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?”
