Successful Target Setting

Mike Kirby

2664Paper-based / ePackDec 97
ISBN: Paper-based 978 1 85749 393 1; ePack 978 1 84070 647 5

A key element of good practice

Setting targets to guide educational performance is now widely accepted as a principle of good practice in schools and colleges. Yet little advice is available about what targets are appropriate and how they might work in practice. This publication aims to fill the gap by offering practical guidance on all aspects of target setting.

Prepare a policy; step-by-step

The focus ranges from targets that are appropriate for the whole school to targets in particular subjects and for individual pupils. Special consideration is given to how links between these different levels of target setting might be developed.

Each stage in preparing a school policy on target setting is carefully charted and practical advice offered on how to address key issues. To simplify administration, a range of forms, checklists and planning reviews is included.

Involve the whole school

Ways of involving pupils, parents and governors in the target setting process are discussed, and support for staff is provided through INSET materials and other sources. Official reports highlight the many advantages of target setting as an innovative and stimulating approach to raising educational standards and meeting the individual needs of pupils. This resource explains the various benefits and shows what is required to make target setting a practical and efficient part of school policy.

Note that this product also forms part of Developing Your Staff 1: Working with Students.

Contents

• Introduction
• What is Target Setting?
• An Action Plan
• Choosing Targets
• Administration
• Motivation
• Teaching Methods
• Development