Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Playworkers work in a range of play settings offering different models of play work. The purpose of our curriculum is to support playworkers to develop into positive, flexible and team-focused members of staff, and to support them to provide the best possible provision for the children in their care.

Where you’ll work

Aston-Mansfield Community Centre, 1 Toronto Avenue, MANOR PARK, London, E12 5JF

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

Your training course

Playworker

Your training plan

The programme offers a blended approach including virtual classrooms, webinars, work-based tasks and online assignments. We use an online platform (BUD) that helps you learn the topics and skills, reflect on your practice and build your portfolio.

Candidates are not required to attend college, instead, this will include off the job training hours used throughout this apprenticeship. These OTJH will be within working hours of Employment- e.g., 30+ hours per week = 6 hours per week OTJH, less than 30 hours is 20% OTJH. 

You will also receive one-to-one support and tuition from your apprenticeship tutor, this tutor will make in person visits to you at the nursery, or schedule online meetings every 5-6 weeks.

More training information

Best Practice Network is one of the UK’s leading providers of training, development and support for education professionals.
We share the desire of every practitioner that every child, regardless of their background, should benefit from an excellent education.

We do this by working in close partnership with practising education professionals to develop and deliver high-quality CPD and qualifications that help school leaders, teachers, early years practitioners, business managers, support staff and SENCOs be the best they can be and transform the lives of children and young people.

Requirements

Desired qualifications

• GCSE English Language (Grade 4) desirable
• GCSE Maths (Grade 4) desirable

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
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience

About this company

Aston-Mansfield’s Little Manor Play Project works with and supports children and families from the local community in several ways. During term-time, we deliver daily Breakfast Club and After-School Club sessions for children aged 5-11. During the school holidays, we deliver a Holiday Playscheme and Youth Programme. Our affordable wraparound care allows parents and carers to enrage in work or study and/or access respite. All our activities are designed to facilitate social, physical, emotional and creative development through a range of play experiences delivered in a safe and supportive environment. We are passionate about improving children’s’ confidence, skills, mental-health and resilience.

After this apprenticeship

-Progress within your setting as a supervisor or manager
-Work as a play work development officer for a local authority
-Move into a school as a Teaching Assistant
-Become self-employed and set up an after-school club or childcare project
-Move into an Early Years setting and proceed with an Early Years Educator Level 3 apprenticeship