Target Setting
The following is an extract from Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCFS) Guidance on Setting Statutory Education Performance Targets for 2010.
The Governing Body is legally responsible for ensuring that the statutory targets are set and reported to the Local Authority (LA) each year. They should be involved at an early stage so that they can shape the process of setting targets, discuss the trajectory towards improvement and fulfil their strategic role.
View or download the Guidance for LAs on Setting Statutory Education Performance Targets: 2010 Target Setting Guidance, 20 August 2008, on The Standards Site.
Action for Governing Bodies
September/October/November
- Engage in discussion with the Headteacher, SIP and others around analysis of schools’ results and performance. How well is the school doing and how well does it expect to be doing in future?
- Support Headteacher and staff in working through the cycle of school improvement that looks at outcomes for individual pupils or groups of pupils, the relative progress of pupils against prior attainment, evaluates past results, comparing with similar schools and the best schools.
- Ensure school has effective systems in place for monitoring pupil progress and is using prior attainment data supported by more recent teacher assessment to set challenging pupil targets.
- For children identified as having Special Educational Needs (SEN) and who are assessed as being unlikely to reach threshold levels ensure that targets reflect the best possible progress.
- For Looked After Children, ensure that all Personal Education Plans (PEPs) are up to date and that appropriate, challenging targets have been set. How is the designated teacher contributing to this process?
- Link the process of target setting with the school’s development planning and contribute to discussions on how to achieve the targets set.
November/December
- Agree statutory school targets and submit to the Local Authority (LA) by 31 December or earlier if the LA requests.
Please Contact the Governor Support Team if you need any assistance.
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