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LEYF plan to 'grow managers from within'

The London Early Years Foundation is sending scores of staff on an external leadership course to ensure that at least 50 per cent of its managers are appointed from within the company.

The move comes under the social enterprise nursery group's Aspiring Leaders Programme, which is about to embark on its second wave, having already sent 30 members of staff on the Level 3 Award from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).

Gary Simpson, LEYF’s lead for quality, learning & development, said, ‘Because our organisation is growing we want to encourage leadership from within. Our goal is to have as many managers and deputies come from within the organisation as without.’

As well as potential managers, he said many of those on the course were Level 3-qualified staff who wanted a specialism or more responsibility.

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