with all levels of needs and abilities
- Provide one-to-one and small group interventions to help pupils overcome learning barriers and achieve academic progress
- Assist in the creation and adaptation of learning materials to suit pupils' individual needs
- Foster a supportive and inclusive environment throughout school where all pupils feel valued and respected
- Provide accurate clerical support when required
- Undertake break and lunch supervision as required
- Be proactive in completing all CPD and responsibilities to complete academic aspects of an apprenticeship
Where you'll work
St Hild S College Church of England Primary
Renny S Lane Gilesgate
Durham
DH1 2HZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EAST DURHAM 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
The apprentice will be required to attend East Durham College 1 day a month. All other aspects of the apprenticeship will be delivered at school.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (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
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
About this employer
At St Hild’s College CE Aided Primary School, our school vision reflects a passionate commitment to learning and recognition of the uniqueness of individual learners and that we can all ‘Shine Bright’. It is driven by our desire to offer the best possible education for our pupils in partnership with parents and the local community. In July 2024, we received a ‘Good’ grade from Ofsted. This followed a very successful SIAMS inspection in December 2022 with gradings of ‘Good’ in all areas. Having been successful in our application for the School Based Nursery Capital Grant, we are currently embarking on an exciting project to expand our current EYFS provision. This will provide more places in our current 2-year old room as well as expanding our age range to include children from 9months. Our project will also enhance the provision we offer, particular for our increasingly diverse school community.
After this apprenticeship
There is a possibility of permanent employment after the apprenticeship completes.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EAST DURHAM COLLEGE
Sarah English
sarah.english@eastdurham.ac.uk
01915188262
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000347818.
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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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