Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

St Margaret's CEVA Primary School; Tintinhull; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

St Margaret’s CE VA Primary School in Tintinhull is offering a Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship. You will work 30 hours a week, 09:00am–3:00pm, during term time, gaining on-the-job experience at the on-site pre-school.

The programme includes a Level 3 apprenticeship with Somerset Skills & Learning CIC, training away from work, and a focus on safeguarding, risk, and child development. Start date: 10 November 2026; duration: 1 year 6 months.

Qualifications

• Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check.
• Please consider how you will travel to the place of work, particularly if you rely on public transport.

Responsibilities

• Nurture and encourage the creativity of children while providing high‑quality care.
• Create, safe, stimulating and inclusive environments; build positive relationships with children and families.
• Assist in day‑to‑day preschool life and support learning experiences.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Problem solving skills

Team working

Creative

Initiative

Non judgemental

Patience

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

Job description

Wage

£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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This role is term-time only and therefore the annual salary will be reflected by this

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

The hours would be 30 hours per week 09:00am – 3:00pm.

Part time - 30 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 10 November 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

As an apprentice Early Years Educator you will get to nurture and encourage the creativity of children. No two days are the same as you watch their young minds develop, broaden horizons, and begin to help them pave their way towards a bright future as you embark on your learning journey too!

You will be involved in creating and maintaining a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment, providing high‑quality care and promoting positive outcomes. Building positive relationships with children and families, planning engaging experiences and activities and being involved in day to day preschool life.

Duties include but not limited to –

• Providing high quality childcare for under‑fives, which includes a wide range of activities and opportunities to enable children to achieve their full potential
• Assist in provision of a warm caring environment for children and their families, accessible to all. To integrate children and parents with disabilities, sensitively and positively into the setting, promoting participation in a range of quality activities
• Liaise with parents/carers to highlight the needs of their children and sharing developmental information on a regular basis with other professionals
• Foster a safe and stimulating learning environment that encourages exploration and play

This role may be closed early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Where you’ll work

School Close
Tintinhull
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8PX

Training

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

Training provider

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

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 Standard for the Early Years Educator
• Functional Skills in English and maths if required
• End Point Assessment – observation and questioning and professional discussion
• Training will be delivered fortnightly by SS&L

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4 (or Level 2 equivalent))
• maths (grade 4 (or Level 2 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
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check. Please consider how you will travel to the place of work, particularly if you rely on public transport.

About this employer

St Margaret’s CE VA Primary School is a small village primary school in Tintinhull, just outside Yeovil. We have 4 classes and a purpose‑built pre‑school/nursery on site. Children join us from age 2 and stay until the end of Year 6. Having the pre‑school on site ensures that a smooth transition into school is supported.

https://www.stmargaretsceva.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

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

Possible permanent employment upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

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0330 332 7997

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057853.