Digital Learning Developer (Apprentice)

Job summary

You must complete and pass the online judgment test before submitting an application. The deadline to complete the assessment is 5:00pm on 17 June 2026.

We are looking for a Digital Learning Developer Apprentice to join our Digital Learning team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is creative, curious about technology, and passionate about digital media, learning, or design.

You do not need to be an expert before you start. If you enjoy creating content, exploring digital tools, and learning new skills, we will support and train you to develop into a confident digital learning professional.

Reporting to the Senior Digital Learning Developer, you will help design and develop engaging online learning materials for colleagues across the organisation.

About the apprenticeship

This role is open to graduates who do not hold, and are not working towards, an equivalent or higher qualification in Digital Learning Designer.

Depending on your current qualifications, you will complete the Level 5 Digital Learning Designer apprenticeship. It is a 24-month apprenticeship. The qualification requirements are below:

Throughout your apprenticeship, you will develop valuable skills and knowledge for a wide range of workplace tasks. You will have a dedicated tutor to guide you, with one-to-one sessions every six to eight weeks. You will apply what you learn in real work situations, creating a practical portfolio of tools and techniques you can use on the job.

As part of the apprenticeship, you will complete a minimum of 6 hours of off‑the‑job learning each week.

If you're aged 16–18:

• If you haven’t passed GCSEs (grade 4/C or above) you’ll get support to improve your English and Maths.
• This is built into your apprenticeshipat no extra cost, and you’ll learn at your own pace.

If you're aged 19 or older:

• You don’t have to-do English and Maths to complete your apprenticeship.
• If you want to boost your skills or confidence, you can choose to learn them as part of your training.

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the point of application and for the duration of employment.

Job description

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Person specification

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Successfully demonstrate strong administrative and organisational skills as well as excellent attention to detail. (Essential)
• Experience of delivering high quality work on time, meeting operational targets and objectives, effectively planning workloads, and the ability to make well-reasoned decisions without reference when appropriate. (Essential)
• An excellent understanding of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word and an ability to learn new systems quickly. (Essential)
• Experience/knowledge in authoring eLearning using modern software such as Articulate Storyline and experience in supporting Learning Management Systems (LMS) or Content Management Systems (CMS). (Desirable)
• Experience/knowledge of developing digital resources including, but not restricted to, producing online surveys, developing materials for a digital platform, video/audio editing. (Desirable)

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• Successfully demonstrate strong administrative and organisational skills as well as excellent attention to detail. (Essential)
• Experience of delivering high quality work on time, meeting operational targets and objectives, effectively planning workloads, and the ability to make well-reasoned decisions without reference when appropriate. (Essential)
• An excellent understanding of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word and an ability to learn new systems quickly. (Essential)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £31,496, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £9,124 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.

Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversity and inclusion. Within our Ofsted Strategy 2023-2027 we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident – Leader, we continually engage with our 5 staff networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our Equalities,Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this.

Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and access to counselling and advisory services.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Shortlisting stage

You must complete and pass the online judgment test before submitting an application. The deadline to complete the assessment is 5:00pm on 17 June2026.

The selection panel will assess your application based on your evidence you have provided against the essential/desirable criteria as set out in the job specification.

You will also be asked to provide information within the “Employer/Activity History” section of the application form. This information is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV setting out your career history (this may be used in the sifting process).

Use the STAR model (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to present your evidence.

If we receive a high number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted based on the following lead criterion:

Experience of delivering high quality work on time, meeting operational targets and objectives, effectively planning workloads, and the ability to make well-reasoned decisions without reference when appropriate.

Applicants who meet this initial eligibility criterion will be invited to progress to the next stage of the selection process. If required, a further full sift will be undertaken, where all applications that passed the initial sift will be assessed against the complete set of essential criteria outlined in the job description.

Interview

Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlist stage will be invited to an interview where you will be assessed against a mixture of the Civil Service behaviours and on the experience skills as detailed in the job specification.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 13 July 2026 via Microsoft Teams.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : People Services Delivery Team
• Email : jobs@ofsted.gov.uk
• Telephone : 03000 131 487

Recruitment team

• Email : jobs@ofsted.gov.uk

Attachments

Job specification - Digital Learning Developer - Apprentice Opens in new window (pdf, 219kB)