Early Years Apprenticeship

Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to continue or start your career & development in childcare through a Level 5 Apprenticeship.

Wage

£30,000 a year

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Training course

Early years lead practitioner (level 5)

Hours

Monday to Friday, between the hours of 8.00am and 6.00pm.

35 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 13 July 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

2

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

To learn how to work as part of a team and to have input into the planning of a programme of care, education and play activities for children 0-5 years
To support children during mealtimes, so there is a time of pleasant social sharing, encouraging manners and conversation
To be polite and friendly to all staff, parents and children
To contribute towards providing a warm, friendly and stimulating environment, offering good quality play, care and education both indoors and outdoors
To contribute in team meetings
Have a commitment to personal and professional development
To have an understanding of Safeguarding & Prevent Policies, Health & Safety Hygiene standards and Covid-19 prevention. This will include domestic duties associated with the care of children
To have an understanding of Ofsted, work within current legislation and the Company’s Policies and Procedures
To have an understanding of good practice with regard to Special Needs and Inclusion
To have high standards of confidentiality in relation to roles, tasks and responsibilities described above
To undertake such other duties as directed by senior staff, appropriate to that of an Early Years Apprentice

Where you'll work

101A Headstone Lane
Harrow
HA2 6JL

Training

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

College or training organisation

TRAINING WORKS (NW) LTD

Your training course

Early years lead practitioner (level 5)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Analyse and articulate how all children’s individual learning can be affected by their current developmental capabilities, characteristics and individual circumstances taking into account all factors contributing to typical and atypical development.
Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
Observe, assess, plan, facilitate and participate in play opportunities which include current curriculum requirements.
Ensure plans fully reflect the individual development needs and circumstances of children and actively participate in the provision of consistent care, responding quickly to the needs of the individual child.
Provide a dynamic, evolving and enabling environment that reflects the current interests, motivations, and play of individual and groups of children.
Encourage all children’s participation, ensuring a sensitive, respectful and effective balance within the adult and child dynamic to facilitate play opportunities.
Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children's learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking.
Support and promote children’s speech, language and communication development and determining and adapting appropriate responses and interventions.
Support children to engage in a range of learning contexts such as individual, small groups and larger groups as appropriate for their play and support confidence within social experiences.
Ensure staff are deployed effectively to suit and enhance the learning environment, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children.
Advocate for the child, cultivating professional partnerships with parents/carers and other professionals, presenting their understanding of the child’s journey within multidisciplinary teams to holistically support the child’s individual needs.
Demonstrate the importance of the home learning environment, developing an effective and collaborative partnership to enhance opportunities for the child.
Make use of formative and summative assessment, tracking children’s progress to plan for future learning possibilities including early interventions based on individual developmental needs.
Take responsibility for supporting the key person in articulating children's progress and planning future learning possibilities.
Use current and contemporary knowledge, research, theories and approaches to develop, enhance and articulate their own pedagogical approach and practice.
Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally to enhance their practice.
Plan, carry out and guide appropriate physical care routines for individual children.
Promote, model and support children and families to develop a healthy approach to making choices relating to personal care including eating, sleeping and physical activity.
Develop, model and implement strategies to support the emotional, psychological, physical and cultural needs of all children within the setting.
Identify and act upon own responsibilities in relation to health and safety, prevention and control of infection, carrying out risk assessments and risk management processes in line with policies and procedures.
Ensure the security and confidentiality of data, records and information in line with current legislation.
Be a leaderful practitioner to support, mentor, coach, train and guide colleagues in a range of settings, providing inspiration and motivation to engage others to develop their practice.
Be confident to identify, action and competently challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.
Advocate for children through their child centred approach, listening to the voice of the child; ensuring children’s rights, views and wishes are heard, respected and acted upon at all times. Offer appropriate support and influence decisions in the best interests of the child.
Competently action and carry out safeguarding procedures, using their professional curiosity, knowledge, insight and understanding.
Explore and understand, challenge and question; knowing when to act to safeguard and protect children.
Analyse and articulate how all children’s individual learning can be affected by their current developmental capabilities, characteristics and individual circumstances taking into account all factors contributing to typical and atypical development.
Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
Observe, assess, plan, facilitate and participate in play opportunities which include current curriculum requirements.
Ensure plans fully reflect the individual development needs and circumstances of children and actively participate in the provision of consistent care, responding quickly to the needs of the individual child.
Provide a dynamic, evolving and enabling environment that reflects the current interests, motivations, and play of individual and groups of children.
Encourage all children’s participation, ensuring a sensitive, respectful and effective balance within the adult and child dynamic to facilitate play opportunities.
Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children's learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking.
Support and promote children’s speech, language and communication development and determining and adapting appropriate responses and interventions.
Support children to engage in a range of learning contexts such as individual, small groups and larger groups as appropriate for their play and support confidence within social experiences.
Ensure staff are deployed effectively to suit and enhance the learning environment, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children.
Advocate for the child, cultivating professional partnerships with parents/carers and other professionals, presenting their understanding of the child’s journey within multidisciplinary teams to holistically support the child’s individual needs.
Demonstrate the importance of the home learning environment, developing an effective and collaborative partnership to enhance opportunities for the child.
Make use of formative and summative assessment, tracking children’s progress to plan for future learning possibilities including early interventions based on individual developmental needs.
Take responsibility for supporting the key person in articulating children's progress and planning future learning possibilities.
Use current and contemporary knowledge, research, theories and approaches to develop, enhance and articulate their own pedagogical approach and practice.
Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally to enhance their practice.
Plan, carry out and guide appropriate physical care routines for individual children.
Promote, model and support children and families to develop a healthy approach to making choices relating to personal care including eating, sleeping and physical activity.
Develop, model and implement strategies to support the emotional, psychological, physical and cultural needs of all children within the setting.
Identify and act upon own responsibilities in relation to health and safety, prevention and control of infection, carrying out risk assessments and risk management processes in line with policies and procedures.
Ensure the security and confidentiality of data, records and information in line with current legislation.
Be a leaderful practitioner to support, mentor, coach, train and guide colleagues in a range of settings, providing inspiration and motivation to engage others to develop their practice.
Be confident to identify, action and competently challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.
Advocate for children through their child centred approach, listening to the voice of the child; ensuring children’s rights, views and wishes are heard, respected and acted upon at all times. Offer appropriate support and influence decisions in the best interests of the child.
Competently action and carry out safeguarding procedures, using their professional curiosity, knowledge, insight and understanding.
Explore and understand, challenge and question; knowing when to act to safeguard and protect children.

Your training plan

Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship standard, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required. Training will take place at the workplace.

Apprentices will be seen every month for a Teaching and Learning Session. At least 6 hours a week will be spent training or studying. 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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

101a Headstone Ln, Harrow HA2 6JL

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified, the right candidate may become a fully qualified professional in early years & a valuable member of the team

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAINING WORKS (NW) LTD

Chloe Mcilwaine

chloe@training-works.co.uk

01253478180

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328211.

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Closes in 16 days (Saturday 12 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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