Nursery practitioner Review
at Paragon Skills
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Teaching
Flore
Review Submitted: February 2022
Overall Rating
4.3 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
3.8/5
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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
Nursery practitioner - childcare, teaching and child growth/development
Making sure children are happy, healthy and safe, teaching them to help them develop and grow. Observing them to help us, help them.
Making sure children are happy, healthy and safe, teaching them to help them develop and grow. Observing them to help us, help them.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I love it. I can find it very overwhelming at times and do struggle with somethings. But I am really, really enjoying it
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have learnt a lot about what goes into child development and the teaching side. A lot about how best to help a child grow and develop too
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
Some of it is well organised and structured. Other things really aren’t.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
My employer is very good and will help where ever she can
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
Help has got a lot better since the start. I really struggled at the beginning. I do still find things aren’t as explanatory as they could be.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
It is helping a lot. Although I have learnt a lot just being in the nursery. There are extra things I have learnt doing the qualification.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Yes, I got to any out of hours team meeting, worships and curiosity evenings etc. We do have events too for things like fireworks and Christmas etc.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Paragon Skills to a friend?
No
Why?
I struggled whether to put yes or no. I chose no as I’ve done an apprenticeship before. I did it through another company. They were very organised, made it so much easier and the system as a whole was much easier to use. So would choose them first.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Paragon Skills?
I wouldn’t not use them, or avoid them but there are other places I would choose as my first options.
