Forest School Nursery apprenticeship

TKP PARTNERS LIMITED

London, SE3 8SA

Closes in 29 days (Friday 14 February)

Posted on 14 January 2025

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Summary

The nursery is an outdoor nursery so applicants need to be happy to work outside, all day, in ALL weathers. The apprentice would be working 4 days a week at the setting with the children and studying/doing admin work on the other day. In the first year of the apprenticeship, the hourly rate of pay is £7.55 per hour. We're a Real Living Wage employer

Annual wage
£16,195 a year

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We pay the Real Living wage so after the first year of the apprenticeship the salary rises in line with this which is currently £13.85 per hour. 6 weeks holiday a year. 2 weeks at Easter, 2 weeks at Christmas & 2 weeks when the apprentice chooses.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Working hours are 7.45am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Working 4 days a week with the children and having one day a week for training/admin/study. One hour lunch break a day so working hours are 8hrs 15mins a day. The nursery is open for 48 weeks a year.

41 hours 15 minutes a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 April

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Help to plan, prepare and deliver purposeful and productive activities for children
  • Be prepared to innovate and devise imaginatively varied ways of teaching the forest school experience to children
  • Encourage children and show enthusiasm for their subject indoors and outside and in the forest
  • Record children’s development and progress
  • Ensure that they are familiar with The Woodland Nursery’s health and safety guidance and be mindful of their own health and safety and that of the children
  • Promote positive Management of Behaviour in the nursery environment, establish routines and boundaries to ensure the safety and good behaviour of the children
  • Supervise the children at all times
  • To be a positive role model to all staff and conduct yourself in an appropriate and professional manner at all times
  • To positively support change across the setting
  • Proactively look for opportunities to support the nursery in day-to-day activities
  • Where agreed, you will contribute to staff meetings
  • Support the Manager in developing and maintaining successful and professional relationships with parents
  • Attend networking/cluster events or equivalent where appropriate.
  • Support and foster the aims of The Woodland Nursery
  • Make themselves familiar with the contents of the Staff Handbook, The Woodland Nursery’s aims and policies and endeavour to follow these closely
  • Carry out such duties, including cover for absent colleagues
  • Attend staff meetings, parents’ evenings and similar important functions both in and out of the normal nursery hours
  • Continue with your professional development and attend any relevant training as required
  • Take part in the The Woodland Nursery’s performance management scheme and appraisal on an annual basis

Where you’ll work

The Woodland Nursery

Farjeon Road

Blackheath

London

SE3 8SA

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

CSM CONSULTING LIMITED

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Equal to A level

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.

Your training plan

Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship 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
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

The nursery is outdoors in all weathers so the applicant needs to enjoy being outside and not be worried about getting muddy and dirty. We are a small nursery setting so the team is small and we all work closely together.

About this company

TKP Partners Limited - trading as The Woodland Nursery. The Woodland Nursery is an outdoor nursery for 2 to 5 year olds based on the Forest School approach. We believe in the Forest School ethos that the closer to nature children are, the happier they will be and therefore the more likely they are to learn. Our Forest School nurseries are located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London and offer a unique outdoor experience, all round education and whole bucket load of messy fun.

https://www.thewoodlandnursery.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Nursery Practitioner
  • Nursery Manager
  • Early Childhood Education Consultant
  • Family Support Worker

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TKP PARTNERS LIMITED

Tracy Paskins

thewoodlandnursery@gmail.com

07575381795

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296200.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 14 February)

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Company’s application instructions

Come and join the team at The Woodland Nursery. If you enjoy working outdoors, have lots of positive energy, love working with children and feel you can bring something special to our team, please get in touch as we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV with a covering letter to: thewoodlandnursery@gmail.com