Personal Development Reviews

The purpose of the review system is to enable you to

These reviews do not replace 1-1s but should be referred to and inform 1-1 meetings.

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.

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: