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Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship
Our Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship is ideal for those who aspire to become leaders or greater leaders within their early years setting. This course is suitable for room leaders, deputy managers, assistant managers, senior practitioners, early years coordinators, play leaders, key workers, and nursery officers. This level 5 early years apprenticeship is suitable for experienced early years professionals looking to progress into leadership roles.
Why Choose Us?
- We are leaders and managers of daycare nurseries.
- Our assessors have held leadership roles.
- As part of this Level 5 early years apprenticeship, we will provide you with additional mentoring and leadership courses as part of your apprenticeship.
In contrast to other training providers
Scope Training offers
Face to face sessions
We believe that our face to face sessions are invaluable because they foster genuine connections, enable dynamic learning experiences, and provide immediate feedback, ultimately empowering us as educators to inspire our learners.
Fortnightly sessions online
Offering the convenience of learning from anywhere, fostering collaboration, and providing access to a wealth of resources and expertise, making professional growth easily accessible and adaptable to our learner’s individual needs.
Visits to your setting
Providing firsthand insights into real environments, offering you opportunities for observation and reflection, and allowing us to facilitate meaningful collaboration and ultimately enhancing the effectiveness of our training programs.
Individual Learner Support
Allowing for personalised feedback, tracking your professional growth, and enabling targeted support and guidance, all of which ensures our learners receive continuous improvement and excellence in early childhood education practices throughout the level 5 Early Years Apprenticeship.
Round the clock access to assessors
Promoting a seamless learning experience, and empowering individuals to progress at their own pace, ensuring enhanced engagement and success in their training journey with us
Additional free CPD courses
Such as first aid, preparing for Ofsted workshops, forest school, supporting learners on the level 5 early years apprenticeship with additional knowledge and practical skills to deliver high-quality early years provision.
Course Summary:
The Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship program covers various topics, including leadership and management, child development and theory, pedagogy, health and well-being, health and safety, equality, diversity, inclusion and SEN, safeguarding, and partnership working. The course also helps develop reflective practices, enabling practitioners to reflect and build on their practice through ongoing professional enquiries and action research. This level 5 early years apprenticeship supports practitioners to strengthen leadership capability while continuing to develop high-quality practice within their setting. Delivery includes online learning sessions, online tutorials, remote support, independent learning, and ongoing mentoring, coaching, advice, and guidance.
Course Overview
Level
5
Duration
20 months
Location
Workplace
Entry Requirements
- Support from your employer to undertake the programme
- Funding agreed with apprenticeship account holder
- GCSE’s in English and Maths at Grade C (4) or above or able to achieve Level 2 English and Maths whilst on programme
- Level 3 Early Years Educator or Equivalent Qualifications / Extensive Experience
- Successful Interview
- Must have held a residency in the UK for the last three years
- Candidates must be working and interacting on a daily basis with children in the birth to 5 age range in accordance with the EYFS, the setting must be delivering the EYFS learning and development requirements
Learning Content:
- Leadership and Management
- Child development and theory
- National and local pedagogical understanding
- Understanding legislation around health and safety
- Supporting the health and wellbeing of your team
- Equality, diversity, inclusion, and SEN
- Leading and monitoring the safeguarding of all in your setting
- Working as part of a multi-discipline team
Apprentices will also learn about reflective practices as part of their continued professional development.
Delivery Model
- Monthly online lessons
- Face-to-face workshops available
- Networking with other likeminded leaders
- Additional CPD sessions booked
- Enrichment days
- Round-the-clock check-ins from the assessor.
Course Delivery
- The course is delivered by sector-expert staff who will support apprentices in achieving the apprenticeship. Learning is delivered throughout the year, providing flexibility to start the apprenticeship when it best suits the apprentice.
- All learning is either delivered on a 1-2-1 basis or online tutorials with sector experts. The course delivery model includes online learning sessions, online tutorials, remote support, independent learning, ongoing mentoring, coaching, advice and guidance, and specialist English/maths support (if needed).
Apprentices will also record and track their learning progress in the cloud, accessible 24/7 from anywhere and on any device, even when offline.
Assessment
The Early Years Leaders Apprenticeship Level 5 is assessed through a combination of on-the-job observation, professional discussion, and the completion of a portfolio of evidence.
Apprentices will also need to pass an end-point assessment, which includes a project and a professional discussion, to complete the apprenticeship.
Qualification
Upon completion of the Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 5, apprentices will receive a nationally recognised qualification that is equivalent to a foundation degree, supporting progression following the level 5 Early Years Apprenticeship.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This apprenticeship prepares individuals to become highly skilled and competent leaders in the early years sector. It covers advanced knowledge and skills needed for managing or leading an early years setting.
This course is suitable for individuals who are currently working in an early years setting and have a desire to advance their career by taking on a leadership role. They should have prior experience and qualifications in early years.
You would need Level 2 Maths and English qualifications or equivalent on completion for this course.
You will be awarded the Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship, and also an additional Level 5 in Early Years Senior Practitioner from NCFE.
The assessment process consists of:
Observations with questions
Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence
We will be here to support you through every step.
After completing this apprenticeship, you can pursue various roles in the early years sector, including managing or owning a nursery, becoming an Early Years expert, or working as a room leader.
Visit our off-the-job training for more information.
This apprenticeship is up to 100% funded by the government, so neither the employer nor the learner has to pay.