Observing Staff

[Buttercup]

Does anyone observe staff and their performance. Do you have a format you use and how well does it go down with staff.

 

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

Buttercup

[Cait]

Sometimes I tell them I'm going to be observing them 'at some point this week' and other times I make little post it obs in the same way we do with children. I feed these back more or less straight away and keep them for their review. They go into their file and they can see them when they want

[Guest]

I do peer obs, along the same lines as we do well being and involvement on our children, i to feed back asap.

 

I have done peer obs training but found the form to time consuming so looked at another way

[Guest jenpercy]

Care to elaborate a little

[dublinbay]

The last time I was observed by my manager was a couple of years ago and like Cait she told me it would be "sometime this week". I had no idea she had completed it until she told me. She looked at things like how I interacted with children, how I spoke to them and how I promoted behaviour management. It was all very positive and I was happy that she saw my practice as I believe it to be. Funnily enough we haven't had any since!!