Are you required to be qualified if your a manager?

[sez]

I am after some advice for a good friend of mine who works in a nursery,

Last year the chairperson stepped down as chair and then started working in the nursery as admin manager as a trial, the job was advertised and interviews conducted and even though a better qualified person applied for the job the was given the the person who trailed it, (funny that).
After a few months all staff were given new titles and the admin manager became the business manager who was to work alongside the childcare manager who has nvq 4, it has since become a problem that the childcare manager has to report everything to the business manager, so basicly the business manager is overall manager.
My friend wants to know can somebody who is not qualified in childcare at all be overall manager??

[tutu]

this is something you need to ask ofsted about owners or administrators dont have to be qualified as long as the designated manager is BUT they do interpret this different depending on their inspection. it is the committee that needs to be careful giving all the power to one person is very dangerous if you are in the PSLA i would ask their advice

[sez]

thank you ,

from what i gather the business manager and new chairperson are very good friends, the business manager has been interviewed with ofsted as somebody who has nothing to do with the children, so even tho the childcare manager has nvq 4 she still has to get the ok from the business manager on all decisions.

It sounds to me as if the chairperson and business manager are using the childcare manager for her qualifications but they are in total control of the nursery.

Can anybody contact ofsted with these concerns without getting me friend the sack??

[tutu]

yes absolutely you should have a whistleblowers policy which will protect you but you can ring ofsted in total confidence

[sez]

Brilliant thank you for your advice, i will let my friend know this info