Practitioner Review

by Realise

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

10/10

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

Safeguarding the children ages 3-4, picking up the children and caring for them throughout the day giving them breakfast, lunch, snack and tea. Completing observations on the children to monitor their growth and get them ready for school.

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

How to communicate with non verbal/verbal children in different ways, for example learning makaton (sign language) learning how to safeguard the children

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I love the staff, the children, the parent partnership that we have and how well and supported you can feel working with them.

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

It is well organised with having deadlines and help to complete work, having online meetings as well as face to face.

10/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I receive a lot of support from my employer as well as the other staff around me. It is a safe space

10/10

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

I have full support from my tutor as If I need help I can email or text her at anytime. Having the face to face visits will also help me.

10/10

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

I feel I am learning more and more everyday as I learn throughout my journey, I am learning from other staff as well as from my tutor

10/10

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.)

We have a sports day activity where we will get a sports coach in every Friday to come and do some sports with the children, we also have a dance coach that will come in and do some dancing with the children. We have a member from zoo lab that comes in and sees the children and shows them all new animals they can learn about and touch for example, snails, frogs, gerbils, rabbits, centipedes and more

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Realise to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Realise is very supportive and will always be there to help, you can trust the staff that work with realise to help guide you throughout your apprenticeship

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Realise?

- don't think just apply - Know that you will be supported