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Part of the continual evaluation of staff should include an annual appraisal. Jennie Lindon takes you through the necessary steps What are staff appraisals?

What are staff appraisals?

In the business world, the staff appraisal is typically an annual interview. At this time each member of staff is evaluated against specific competencies and/or personal objectives linked with the job. In commercial organisations, the appraisal evaluation often determines promotion prospects and future salary.

Nurseries need to be run in a business-like way and appraisals have their place. But nurseries are a particular kind of business - even the most positive staff appraisal will not bring a hefty bonus.

As a manager, the appraisal interview is your formal time to summarise and talk about the past year with individual members of staff. There is definitely a sense of evaluation:

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