Goal-setting can prove aspirational and motivational for students and avoids the stress that can come with the traditional target-setting approach. Matt Ward explains

One of the things students need much less of today are “targets”. Setting targets sounds great to adults, but to students they can be next to meaningless. Worse, they are often a source of near constant stress.

The reason for this is because most students by key stage 4 know full well what their targets are, but those same students often have next to no clue about how to move towards achieving them. Critically, what is often missing from targets – be they aspirational targets or otherwise – is the detailed goal-setting that clarifies exactly how students are going to achieve this long-term vision for success.

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