SMART target setting

1. Target
Setting
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2. Warm up
Activity
 Watch and take notes of what skills
and qualities you think that this group
require to be part of a team.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtwVfJqBfms
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3. GOALS AND
TARGETS
What are goals?
Why are goals important?
What are targets?
Billy is 16 years old, he has just started his local college studying art level
1 and he really wants to work in an advertising company. His attendance
was 100%. till Christmas break, then it started to fall., although when he
does attend he is usually late for his classes and is always tired in class.
His tutor called him in for a talk regarding the drop in attendance and
stated that if it does not increase over the next 2 weeks they will be
calling in his mum. He has started to stay out late with his new friends,
he is not going home after college and is missing his meals.
What are Billy’s strengths?
What is Billy's weakness?
What would you set as a short term target?
What would you set as a long term goal?
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4. SMART
TARGETS
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5. MY OWN GOAL
MY LONG TERM GOAL IS ...
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Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time Bound
Give one reason why this target is important
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Tutor agreed ----------------------------------------------
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6. MY OWN
TARGET
MY SHORT TERM TARGET IS...
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Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time Bound
Give one reason why this target is important
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Tutor agreed -----------------------------------------------------
Achieved
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7. ACTION PLAN
Overall Goal: the main, "big picture" goal you want to accomplish
◦ Examples: being on time for college
Weekly Goal: more specific and measurable
◦ examples:, catch an earlier bus, set alarm clock ten minutes earlier
How & When: the frequency or day you plan on accomplishing set tasks
◦ Get the bus at 8.30 rather than 8.50
Confidence Level: on a scale of 1-10, how confident you HONESTLY feel you can accomplish
the weekly goal you've set. Your confidence should be at least a 7 before moving forward.
If it's not, that is ok! You just need to re-evaluate how realistic the goal you've set is. Try
making it a little "easier" - any progress is good progress!
Possible Obstacles: all the things that could get in the way
◦ examples: power cut and alarm don't go off, bus is late and not going to bed early
Plan for Overcoming Obstacles: all the ways you will fight those obstacles!
◦ examples: going to bed at 9pm every night no matter what, to make sure you get
enough sleep and aren't tired; set more than one alarm
Support & Resources: you are not alone, so list all the people or resources you have available
to help you when you will need it the most.
◦ examples: your parents, friend, sibling, tutor, SEM’s
Reward: this is VERY important. In order to feel really accomplished, and motivated to move on
to the next step in your big goal, you need to reward yourself. This should be appropriate
to your weekly goal. For example have a late night at the weekend, go to see a film, or
have a Mc Donald's.
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8. WHO CAN HELP ME
Investigate who will be able to help you reach your targets, this may
be within the college, at home, Professionals or websites (some are
listed below) make a poster to show who and how they can
help and where you can contact them for example:
Financial help – Student Services, Swindon College 01793 491591
studentservices@swindon-college.ac.uk
Websites
 www.connexions-direct.com/index.cfm?pid=65 Connexions
 www.fasttomato.com Fast Tomato – careers advice for teenagers
 www.lifecoachexpert.co.uk Life coach
 https://www.gov.uk/careers-helpline-for-teenagers
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