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Goal Setting - Parent Teacher  Chats

What is a SMART goal? A goal that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely. 

Over the next couple of weeks, the students will be setting two goals for next term - a Maths goal and a Wellbeing goal. Teachers will assist students to set SMART goals so that they can share these with you at the Parent / Teacher / Student Conversations early next term. 

Setting goals is important for children because it establishes a sense of purpose for their actions. Realistic, meaningful goals have plenty of other benefits too. They help with decision making, improve self-confidence and independence and teach perseverance alongside countless other positive impacts.

Goal setting is the process of establishing an outcome (a goal) to serve as the aim of one's actions (Locke & Latham, 2020). 

Setting goals:

• makes the direction of learning clear to the student and the teacher
• increases students' motivation and achievement levels
• works best if they are specific and require a moderate amount of challenge.