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Setting SMART Targets: Making Sense of Target Setting!

The document discusses how to set SMART targets, which stand for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timed. It provides examples of goals that are and aren't SMART, such as "I want to lose weight" versus "I want to lose 4 kilos." Targets should be clear, have quantifiable measures for success, be realistic to achieve, help reach an overall aim, and have deadlines. Setting SMART targets helps ensure goals are effectively defined and success can be accurately assessed.

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Setting SMART Targets: Making Sense of Target Setting!

The document discusses how to set SMART targets, which stand for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timed. It provides examples of goals that are and aren't SMART, such as "I want to lose weight" versus "I want to lose 4 kilos." Targets should be clear, have quantifiable measures for success, be realistic to achieve, help reach an overall aim, and have deadlines. Setting SMART targets helps ensure goals are effectively defined and success can be accurately assessed.

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Setting SMART Targets

Making
sense of
target Use your mouse or the arrow keys
to move to the next slide.
setting!
What’s SMART?

Good targets need to


be:
 Specific
 Measurable
 Achievable
 Relevant
 Timed
Why?

If you set targets for


yourself that are
not SMART, you
can’t tell if you’ve
succeeded or not.
An example

“I want more money.”

Have I succeeded if I
find 1p in the street?

What if I find 50p?

How would I know?


Another example

“I want to lose weight.”


Have I succeeded if I lose
2 grams?
Have I succeeded if I lose
a kilogram?
What if it takes me 5
years to do it?
Am I still successful?
What does SMART mean?

Let’s look at what each letter stands for....


S is for Specific

“Specific” means
that you have
to say what you
want to do,
very clearly.
Specific Targets..

“I want to lose
weight” is
NOT specific.
“I want to lose 4
kilos” is
specific.
M is for Measurable

Measurable targets tell you


exactly what you need to
do to succeed.
“I want to be able to run
800 metres faster” is not
measurable. How much
faster do I want to be
able to go?
A Measurable Target

“I want to run 800 metres


in 2.5 minutes” is
measurable.
If I run 800 metres in 4
minutes, I know I
haven’t succeeded yet!
A is for Achievable.

“I’m going to earn £3,000 by


next week” is probably NOT
achievable – unless your
job is robbing banks!

Neither is:
“I am going to run 800 metres
in 2 seconds.”
An Achievable Target

An achievable target
has to be something
you can do.
“I am going to read for
10 minutes every day
this week” is probably
achievable for most
people.
R is for Relevant

What I’m going to do


needs to help me to
get what I want.

If I want to get fit, finding


out about famous
footballers won’t help.
A Relevant Target

It would be
more useful
to do some
football
practice
every day!
T is for Timed

If I don’t know how much


time I have, I don’t
know when to take
action.
How hard do I have to
train?
When does my work
have to be completed?
A Timed Target

“I want to be able to run


800 metres in 2.5
minutes by August
5th, this year” is a
timed target.
Now I can arrange a
training routine.
So remember...

Targets must be:


 Specific
 Measurable
 Achievable
 Relevant and
 Timed
Good Luck with your Targets!

When you use


SMART
targets, you
set yourself up
for success!
Some examples making targets
SMART:

 Get a better grade in  Achieve a Level 4 in


English English by Christmas
 Join in more in class  Put my hand up at least
five times in every ICT
lesson by Christmas
 Improve my spelling
 Practice/test key
vocabulary in Science
with my friends/family
each weekend until
Christmas
Some examples making targets
SMART:

 Behave better in Maths  Achieve a 2 for


behaviour in Maths by
Christmas
 Do better (? – more
specific!)  Hand my French HWK
in on time each week
 Be more involved
 Go to one club each
week with a friend until
Christmas

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