Early years leadership is under the spotlight more than ever. In the last few years, nursery leaders have had to stay on top of changes to the Ofsted inspection framework and the revised Early Years Foundation Stage, while strong leadership has been a vital element in supporting settings and teams through the challenges of the pandemic.
While most practitioners have been trained to support children's development, those who are promoted to room leader roles often find they are expected to ‘just know’ how to manage their new responsibilities. ‘I worked my way up to room lead, I was never taught how to manage people,’ says Laura Elliot, Ducklings team leader (under twos) at Parsonage Farm Day Nursery in East Sussex. ‘It can be difficult sometimes – I am a people pleaser, I don't like to tell people what to do.’
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