It comes as a survey found that more than half of education professionals believe target-setting has a negative impact on young people, making them fear failure and increasing their anxiety.
The research by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) involved responses from more than 940 of its members and came alongside a motion calling for the investigation at its annual conference in Manchester last week.
The motion, approved unanimously, instructed the union to investigate the impact of target-setting on pupils, staff and learning “as a matter of urgency”.
Berkshire teacher Martyne Ellard, who moved the motion, said: “How many of the targets being set in schools across the country are meaningless and unrealistic? How many schools are using targets to bully staff? How many schools are using targets to the detriment of our young people?”
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