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

Throughout the week, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring a safe and supportive environment that prioritizes the well-being of each child.
• Building rapport with both children and parents to foster a welcoming, inclusive community.
• Taking initiative to bring fresh ideas to each session and adjusting activities based on children’s engagement.

This role is ideal for those who love working with children, are committed to their development, and are enthusiastic about creating a joyful space that supports children’s growth and happiness.

In addition to your responsibilities within the breakfast and afterschool clubs, you will also assist with our daily walking bus service. Each morning, after breakfast club, you'll help safely walk children to their school. In the afternoon, you'll meet these children at school and walk them back to Limetree for afterschool club. Your role in the walking bus is crucial for ensuring each child's safety, maintaining a positive atmosphere, and providing a smooth, secure transition between school and club activities.

Where you’ll work

Mottingham Ln, London SE9 4RW

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

Early years practitioner

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 (OTJH) 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

After this apprenticeship

• Upon successful completion of this qualification, learners can enter the workforce as a qualified level 2 Early Years Practitioner or continue to study for a level 3 Diploma, holding Early Years Educator status, including the Early Years Educator apprenticeship.