Personal Development Reviews
Purpose
The purpose of the review system is to enable you to
- reflect on and develop in your role
- contribute as well as possible to the overall Strategic Vision of Handcrafted
- work in a way that promotes the Values of Handcrafted
- ensure you are up to date with all of your training.
These reviews do not replace 1-1s but should be referred to and inform 1-1 meetings.
Procedure
Development Reviews will take place every 6-12 months, focused on a small number of objectives relevant to the individual at that time.
The timetable for these reviews will be:
● At each review meeting the date for the next one is set (in 6-12 months, unless a shorter time is agreed to be helpful).
● Before the meeting, you will reflect on (and may choose to bring notes to the review):
○ whether and how you have achieved your objectives set in your last review, (not possible in the first meeting)
○ some brief general comments on anything else that has gone well and anything else that could be improved
○ proposed objectives for your development for the next 6-12 months.
● Before the meeting, the line manager should
○ review the objectives set at the last meeting
○ check the staff database to find out whether the member of staff is up to date with training.
● At the meeting, you will discuss the questions below with your manager and agree on the objectives.
● You will complete the review in the meeting, or within the same working week. The review is agreed upon and signed by both you and your manager.
● These reviews are confidential unless anything related to safeguarding or health & safety is disclosed.
Objectives and questions
Each member of staff is asked to work towards 3 (or more, if helpful) objectives in each 6-12 month period:
● one objective is based on Handcrafted’s Values (Community, Creativity, Empathy and Empowerment)
● one objective is based on their contribution to the objectives of the strategic plan
● one objective is based on their role within a hub or team.
Other questions to consider, which may help you choose your objectives:
● What’s gone well?
● What could be improved?
● Is there anything at work you’d like to be more involved in?
● Is there anybody in the organisation you’d like to learn from?
● Is there any other training you would like to do?