Early Years Practitioner Level 5 Apprenticeship – Tupton Primary & Nursery Academy
REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
Chesterfield (S42 6DY)
Closes in 25 days (Saturday 30 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 May 2026
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Summary
You will work as a senior member of the early years team, supporting the planning, delivery and evaluation of high‑quality early education and care in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The apprentice will develop advanced practice, leadership and pedagogical skills while completing the Level 5 apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Increases to NMW after 12 months
- Training course
- Early years lead practitioner (level 5)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday (Shifts TBC).
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years 2 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
Please note you must hold a level 3 Early Years Educator Qualification or have worked in an early years role for a minimum of 3 years to apply for this role at a senior level.
The apprentice will develop the skills and knowledge necessary to meet the professional standards for early years. Your day-to-day duties will include:
Childcare & Learning
- Provide a safe, stimulating and inclusive learning environment for children aged 3–5 years.
- Plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities aligned with the EYFS.
- Support children’s emotional well-being, learning and development, promoting positive behaviour.
- Observe, assess and record children’s progress, identifying next steps in learning.
- Maintain accurate records, including those for children with additional needs
- Facilitate discussions about children’s progress and development
Leadership & Practice
- Act as a role model for good practice, supporting and mentoring junior staff and apprentices.
- Contribute to leadership, including planning, organisation and daily routines.
- Lead reflective practice and continuous improvement within the team.
- Contribute to curriculum development and quality improvement initiatives.
- Skilfully lead day-to-day practice at an operational level
- Participate in and contribute to regular staff meetings and training, including inset days
- Line manage other members of staff where appropriate
- Deputise in the absence of the class teacher
Safeguarding & Welfare
- Promote and maintain the safeguarding, health, safety and welfare of all children.
Follow all safeguarding, child protection and whistleblowing policies. - Support the implementation of risk assessments and safe working practices.
Partnership with Parents & Professionals
- Build positive, professional relationships with parents, carers and external agencies.
- Undertake meetings and reviews involving parents and carers and/or other professionals.
- Share information about children’s development and progress in a sensitive and professional manner.
- Support inclusive practice and early identification of additional needs.
Where you'll work
Queen Victoria Road
New Tupton
Chesterfield
S42 6DY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Training course
Early years lead practitioner (level 5)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- 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.
- Develop, model and implement strategies to support the emotional, social, psychological, physical and cultural needs of all children within the educational setting.
- Support and promote children’s diverse speech, language and communication development and determining and adapting appropriate responses and interventions to support verbal, nonverbal interactions and engagement with written communication.
- 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.
- Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children's learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Plan, carry out and guide appropriate personal care routines for individual children.
- 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.
- Encourage all children’s participation, ensuring a sensitive, respectful and effective balance within the adult and child dynamic to facilitate play opportunities.
- Ensure staff are deployed effectively to suit and enhance the learning environment, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children.
- Cultivate professional partnerships with parents, carers, colleagues 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.
- Provide a dynamic, evolving and enabling environment that reflects the current interests, motivations, and play of individual and groups of children.
- Use current and contemporary knowledge, research, theories and approaches to develop, enhance and articulate their own pedagogical approach and practice.
- Observe, assess, plan, facilitate and participate in play opportunities which include current curriculum requirements.
- 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 including the safe use of digital technology to communicate effectively in both oral and written English.
- Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
- Be a leaderful practitioner to support, mentor, coach, train and guide colleagues in a range of educational settings, providing inspiration and motivation to engage others to develop their practice, supporting teams and guiding change.
- Identify, action and competently challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.
- Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally to enhance their practice.
- Ensure the security and confidentiality of data, records and information in line with current legislation.
- 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.
- Apply the principles of sustainability and segregate used resources for reuse, recycling, and safe disposal .
- 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.
- Develop, model and implement strategies to support the emotional, social, psychological, physical and cultural needs of all children within the educational setting.
- Support and promote children’s diverse speech, language and communication development and determining and adapting appropriate responses and interventions to support verbal, nonverbal interactions and engagement with written communication.
- 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.
- Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children's learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Plan, carry out and guide appropriate personal care routines for individual children.
- 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.
- Encourage all children’s participation, ensuring a sensitive, respectful and effective balance within the adult and child dynamic to facilitate play opportunities.
- Ensure staff are deployed effectively to suit and enhance the learning environment, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children.
- Cultivate professional partnerships with parents, carers, colleagues 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.
- Provide a dynamic, evolving and enabling environment that reflects the current interests, motivations, and play of individual and groups of children.
- Use current and contemporary knowledge, research, theories and approaches to develop, enhance and articulate their own pedagogical approach and practice.
- Observe, assess, plan, facilitate and participate in play opportunities which include current curriculum requirements.
- 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 including the safe use of digital technology to communicate effectively in both oral and written English.
- Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
- Be a leaderful practitioner to support, mentor, coach, train and guide colleagues in a range of educational settings, providing inspiration and motivation to engage others to develop their practice, supporting teams and guiding change.
- Identify, action and competently challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.
- Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally to enhance their practice.
- Ensure the security and confidentiality of data, records and information in line with current legislation.
- 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.
- Apply the principles of sustainability and segregate used resources for reuse, recycling, and safe disposal .
Training schedule
Apprenticeship Details – 26 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Early Years Practitioner Level 5 Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/ remote).
Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider).
More training information
Online and remote learning. No classroom or college days, 20% off the job training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
You must have a level 3 in early years or a teaching assistant level 3 qualification or a least 3 years minimum within this role at senior level.
About this employer
On the 1st July 2019 we became Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy, a member of the Redhill Academy Trust and the first Derbyshire primary school to join the trust.
The Redhill Academy Trust has four principles that guide everything our academies aim to achieve:
High expectations of all pupils
Valuing and celebrating academic achievement
Outstanding teaching for all pupils
Widening pupils’ experiences through a range of extra-curricular activities including sports and the performing arts
The school was originally founded in 1875 and the Victorian buildings still make up most of our school. There have been additions over the years, including a purpose built Nursery and we have extensive grounds with a large playground, field and wildlife area.
The Academy has achieved the Sapere Bronze Philosophy for Children Bronze Award
After this apprenticeship
Completion of apprenticeship and potential full-time role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Charlie
charlie.seaman@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029755.
Apply now
Closes in 25 days (Saturday 30 May 2026 at 11:59pm)