2. Setting SMART Targets Making sense of target setting!

3. What’s SMART? Good targets need to be: Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Timed

4. Why? If you set targets for yourself that are not SMART, you can’t tell if you’ve succeeded or not.

5. An example of a poor target Have I succeeded if I find 1p in the street? What if I find 50p? How would I know? “I want more money.”

6. What does SMART mean? Let’s look at what each letter stands for....  S  M  A  R  T

7. S is for Specific “Specific” means that you have to say what you want to do, very clearly.

8. Specific Targets.. “I want to improve my learning behaviour” is NOT specific. “I want to get only 4 and 5s for learning behaviour ” is specific.

9. M is for Measurable Measurable targets tell you exactly what you need to do to succeed.

10. Measurable Target.. “I want to do well in my GCSE exams” is NOT measureable. “I want to achieve grade Bs and above in my GCSE exams” is measureable.

11. A is for Achievable. An achievable target has to be something you can do.

12. Achievable Target.. “I am going to read 2 books a day” is probably NOT achievable for most people. “I am going to read for 10 minutes every day” is probably achievable for most people.

13. R is for Relevant What I’m going to do needs to help me to achieve what I want.

14. Relevant Target.. “I am going to find out about famous mathematicians to improve my maths” is NOT relevant. “I am going to do some maths practice every day!” is relevant.

15. T is for Timed If I don’t know how much time I have, I don’t know when to take action.

16. Timed Target.. “I want to get a level 6a in geography” is NOT a timed target. “I want to achieve a level 6a in geography by the end of Year 8.” is a timed target.

17. So Remember.. Good targets must be: Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Timed

18. Good Luck with your Targets! When you use SMART targets, you set yourself up for success! The next slides show some examples

19. Some examples making targets SMART: Get a better grade in English Join in more in class Improve my spelling Achieve a Level 6c in English by Christmas Put my hand up at least five times in every ICT lesson by Christmas Practise/test key vocabulary in Science with my friends/family each weekend until Christmas

20. Behave better in Maths Do better (? – more specific!) Be more involved Achieve a 5 for behaviour in Maths by Christmas Hand my French HWK in on time each week Go to one club each week with a friend until Christmas Some examples making targets SMART: