Team working is such a major feature of the Grandpont Nursery School in Oxford that the building has been deliberately designed to ensure the staff meet and talk every day.
The local authority-maintained nursery has expanded over the years. It now offers daycare and is a children's centre, but regardless of their different roles, the staff work together within and across the various areas.
The Ofsted inspector, who graded the school as outstanding in all areas of its provision, reported that the 'excellent teamwork and outstanding leadership of the head teacher have ensured seamless communication and partnerships with all the staff in the nursery and children's centre.'
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