1. S.M.A.R.T Targets

2. Introduction..
You use SMART to set targets for the children you work with, to improve on their everyday skills.
It helps them and their parents to know what to practice and generates more learning.

3. It is important to know what you want to achieve in your setting as an Early Years Practitioner. Once you have gained feedback, you should then be able to find areas that are important to develop- you will need support to achieve these.

4. SMART Targets Explanied...

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Specific: Your plan should clearly focus on areas you want to develop on- such as your IT skills.

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Measurable: You will need to consider how you will know when parts of the plan have been achieved- for example gaining the IT qualification you have been training for.

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Achievable: You need to make sure that your targets can be achieved- for example that there is time in your lifestyle to study towards the IT qualification.

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Realistic: always allow yourself enough time to reach your goals- and don’t give yourself too many targets to achieve.

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Timescale: consider how long realistically each part of the plan will take to achieve. You are more likely to succeed if you are realistic about the time you have available.

11. Activity…
On the sheet provided, write down what the anagram SMART stands for, and tell us what the SMART scheme is used for…

12. Letter
Meaning S M A R T
What Is SMART Used For?