“If somebody wants to step into leadership, they need to have opportunities to lead, and they need to know we’ll be there to catch them if they wobble.”Clare Crowther, DirectorThis episode explores why collaboration, not hierarchy, builds sustainable teams in Early Years settings. Continuing on from where we left off in episode 12, we’re going even deeper into Early Years leadership, moving beyond titles and job roles and exploring what it really means to grow leadership from the ground up. From coaching your Early Years team day-to-day to developing new leaders in post, we’re sharing what works, what’s challenging, and how we support our staff to thrive.We talk openly about succession planning, the emotional side of saying goodbye to talented team members, and how we create a culture where leadership is distributed, and everyone feels empowered to make a difference, no matter their role.This is a must listen episode for anyone leading a setting, growing a team, or stepping into leadership themselves.In this episode:How we develop future leaders through real responsibility and supported risk-takingWhy succession planning starts with coaching, mentoring and high expectationsWhat “stretching the elastic” means when developing staffThe importance of distributive leadership and mini leadership roles across the teamHow we structure roles like planning champions, environment leads and room repsHow to hold challenging conversations with professionalism and careHow we build leadership into our supervisions, CPD, appraisals and team cultureWhat “tribing” means at Atelier, and how it supports team belonging, loyalty and retentionReal stories of apprentices who’ve grown into Atelier leadersFind out more:Website and newsletter: ateliernursery.co.uk Instagram: @ateliernurseryltd Consultancy enquiries: Contact us via our websiteTogether, we’ll unlock the potential for incredible growth and learning.Atelier Talks is a Decibelle Creative original podcastProduced by Decibelle Creative – decibellecreative.com / @decibelle_creativeKeywords: early years leadership, growing leaders in EYFS, early years succession planning, coaching nursery teams, CPD in early years, early years supervisions, nursery staff development, stretch the elastic, Reggio-inspired leadership, planning champions EYFS, key person culture, staff retention nursery, emotionally intelligent leadership, building team culture, Johari window early years, confronto, trust in early years teams

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