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Work Matters: Management Focus - Scope to advance

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An award-winning nursery school keeps an eye on how staff can develop expertise and advance their careers. Karen Faux reports.

Stone Eden Nursery School in Carlisle nurtures its staff by playing to their individual strengths. Its positive ethos and ambitious vision have just been recognised with two Nursery World awards - for team development and business development.

In addition to the nursery school, Stone Eden has recently added a holiday club and a training arm, which provide more scope for staff progression.

Manager Wendy Feddon says, 'We have 25 staff in the nursery, led by myself and my deputy. Because we are a big nursery, catering for over 70 children, we have given particular areas of responsibility to different individuals. These cover policies and procedures and cleaning and hygiene.

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