Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner

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.

London College of Professional Studies provides various flexible delivery methods to its learners which includes 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 material, including online modules and written assignments
• Gain Teacher support
• LCPS online portal ( 24/7 access to our user-friendly learning portal)
• Assignments briefing
• Excellent quality of study notes
• Assignment marking and feedback
• Online library.
• Fully accredited UK courses
• Dedicated customer support via chat, telephone, and email ( Monday to Friday)
• Proper support to our students until they completed the course.

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.

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.

Module Structure

To gain this qualification, learners must achieve a total of 90 credits from all 18 mandatory units.

This section includes mandatory assessments of learning, which identify how learners’ work will meet the requirements of each unit. There are also examples of what could be included as portfolio evidence. EYSP 2 and EYSP 12 have specified mandatory approaches to assessment; please refer to the Assessment of Learning for more guidance around these two units.

Modules

Manage care routines for children

Lead practice in promoting the well-being and resilience in children

Model positive behaviour in the early years

Lead activities, experiences and educational opportunities to promote children’s speech, language and communication

Lead children’s early education and development

Learners should be at least 18 years old. It is also recommended to have Level 2 in English and Mathematics

Understand holistic child development from birth to 7 years

Developing children’s emergent Literacy skills

Developing children’s emergent Mathematical skills

Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children

Develop health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in Early Years Settings

Champion equality, diversity and inclusion

Supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disability in an Early Years Setting

Work in partnership in Early Years Settings

It is anticipated that learners will be able to progress within the Early Years Workforce or to higher education in a relevant subject area.