Setting the Standard: Leading Consistent High Performance

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Setting the Standard: A Leader’s Guide to Consistent Performance Quiz

1. Which of the following best describes a true non-negotiable?
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- Something the leader thinks would improve the setting
- Something that is important but can be adapted when the setting is busy
- Something included in the staff handbook
- Something that directly affects children’s safety, wellbeing or experience and must be followed consistently by everyone
2. Everything is a priority…
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- True
- False
3. “Once a standard has been explained during induction, staff should be expected to remember and follow it.”
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- True
- False
4. During a team meeting, the room leader says: “We need to make sure handovers are better.”Which response would provide more detail and ensure staff know what an expected handover looks like and meets the setting’s standards?
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- “Everyone needs to take handovers seriously and do your fair share of them.”
- “Please make sure you communicate everything important, no matter how long it takes.”
- “Handovers must be accurate, include relevant information about each child and never be rushed.”
- Try to give better handovers from now on.”
5. “If staff nod when you explain a standard, that is enough evidence that they understand it.”
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- True
- False
6. Which response is most clearly challenge-led?
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- “You keep rushing handovers. This isn’t good enough.”
- “I’ve noticed two rushed handovers this week. What’s getting in the way, and what do you need to make sure the next one isn’t rushed?”
- You need to be more organised at handover time.”
- “I’ve already told you that handovers are important.”
7. Which combination best describes effective challenge?
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- Specific, timely, belief in the person, invites a response
- Direct, firm, public, timely
- Immediate, critical, detailed, formal
- Private, lengthy, formal, documented
8. A leader admitting that they have fallen short of a standard can actually strengthen their credibility with the team.”
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- True
- False
9. Which is most likely to embed a settings non-negotiable over time?
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- Reminding staff whenever the leader remembers
- Sending an occasional email to the team
- Creating a new weekly meeting specifically about standards
- Building a two-minute standards check into every existing team meeting
10. A leader says: “I’ve told my team what our standards are, but they don’t always follow them.”Which question should the leader ask themselves first?
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- “Why aren’t my staff listening to me?”
- “Have I made the standard clear, visible, consistently communicated and personally modelled?”
- “Do I need to introduce consequences, if they fail to follow the standards?”
- “Should I add more detail to our policies around these topics?”