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Level 5 Children, Young People and Families Manager
Lead Change for Children, Young People and Families
Become a Level 5 Children, Young People and Families Manager
Develop the leadership, safeguarding knowledge, and strategic skills needed to manage services, support practitioners, and improve outcomes for children, young people, and families across education, health, and social care.
Safeguarding and Leadership
Service Improvement
Professional Collaboration
Why Children Young People and Families Manager Matter
The first five years shape a child’s future
| Metric | Impact |
|---|---|
| Early Brain Development | 90% of brain development occurs before age 5. |
| Children in Early Education | 1.04 million children attend nurseries and preschools. |
| Early Years Workforce | 350,000+ staff work in the early years sector. |
| Workforce Growth Needed | 40,000 additional staff required for childcare expansion |
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Patricia C.
"Completing the Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant programme helped me grow in confidence and professionalism. It strengthened my understanding of supporting learners with additional needs and gave me the skills to apply theory directly in my role. Despite balancing work, study, and family life, the experience showed me that I can continue developing and making a meaningful difference to the pupils I support."
⭐Apprentice of the Year
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What You'll Be Able to Do
From the beginning of the programme, you will develop the leadership and management skills needed to lead services supporting children, young people, and families.
BY MONTH 6
Leadership and Practice Foundations
✓ Understand safeguarding and key legislation
✓ Understand child development and standards
✓ Build professional relationships with partners
BY MONTH 12
Leading Services and Supporting Teams
✓ Lead teams to support children and families
✓ Apply child-centered leadership approaches
✓ Work collaboratively with partner agencies
BY MONTH 18
Qualified CYPF Manager
✓ Achieve the Level 5 CYPF Manager apprenticeship
✓ Assess needs and improve service outcomes
✓ Lead safeguarding and early help services
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Your Learning Journey
This programme is designed to develop the leadership knowledge, safeguarding expertise, and professional skills needed to manage services that support children, young people, and families.
Foundation and Core Skills
Months 1–4
During the first stage, learners establish foundational leadership principles through the Leadership and Management in Children and Families Services module. They also develop effective communication and partnership working skills through the Advanced Communication and Partnership Working module.
Safeguarding and Inclusive Practice
Months 5–8
Learners focus on Safeguarding and Risk Management, developing safeguarding policies and managing risks effectively. At the same time, they promote equality, diversity, and inclusion through the Promoting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion module.
Child Development and Practice
Months 9–12
Learners explore Supporting Child and Young Person Development, understanding development stages and promoting positive outcomes. They also study Health and Well-being in Children and Families Services and develop research and evidence-based approaches to improving practice.
Professional Practice and Final Assessment
Months 13–18
Learners develop ethical decision making and leadership practice while preparing for the End Point Assessment. This stage includes portfolio development, a competence interview informed by portfolio, and a situational judgement test demonstrating their ability to manage services supporting children, young people, and families.
How We Develop CYPF Managers
We help you become a confident leader who can manage services supporting children, young people, and families facing complex challenges.
KNOW IT
Develop a strong understanding of safeguarding, legislation, and the frameworks that guide services for children, young people, and families.
You will explore leadership principles, service management, and how managers ensure safe, compliant, and effective practice.
SHOW IT
Apply your leadership knowledge within your professional role.
Lead teams, manage resources, and work collaboratively with partner agencies to improve services and outcomes for children and families.
LIVE IT
Develop the professional behaviours expected of leaders in children and families services.
Demonstrate ethical leadership, sound decision making, and the ability to lead teams within complex multi agency environments.
Who This Programme Is For?
This apprenticeship is designed for professionals who lead or aspire to lead services supporting children, young people, and families and want to strengthen their leadership, safeguarding, and service management expertise.
Current CYPF Team Leaders
Supervisors, team leaders, or senior practitioners responsible for managing staff, coordinating services, and ensuring safe, high quality support for children and families.
Youth and Community Service Managers
Managers working in youth services, community programmes, or early help settings who want to strengthen leadership, safeguarding, and service delivery.
