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How nursery managers can support practitioners

Help! My practitioners are under performing

 

Underperforming practitioners can be incredibly frustrating for managers and room leaders and this can often lead to a feeling of low morale across the early years setting. If one practitioner is seen to be getting away with underperforming it may cause other practitioners to follow their lead. It is for this reason that underperforming practitioners need to be supported in practice.

Ensure practitioners are high performers from the start

When employing new practitioners, to help them feel positive, talk to them about what qualities they can bring to the team. To ensure this happens during the employment processes follow these helpful tips –

For a full list of resources to support managers through the recruitment process click here 

Well established members of staff

Practitioners who have been part of the company for a while may for one reason or another start to let their levels of practice slip and may begin to underperform. These may be practitioners who you know can perform at outstanding levels. Practitioners who are well established may also be the ones who can quickly impact on the morale of a team, so it is particularly important to deal with these types of underperforming practitioners quickly. Often if the complaint about an underperforming practitioner has come from another practitioner may not be taken seriously by management and if this is the case read this article to find some support on how to make a manager listen

For underperforming practitioners, you can –

It is best to address any practitioners who are not underperforming as soon as possible as it can be difficult to address when left for a long period of time.

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