Early Years Apprentice Review

by London Early Years Foundation

Rating

6.9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Providing for the education, support and wellbeing of children in a preschool. The role entails quite a lot of physical activity. It also involves meeting with and working alongside many different families to support the development of their children

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Learned a lot of new skills to follow company procedures and make daily use of existing skills in writing to complete forms, observations and assessments.

    8/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I enjoy learning about new things but find that the work environment does not always match the procedures and processes we are taught.

    7/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Regular meetings with the tutor and a clear structure for the course is helpful. The SmartAssessor website used is a little unintuitive though.

    8/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Little support within the workplace. There is a structure in place but managers are not really aware of what the role of an apprentice.

    4/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • My tutor has provided exceptional support throughout the course and has made themselves available on weekends and outside normal working hours to help complete the course.

    10/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • I come away from each training session with a list of new practices I wish to try and studying theorists has improved my work considerably

    9/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • No.

    1/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend London Early Years Foundation to a friend?

    • No

  • 9b. Why?

    • The ethos of the company does not extend to the nursery management and it is a stressful environment in which to work with low staff morale.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to London Early Years Foundation?

    • Visit the nursery first.

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Teaching

Dagenham

November 2021

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