Early Years Lead Practitioner Level 5

This level 5 early years lead practitioner course will provide the learner with an understanding in multiple areas of childcare including:

• Leadership and management
• Child development and theory
• Pedagogy
• Health and wellbeing
• Health and safety
• Equality, diversity, inclusion and SEN
• Safeguarding
• Partnership working
  

• It is essential that you have access to a lead practitioner role within an early years setting
• Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the End-Point Assessment. Busy Bees Education and Training will support learners to achieve the functional skills qualifications needed for this apprenticeship
• To be able to gain a satisfactory Data Barring Service (DBS)
• To be willing and able to access a  Busy Bees training centre on occasions throughout your course to aid your learning
• As part of the entry requirements, learners will be expected to complete a written initial assessment before enrolment

On successful completion, apprentices will be eligible for the following roles:

• Room Leader
• Deputy manager
• Assistant manager
• Senior practitioner
• Early years coordinator
• Play leader
• Key worker
• Nursery officer
  

The EPA for this early years lead practitioner apprenticeship consists of:

• A Professional Discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence
• Observation with questions
• Case study with report and presentation and questioning
• Upon successful completion apprentices are graded: Pass, Merit or Distinction
  

Off-the-Job training (OTJ) is a requirement for all apprenticeship standards at all levels. Apprentices must spend 20% of their working hours undertaking OTJ throughout their learning or practical period. OTJ is defined as “learning which is undertaken outside of the normal day-to-day working environment and leads toward the achievement of an apprenticeship.”

Off-the-Job training must be directly relevant to the apprenticeship programme and teach new knowledge, skills and/or behaviours that will help you reach competence in your occupation.

Guide to Off-the-Job Training