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Having a sophisticated target strategy doesn’t have to be super-complicated.\u00a0 Perhaps sometimes the whole topic of targets can seem like a black art rather than a science?<\/p>\nHaving a sophisticated target strategy doesn’t have to be super-complicated.\u00a0 Perhaps sometimes the whole topic of targets can seem like a black art rather than a science?<\/p>\n
When it comes to setting targets, it is true that setting targets requires a certain amount of judgement – but that does not mean it needs to be left to chance and we will discuss below some tactics for understanding whether targets appear to be challenging.<\/p>\n
Ofsted states that one of the key attributes of schools which have ambition for their pupils is ‘Close tracking’.\u00a0 This is characterised by a school which regularly assesses pupils\u2019 progress towards aspirational targets throughout the year.\u00a0 CASPA can help you keep a close eye on progress towards targets.<\/p>\n
And at the end of the year, do you:<\/p>\n
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You might set targets outside of CASPA (manually, in a spreadsheet, etc) or you might use CASPA’s ‘Generate expected outcome levels’ feature\u00a0to kick-start target setting discussions (more info via Help | Guidance notes | Using CASPA to inform target setting<\/strong>).\u00a0 Either way, you\u00a0will end up with\u00a0a set of targets recorded in CASPA that you expect\/hope are challenging – but are they?\u00a0 The word ‘challenging’ doesn’t mean just one thing.\u00a0 The following could all be construed as challenging:<\/p>\n Close tracking in this context is all about ensuring that you know whether pupils are on track to meet their targets.\u00a0 This gives you clear warning when a pupil is likely to not meet targets and time to intervene.\u00a0 There are therefore two key steps:<\/p>\n So\u00a0close tracking is all about continual assessment\u00a0and using that data immediately to drive CASPA’s reporting, thereby keeping a\u00a0close eye on progress towards targets and being able to act quickly where necessary.<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>Using just a few of CASPA’s reports will help you gain a clear understanding about how your targets compare against ‘expected’ progress.\u00a0 Click on the icon (right) for an article that explores how you can use CASPA to validate your targets.<\/p>\nClose tracking<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>You can update the pupil’s current assessment data as often as you wish in CASPA and instantly use current-year reporting.\u00a0 Click on the icon (right) for an article that explores how you can use CASPA as part of continual assessment and tracking of progress during the academic year.<\/p>\n![\"31-10-2013](\"https:\/\/www.caspaonline.co.uk\/downloads\/31-10-2013-11-23-09.png\")
<\/a>Click on the icon (right) for an article that explores two specific Target vs actual reports; one that provides all of the detail for an individual pupil, and one that provides summary information for a group of pupils.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"