Family Support and Early Help Managers
Professionals leading family support, early intervention, or safeguarding teams who want to enhance strategic leadership and improve outcomes for children and families.
Organisations Supporting Children
Local authorities, schools, charities, and community organisations looking to develop confident managers who can lead teams and deliver high quality services.
Find the right apprenticeship programme for your organisation
Seven short questions. At the end we’ll point you to the programme area that fits your sector, team and current priorities.
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Recognition Stories
Real transformations from people who discovered they're more than just their job titles
Hannah Hopkins
“Balancing full-time work, family life, and study was challenging, but the programme helped me grow in confidence and push myself to achieve more than I thought possible."
📝 Level 2 Distinction 📈 80+ Exam Scores 🏅EPA Success
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Jo G.
“I joined to strengthen my technical skills, but I discovered I’m more than just a finance team member. I became a confident professional trusted to deliver at a high standard.”
🏅Advanced Excel Expertise 📈Progressed to Level 4 📊Recognised for High Performance
Our Commitment to Learners
Supporting organisations to develop confident managers who lead high-quality services for children, young people, and families.
Developing Confident CYPF Leaders
The programme develops managers who understand safeguarding responsibilities, leadership practice, and the factors that influence outcomes for children and families.
Learners build the confidence and management skills needed to lead teams, support staff development, and deliver effective services.
Safeguarding Leadership
Managers develop the ability to lead safeguarding practice within their services, ensuring teams follow procedures, recognise risk, and respond appropriately to concerns.
This strengthens safeguarding culture and ensures services operate safely, ethically, and in line with legislation.
Leading Multi-Agency Collaboration
Apprentices strengthen their leadership skills in working with professionals across education, health, social care, and community services.
This enables managers to coordinate services, support partnership working, and deliver integrated support for children and families.
Improving Outcomes for Children
Managers develop the skills to lead service improvement and ensure support is effective and responsive to need.
Through strong leadership, communication, and decision-making, they help organisations deliver better long-term outcomes for children, young people, and families.
Our Commitment to Employers
Building Strong Leadership Capacity
This programme helps organisations develop confident managers who can lead teams, supervise staff, and manage complex services supporting children and families.
By strengthening leadership capability within your workforce, organisations can improve team performance and deliver consistent, high-quality support.
Safeguarding Oversight
The apprenticeship supports managers to lead safeguarding practice within their teams, ensuring procedures are followed and risks are identified and managed effectively.
This helps organisations maintain strong safeguarding cultures and meet regulatory and legislative requirements
Improving Service Coordination
Managers develop the skills required to work effectively with professionals across education, health, social care, and community services.
This strengthens partnership working and helps organisations deliver more coordinated and responsive support for children and families.
Driving Service Improvement
Apprentices develop the strategic thinking and decision making skills needed to review services, manage resources, and lead improvements.
This enables organisations to strengthen service quality, respond to changing needs, and achieve better long term outcomes for the communities they support.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Many professionals in children and family services move into management roles without formal leadership training. This programme helps bridge that gap by developing the skills needed to supervise staff, manage services, make complex decisions, and lead safeguarding practice with confidence.
The programme focuses on real workplace scenarios, helping learners develop professional judgement when managing safeguarding concerns, high-risk situations, and complex family needs. Apprentices learn how to support teams effectively while ensuring decisions are informed, ethical, and aligned with legislation.
By developing confident managers who can lead teams, coordinate services, and drive improvement, organisations build stronger leadership capacity across their workforce. This helps create more consistent service delivery, stronger safeguarding oversight, and clearer accountability within teams.
Children and family services rely heavily on partnership working. The programme helps managers develop the communication, coordination, and leadership skills required to work effectively with professionals across education, health, social care, and community organisations.
The apprenticeship recognises that many learners are already supervising staff. It builds on existing experience by strengthening leadership capability, decision-making, safeguarding oversight, and the ability to manage services strategically.