Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Opportunity

Peterborough City Council

Peterborough (PE2 8BB)

Closes in 18 days (Wednesday 26 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 November 2025

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Summary

Brewster Avenue Infant and Nursery School are looking to appoint an ambitious, hardworking and enthusiastic Early Years Practitioner to join our friendly and experienced team. The successful candidate will work within our Nursery and Reception team.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.45am - 3.15pm (Term time only)

30 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

The role will include:  

  • Playing and interacting with the children to support their learning and development
  • Working with the team to create a secure, happy and safe environment and assisting in keeping the environment clean and tidy
  • Care routines such as nappy changing, handwashing, feeding and toileting
  • Developing and maintaining effective relationships with other staff, parents and carers
  • Supporting class teachers with assessing children using the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework
  • Being aware of, and complying with, policies and procedures, e.g. child protection, online safety, health & safety, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
  • Accompanying pupils on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required
  • Attending relevant meetings and training

Where you'll work

Brewster Avenue Infant School
Brewster Avenue
Woodston
Peterborough
PE2 8BB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP

Training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
  • Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
  • Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
  • Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
  • Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
  • Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
  • Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
  • Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
  • Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
  • Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
  • Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
  • Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
  • Use learning activities to support early language development.
  • Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
  • Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
  • Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
  • Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
  • Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
  • Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
  • Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
  • Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
  • Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.
  • Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
  • Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
  • Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
  • Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
  • Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
  • Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
  • Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
  • Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
  • Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
  • Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
  • Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
  • Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
  • Use learning activities to support early language development.
  • Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
  • Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
  • Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
  • Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
  • Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
  • Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
  • Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
  • Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
  • Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.

Training schedule

The majority of your training will take place within the workplace; however you will be required to attend a mandatory college day, which takes place on one day in every three weeks

More training information

Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:

  • You will be supported by an academic assessor, who will visit you in the workplace to complete professional discussions and practical observations
  • The assessor will also liaise closely with your workplace supervisor to ensure that you are committed to completing the set assignments on time; however, we will follow the College's disciplinary process for any learners who do not meet your employer's or our expectations
  • You will also be allocated a student mentor to support you for any pastoral needs that may occur during your time of your apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Literature and/or Language (grade C/4 or above)
  • Mathematics (grade C/4 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Team working
  • Motivated
  • Enthusiastic
  • Caring
  • Trust-worthy
  • Reliable
  • Patient

Other requirements

The role will commence on Monday 5th January; however the apprenticeship won't commence until the 21st January. Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS clearance on commencement of employment and will need two satisfactory references.

About this employer

Brewster Avenue Infants is a 2-form entry infant school, with a 26-place maintained nursery, we currently have one hundred and fifty children from the ages of 3 to 7 that attend our school. Our motto is “Learning together, growing together” and our primary aim is to work together to ensure every pupil achieves and learns to their potential in all areas of school life, within a happy, secure, exciting and challenging environment. We value a broad and balanced education and ensure that all children access not only academic, but creative and physical areas of the curriculum both within the school building and outside in our fantastic grounds

After this apprenticeship

  • There is no guarantee of a job at the end of the apprenticeship, but there may be positions available, depending on the needs of the school at the time of the course completion
  • There is also the potential for progression to a level 3 qualification

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000350218.

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Closes in 18 days (Wednesday 26 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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