L5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner
The Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner is for individuals working in the early years sector who are aspiring to be in senior roles. This qualification is ideal for:
- Room Leaders, Supervisors, or Senior Practitioners in nurseries or childcare settings.
- Deputy Managers or Managers looking to enhance their leadership and management skills.
- Early Years Educators wanting to progress in their career and take on more responsibilities.
Those aiming to work in specialist roles within the early years sector, such as SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) coordinators. It focuses on leadership, child development, safeguarding, and operational management in early years settings.
Programme includes
The early years senior practitioner is a positive role model for the team. Through clear leadership and effective management, the senior
practitioner supports and promotes best practice 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
- 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) statutory framework
- Leading and managing
- Health, safety and wellbeing
- Roles and responsibilities
Entry requirements
- 19+
- L3 Early Years qualificaiton
- Workplace Experience
- Grade 4/C+ in English to be included in ratios
Qualifications obtained
- L5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner
Where can you work?
- Early Years setting manager
- Special educational needs coordinator (SENDCO)
- Safeguarding Officer
- Leadership Roles
- Trainer Assessor / Lecturer
Key information
This programme operates on a roll-on, roll-off basis throughout the year, allowing learners to start at multiple points rather than following a fixed intake schedule
Awarding organisation
NCFE CACHE
Progression opportunities
- BA (Hons) in Education Studies Top-Up (Part-Time) (Lough College)
Additional information
Additional info
This programme consists of a mixture of blended learning in the workplace and optional drop in sessions at Loughborough College for additional support.
Free additional workshops -
- Neurodiversity
- Understanding behaviour that may challenge
- Safeguarding
- Paediatric First Aid (12Hr)
