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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