Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner
Overview
The aim of the Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner qualification is to support leadership and management skills in the early years and the knowledge and skills relating to the early years practice.
The Early Years Senior Practitioner will be a positive role model for the team. Through clear leadership and effective management, the Senior Practitioner will support and promote best practices within legislative requirements to enable quality provision. Working collaboratively with colleagues, other professionals, and parents/carers the Senior Practitioner engages and motivates all involved for improved outcomes for babies and children.
The areas covered in this qualification include:
- Quality environments
- Early years pedagogy
- Behavior
- Care routines
- Professional development
- Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
- Safeguarding
- Inclusion
- Development
- Play for learning
- Partnership working
- The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
- Leading and managing
- Health, safety, and well-being
- Roles and responsibilities.
Delivery Methods
Apex professional college provides various flexible delivery methods to its learners which include blended learning, online learning, distance learning, and In-class learning. The learners can choose the mode of study as per their choice and convenience.
Learners are able to:
- Access All course materials, including online modules and written assignments
- Gain Teacher support
- Access Apex professional college online portal (24/7 access to our user-friendly learning portal)
- Acquire Assignments briefing
- Receive Excellent quality of study notes
- Obtain Assignment marking and feedback
- Access Free Online library.
- Gain Fully accredited UK courses
- Receive Dedicated customer support via chat, telephone, and email (Monday to Friday)
- Gain Full support until the completion of the course
Accreditation
NCFE/ Cache Ofqual regulated awarding body
Duration
The programme is available in 2 duration modes:
- 18 Months
- 24 Months
Course Delivery
- Online
- Blended Learning
Entry Requirements
Learners should be age 19 and above. It is also recommended to have Level 2 in English and Mathematics.
Do you need to be working to take the qualification?
To be able to show competence in both knowledge and skills, learners will need to be working in the role of leader, deputy or manager in an appropriate setting, or have the opportunity to carry out responsibilities associated with these roles to be able to study for the Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner. The total number of mandatory work placement hours is a minimum of 300 hours.
Assessment
All units will be internally assessed and externally quality assured. Units EYE L5 SP 2 and EYE L5 SP 16 must be assessed using an externally set and internally marked assessment task. A range of methods can be applied to other units, which could include direct observation of practice, professional discussion, work product or a portfolio of evidence.
Module Structure
To gain this Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner qualification, learners must achieve a total of 121 credits from all 18 mandatory units.
| Unit title | Level | Credit | GLH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manage care routines for children | 5 | 5 | 35 GLH (includes 20 work/placement hours) |
| Lead practice in promoting the wellbeing and resilience in children | 5 | 10 | 78 GLH (includes 25 work/placement hours) |
| Model positive behaviour in the early years | 5 | 8 | 60 GLH (includes 15 work/placement hours) |
| Lead activities, experiences and educational opportunities to promote children’s speech, language and communication | 5 | 8 | 60 GLH (includes 15 work/placement hours) |
| Lead children’s early education and development | 5 | 8 | 66 GLH (includes 30 work/placement hours) |
| Understand holistic child development from birth to seven years | 5 | 6 | 40 GLH |
| Developing children’s emergent literacy skills | 5 | 5 | 40 GLH (includes 15 work/placement hours |
| Developing children’s emergent mathematical skills | 3 | 6 | 49 GLH (includes 15 work/placement hours) |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children | 5 | 7 | 55 GLH (includes 20 work/placement hours) |
| Develop health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in early years settings | 5 | 6 | 50 GLH (includes 15 work/placement hours) |
| Champion equality, diversity and inclusion | 5 | 6 | 49 GLH (includes 15 work/placement hours) |
| Supporting children with special educational needs and disability in an early years setting | 4 | 9 | 68 GLH (includes 15 work/placement hours) |
| Work in partnership in early years settings | 4 | 6 | 45 GLH (includes 15 work/placement hours) |
| Lead and manage a team within an early years setting | 6 | 8 | 61 GLH (includes 15 work/placement hours) |
| Develop, maintain and use records and reports | 4 | 5 | 38 GLH (includes 15 work/placement hours) |
| Quality provision in early years settings | 6 | 6 | 49 GLH (includes 25 work/placement hours) |
| Promote professional development | 4 | 5 | 43 GLH (includes10 work/placement hours) |
| Review own knowledge of learning and development for early years practice | 5 | 7 | 50 GLH (includes 10 work/placement hours) |
Progression
It is anticipated that learners will be able to progress within the Early Years Workforce or to higher education in a relevant subject area.
Who is it suitable for?
The aim of the Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner qualification is to support leadership and management skills in early years and the knowledge and skills relating to early years practice. This qualification is suitable for learners already working in the early years sector in a managerial role, as well as learners that may wish to develop their career or increase their understanding through professional development.
Learners undertaking the qualification would be working in job roles such as:
- Manager
- Deputy Manager
- Room Leader/Supervisor
- Leader with designated area
Upon successful completion, learners can work as a Senior Early Years Practitioner within the Early Years Workforce across the private, voluntary, and independent sectors, or progress to higher education in a relevant subject area.
| Level | 5 |
| Duration | 12 Months
18 Months |
| Delivery | Online / Blended Learning |
| Accreditation | NCFE / Cache an Ofqual regulated awarding body |
Payment Plan
| Single Payment | £1600 |
| Instalment Plan | £300 Initial Deposit |
| 7 Monthly Instalments of £200 |