Apprentice Nursery Practitioner

North Curry Primary School

Taunton (TA3 6NQ)

Closes in 16 days (Friday 13 November 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 October 2026

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Summary

North Curry Primary School (part of the Richard Huish Trust) are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable apprentice Nursery Practitioner.

Wage

£15,851 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
4 days a week, all year round.

38 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 19 January 2027

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

Working in a nursery is a rewarding role where every day is different. You'll support children's learning and development, help create a safe and engaging environment, and work closely with families and colleagues to ensure every child thrives. This apprenticeship is ideal for someone who is caring, enthusiastic, and passionate about supporting young children's growth and development.

You will support the nursery team to create a safe, welcoming, and stimulating environment where children can learn, play, and develop. Daily responsibilities will include supporting children's learning through planned activities, helping with personal care routines, and encouraging positive relationships and healthy development.

Key duties include:

  • Supporting children's learning and development in line with the EYFS framework.
  • Planning and delivering engaging age-appropriate activities.
  • Observing children's progress and contributing to learning records.
  • Building positive relationships with children, parents, and carers.
  • Assisting with children's daily routines, including hygiene, mealtimes, and personal care.
  • Supporting children to develop independence, confidence, and social skills.

 

You'll help ensure the nursery remains a safe and nurturing environment for all children, following all safeguarding, health and safety, and hygiene procedures.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the nursery.
  • Supporting safe food preparation and mealtime routines.
  • Following safeguarding and child protection procedures at all times.
  • Recording accidents, incidents, and administering first aid or medication where appropriate.
  • Ensuring children's individual needs, dietary requirements, and allergies are met.

Where you'll work

Greenway
North Curry
Taunton
TA3 6NQ

Training

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

Training provider

UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C or above or equivalent)
  • Maths (grade 4/C or above or equivalent)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check,
  • References
  • Right to work check

About this employer

Richard Huish is a group of educational organisations that spans early years, primary, and further education, committed to delivering exceptional education for all.  The primary schools within the Trust include both traditional village provision and larger town centre-based schools with all the primary schools providing a nursery/pre-school offer. We work closely with the Diocese of Bath and Wells who in turn support North Curry Primary school which is a church school within Richard Huish Trust.  With Richard Huish College re-designating as a 16-19 academy and formally joining Richard Huish Trust in 2021 the overall student number has increased to circa 4000.  The organisations work closely together in order to provide a wide range of opportunities to ensure that all pupils and students maximise their potential and develop aspirations beyond their expectations. All our organisations are guided by a set of core values that clearly set out the expectations for all members of our community.  The ambition is for all the organisations within Richard Huish Trust to retain their individual autonomy to best serve their local communities whilst also benefitting from the collective advantages of working closely with other like-minded partners.

https://www.huish.education/our-academies/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Scheme
  • Free Eye Test Vouchers

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Depending on the circumstances, qualified apprentices would be considered for roles within the trust should they be available at the time of completion.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000061216.

Apply now

Closes in 16 days (Friday 13 November 2026 at 11:59pm)