Flying Start Managers Get Away For The Day!

Flying Start Managers joined together last week at Porthpean Education Centre! 

The managers were there for an unusual start to the morning where they had an icebreaker activity with WackaTubes… Making beautiful music of course!

The two teams were rated on their performances, and of course ‘constructive’ feedback was provided!!

Then the managers explored some different management techniques and styles, identifying strengths and weaknesses in staff and exploring ways to strengthen and support their teams and nurseries. Performance grading and the differences between managing and leading were all topics of the morning, and a lot was taken from it by all to further develop their managing style and continue to strive within their individual nurseries!

After the morning’s meeting the managers were put up to a challenge! In teams they had to build a raft, follow a map, kayak to specific points to find different objects hidden in the water, at heights up cliffs, through natural rock archways and attached to buoys! Of course all of this was being observed by Sharon and Steve with questions being floated like… ‘is there a clear leader? does their need to be a leader? are you able to promote each others skills?’ Whilst of course it was also an occasion to have lots of fun and enjoy a challenge of a different kind!

Then the two teams were in a race against time to use all of the objects they had collected during their kayaking adventures to build a flag pole the highest flag flying would win whilst the team enjoyed a freshly made brew and a cake!

With this specification the teams got to work….

One team split their team with half making the device to heat, boiling the water and creating several cups of tea whilst the other half built their flag pole!

While the other team got their water boiling then all starting building together…. This team got the highest flag! However the winners were the team above! Dani, Shelley, Gemma and Lucy who were enjoying their nice warm cup of tea before the others!

Welldone All!