0 the practice of giving people targets to achieve and of deciding what these targets should be : --
That might undermine the consultative approach to target setting.
I do not want teachers to stop pupil-level target setting, or stop monitoring achievement and sending information to parents.
However, they are unanimous in believing that performance management, target setting and curriculum guidance will improve standards for all children.
I shall be coming to that and showing how we intend to move from that policy into a policy of target setting.
Target setting should support school improvement and should not become a burdensome administrative procedure.
We will issue reports on key issues, for example, the consultation process and target setting.
Results are analysed and, since the 1989–90 exercise, have been fed into the target setting process.
Local education authorities are important in target setting.
