Target Setting & Tracking Sheets

Understanding and Using Targets


This week's staff meeting was about understanding our children's targets and to consider the progress our children are making.

You have been emailed a copy of the predictor for your class.

In Classroom Monitor - you need to create a tracking sheet for your class. My suggestion is that you complete one that runs from Nov 2010 to Nov 2011 (so you can see a year's progress). Click here if you want to see a video explaining how to do it. Make sure you tick the boxes that say:

*include progress
*include targets
*show data as levels.

The targets set are for the end of the keystage. The colours of the boxes suggest whether the children are on course for meeting their targets or not.

Red=below
Yellow=on course
Green=exceeding.

If you are not in year 2 or 6 then the predictor emailed to you will give you an idea about what the targets are for the end of the year.

Things to Consider

Once you have your data - you need to be asking questions and then considering how you intend to help the children meet their targets. You may have a real concern about the targets that have been set in some cases and that is fine - however, they have all been set with FFT D in mind (Go here for a reminder about data.). If a child has fallen behind - they need to catch up. How are we doing this?

There will be an opportunity for you to discuss the targets with me over the next few weeks.

Just a quick update for you all.

At the last heads' meeting we decided to promote some cross-network working. Below are the dates we have set up. Each term has its focus - the first being an opportunity to touch base and share the work you're doing and maybe seek out opportunities to share resources or experiences. Could you share trips? Could you pen-pal? Could you video link?...

The venues are set out for you. The Stixy site that we have used will be used at each event (I will put the links at the side of this blog for easy access) to build up a record of what's happening - the host school's teachers are to chair and record the information as we go. Make sure the dates are in your diary. The first is on a Monday so we'll have to make sure  we cancel clubs for that day. The two others will be on staff-meeting night.

Venues                                                Dates & Focus

YR – ABW                                    Autumn Focus = Touching Base/Curriculum planning 

Y1 – 2 BSM                                         Monday 28^th Nov 3.45pm for 4pm

Y3 – 4 Milldown                               Bring examples of planning and overviews of topics.

Y5 – 6 Durweston

YR – Pimperne                         Spring Focus = Reading moderation (bring portfolio of 3 children)

Y1 – 2 Downlands                                 Weds 1^st Feb 3.45pm for 4pm

Y3 – 4 Spetisbury

Y5 – 6 ABW

YR – Downlands                       Summer Focus = Writing moderation (bring portfolio of 3 children)

Y1 – 2 ABW                                          Weds 23^rd May 3.45pm for 4pm

Y3 – 4 Milldown

Yr5 – 6 Spetisbury

Good to outstanding...

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IXL - A Useful Tool?

Have a look at this site when you get a chance: http://uk.ixl.com/

How useful would this be alongside Khan Academy etc?

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Becoming An Outstanding Primary

Have a look at this link when you get a chance.

It's a great way for you to rate you're own teaching and learning skills and then have the opportunity to watch some footage that may help you to improve.

This is something we're bound to come back to in staff-meetings for sure.

Education City Tools

There are some new tools available in Education City - make sure you keep up with all the stuff they add.

Storyscape is their latest offering - it looks great so please have a look.