Early Years Apprentice Review
at London Early Years Foundation
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Teaching
Dagenham
Review Submitted: November 2021
Overall Rating
3.4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
3.5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
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
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
I enjoy learning about new things but find that the work environment does not always match the procedures and processes we are taught.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
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.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Regular meetings with the tutor and a clear structure for the course is helpful. The SmartAssessor website used is a little unintuitive though.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
2/5
Little support within the workplace. There is a structure in place but managers are not really aware of what the role of an apprentice.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
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.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
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
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
1/5
No.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend London Early Years Foundation to a friend?
No
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.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to London Early Years Foundation?
Visit the nursery first.
Level 3 Early YearsApprenticeship
at London Early Years Foundation
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
- London
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4.4
