A sense of team spirit spurred on three staff members at Klas Children's Day Nursery in Towcester, Northamptonshire to complete their level 4 NVQ in less than eight months. Manager Patricia Angus says their success came down to supporting each other as they were studying.
'Teresa, our deputy manager, works three days a week and she was able to devote one day a week to her studies, while Lucy and Lisa put in the hours during weekends,' she says. 'All three were incredibly focused and we are already seeing knock-on benefits to our practice, which is becoming more reflective.'
Teresa Lohman reports that although her choice of units differed from her colleagues, it was invaluable to pool thoughts and ideas. 'Because we all work together we have a good rapport and could talk around questions that didn't seem clear at first,' she says.
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