Overview

Early Years Senior Practitioners raise the standards of growth and learning against the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), promoting best practice and championing quality standards.

Early Years professional plays a vital role in the development of babies and young children. You can take your experience to the highest level with our Level 5 Early Years Senior Practitioner Diploma.

The aim of the programme is to enhance your knowledge, management, and leadership skills to the level of a Senior Practitioner. To do this, we’ll assess your current expertise in relevant areas of early learning. The programme starts with a close inspection of care routines, well-being, resilience, and the impression role models have on behaviour. You will learn the value of varying activities, experiences, and learning opportunities to enhance development.

The course will outline the role senior leaders play in early education and explore holistic childhood development from 0-7.  You will also review the strategies, policies and procedures for safeguarding children. The course is specially designed for distance learning study. You may be expected to complete assignments, essays, research projects, presentations, video/audio recordings, direct observation of practice, professional discussions, portfolios of evidence and practical learning sessions to meet the requirements of your programme.

Areas covered in the qualification include: qualify environments, early years pedagogy, behaviour, 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; and roles and responsibilities.

Programme Payments

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