Learning Support Assistant Apprentice
WIGSTON MENPHYS NURSERY SCHOOL
WIGSTON (LE18 2FR)
Closes in 16 days (Sunday 11 May 2025)
Posted on 10 April 2025
Contents
Summary
To work under the direct supervision of a teacher to provide support for teaching and learning and associated activities in accordance with Nursery policies and procedures. This may include providing general support for whole class learning activities and/or supporting individuals or small groups.
- Wage
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£14,133.60 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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The salary is pro rata, term time plus one week, 39 weeks in total.
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8.30-4.30
36 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 21 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
1.To provide agreed support to the Teacher and Class Lead in the delivery of planned whole class learning activities.
2. To work under the direct supervision of a Teacher/Class Lead to carry out planned learning activities with small groups or individual pupils, providing feedback on their engagement in activities and their achievement of the desired learning objectives.
3. To help prepare, monitor and maintain a safe and secure learning environment in line with the teacher’s lesson plans.
4. To observe and feedback to teacher/classroom lead practitioner on pupil performance and behaviour, taking action as appropriate in line with relevant Nursery policies.
5. To support the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of pupils, including contributing ideas and suggestions to support planning, to meet their development needs.
6. To interact with and respond positively to children, young people and adults.
7. To develop positive relationships with colleagues, providing consistent and effective support and working constructively as a member of the Nursery team.
8. To support pupils to improve their numeracy and literacy skills through focused learning activities and more generally across the curriculum.
9. To prepare and utilise ICT resources to support pupils learning.
10. To prepare and support the use of learning materials and create visual displays, in accordance with the requirements of the teacher, in order to facilitate a relevant physical learning environment.
11. To provide care and encouragement to children and young people with disabilities or special educational needs, supporting them to participate in activities and liaising, if required, with parents / carers / other professionals as appropriate.
12. To contribute to the provision of support for pupils whose first language is not English, in line with the Nursery’s communication policy.
13. To support the moving, handling and repositioning of pupils with physical impairments using appropriate equipment if necessary.
14. To prepare and maintain environments, equipment and materials as required for therapy sessions and provide support to pupils in respect of their therapy, giving feedback where appropriate.
15. To encourage participation in structured and unstructured learning activities, including play (timetabled and during breaks if required).
16. To provide toileting and healthcare support to pupils as necessary.
Where you’ll work
LAUNCESTON ROAD
WIGSTON
LE18 2FR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
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
Working towards a Level 3 Early Years Eductaor apprenticeship standard, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required.
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Manual Handling
About this company
admin@menphysnurseryschool.leics.sch.uk 01162889977
After this apprenticeship
Qualified Learning Support Assistant
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WIGSTON MENPHYS NURSERY SCHOOL
Michelle Morfill
admin@menphysnurseryschool.leics.sch.uk
01162889977
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315034.
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Closes in 16 days (Sunday 11 May 2025)
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Company’s application instructions
Please email the office on admin@menphysnurseryschool.leics.sch.uk to obtain an application form.