Early Years Lead Practitioner Level 5 Apprenticeship
Level: 3
Employer: BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
Location: Address not available
Ready to take the next step in your early years career? This Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship is designed for experienced practitioners looking to develop their leadership skills while continuing to support children's learning and development.
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
Expected start date: 02/12/2026
Hours per week: 40 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
- Support children's learning, development, and wellbeing
Lead high-quality practice within the setting - Support and mentor colleagues to deliver excellent outcomes for children
- Plan and implement engaging learning experiences
- Build positive relationships with children, families, and professionals
- Contribute to creating a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment
About employer
We share the desire of every practitioner that every child, regardless of their background, should benefit from an excellent education.
In collaboration with our Delivery Partner Network, education professionals and the Department for Education, we design, develop and deliver high-quality CPD and qualifications to aspiring teachers, practising teachers, school leaders, early years practitioners, teaching assistants and SENCOs.
Be the best you can be and transform the lives of children and young people with our extensive suite of fully funded programmes and apprenticeships.
What You’ll Gain:
- A Level 5 Early Years Lead Educator qualification
- Valuable hands-on experience in a nursery environment
- Support and mentoring from experienced early years professionals
- Online learning delivered by Best Practice Network
- The opportunity to build a long-term career in early years education, with potential for a permanent role
- Potential to progression to manager role
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
