Apprentice Early Years Educator
Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy and Nursery
Oswestry (SY11 2LF)
Closes in 11 days (Monday 8 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 November 2025
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Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to represent Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy and Nursery, part of the St Chad's Academies Trust. They pride themselves on being one big family that provides support and love for all. The school is a pillar of support in every.
- Wage
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£12,955.80 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, 08:30 - 15:30
33 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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2
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
- Plan and deliver a high standards of care and learning activities tailored to children aged 1 and 2 years
- Implement daily routines and support the EYFS curriculum approach
- Maintain accurate records of children’s achievements and development for parents/carers
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to support children’s integration, including those with special educational needs
- Liaise effectively with parents/carers and other family members to foster positive relationships
- Support school events, training, and team meetings, showing flexibility in working practices
- Ensure the Nursery environment is welcoming, safe, and inclusive for children from diverse backgrounds
- Uphold confidentiality and promote safeguarding at all times
- Assist with practical tasks such as preparing snacks, cleaning equipment, and providing personal care when necessary
- Ensure children are collected safely by authorised persons
Where you'll work
Middleton Road
Oswestry
SY11 2LF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HEREFORDSHIRE, LUDLOW, AND NORTH SHROPSHIRE 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
- Level 3 Apprenticeship Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
- This will also include functional skills if required
- End point assessment
- Certificate of completion of the standard
- You may have to attend formal college sessions (if English & maths are required), but not necessary for 19+
- You will learn the knowledge, skills and behaviours related to the apprenticeship standard
- Training will take place within the work place supported by the assessor through regular visits and reviews
- An online portfolio is also used where tasks are set and progress is monitored
Requirements
Desirable 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Patience
About this employer
Holy Trinity School has a strong reputation for excellence. Work alongside a friendly, supportive team with high staff retention. Benefit from high-quality CPD opportunities to develop your skills and career. Be part of something brand new and exciting as we continue to grow and innovate. Make a genuine difference in the lives of children and families within a school community that truly cares.
After this apprenticeship
- Dependent upon pupil numbers it is possible that this apprenticeship could become a permanent position within the setting
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEREFORDSHIRE, LUDLOW, AND NORTH SHROPSHIRE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002575.
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Closes in 11 days (Monday 8 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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