Target setting for secondary students

Encourage secondary students to recognise the value of target setting with these hand-picked evaluation worksheets, tools, and activities

Tes Resources Team

Targets for SMART target setting with secondary students

Hand-picked worksheets and resources to encourage students to evaluate their progress and set meaningful targets

Although target setting is a crucial part of helping learners reflect on their work and develop their potential, it can be hard to fully convince them that it's worthwhile. Ensuring that their targets are clear, concise, and most importantly, achievable will help focus attention and boost your students' confidence in any subject.

That’s why we’ve selected some of the top worksheets and resources to get your students thinking about their progress—moving beyond the generic answer of “I need to do better.”

Whole-class and student-led activities

Termly Targets
Teaching-In-Technicolour

Termly Targets

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A nice way to share targets for each term. Grayscaled for children to decorate over. Examples can be found on Instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour
Target Setting and Review Document
PaperAirplane

Target Setting and Review Document

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As part of my teaching, I try to have one 1 to 1 meeting a year with students, or following major tests. Students and I discuss the targets and what they have done well, as well as what they need to do to 'move to the next level' This is very good for parents evening and spotting patters, as well a...
Smart Goals, Smart Goals Spinner, Smart Target Wheel
Miranda Pemberton

Smart Goals, Smart Goals Spinner, Smart Target Wheel

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Smart Goals, Smart Goals Spinner, Smart Target Wheel This is a fun way to record students' SMART goals. They can record their goals and then use the wheel as a handy reference when they need reminding of their targets. The Smart Goals poster included with the pack also helps them to remember to m...
Whole School Target Setting Resources
Tactful_Teaching

Whole School Target Setting Resources

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For use in any department. Suitable for NQTs or new HODs who might not have a resource bank at hand. The pack includes: Peer Assessment WWW and EBI (with tick/cross SPaG grid) Individual Learning Plan templates with suggested targets (for the front of exercise books Improving spelling...