Management Information Sheet

TARGET SETTING TIMETABLE - SECONDARY SCHOOLS - AUTUMN 2008

End September 2008	Management Information sheet is published outlining the target setting process including timescales.
3rd October 2008	FFT database (version Sept 08) will be available to download from AnyComms.
17th October 2008	Revised FFT database including value added data based on KS4 in 2008 (version Oct 08) will be available to download from AnyComms.
October / November 2008	Schools use their data and have discussions with staff to compile proposed targets.
By 21st November 2008	Schools enter targets on line (via "My School" website) and "Save Changes & Submit".
November to 5th Dec 2008	Governors agree targets.
By 5th December 2008	Chair of Governors, Headteacher and SIP verify targets and schools enter any amendments on line. Targets are confirmed by entering the Headteacher's name, Chair of Governors' name and SIP's name, and the date agreed, on the target setting website, ensuring they "Save Changes & Submit".

Target Setting - Autumn Term 2008

As you know all Secondary Phase schools are required to set targets this Autumn for the current Year 8 and Year 10 pupils for their attainment at the end of Key Stages 3 and 4 in 2010. Schools with Sixth Forms, and Sixth Form Centres, are also asked to set targets for Post-16 attainment in 2010, as a matter of good practice. Regulations require schools to set their statutory targets by the end of December 2008 and the Local Authority is required to submit these targets to the DCSF. We will be working with you to set provisional targets by Friday 21st November 2008. This will allow for a further discussion between the SIP and the school before they are formally agreed by the Governing Body and submitted to the Local Authority by 5th December 2007.

During the 2010 target setting discussion with your SIP, you will be asked to comment on the following:

Your plans to monitor two levels progress

Targets for pupils with free school meals, and individual groups (children in care, boys, girls, gifted and talented, black and minority ethnic pupils)

Targets for pupils with SEN who are unlikely to reach threshold levels

Targets to improve attendance and reduce persistent absence.

Guidance and support in setting targets
To assist you with the target setting process the following help is available:

Guidance is provided by DCSF

Provisional targets will be discussed with the school's SIP

RAISEonline provides a target setting report for KS3 and for KS4

Fischer Family Trust (FFT) estimates are available both online via FFTLive and within your school's FFT database for:

- current Year 8, based on Key Stage 2
- current Year 10, based on Key Stage 2 (Y10 estimates based on KS3 will be not be available until 2008 reviews are complete, which may be too late for meeting statutory requirements.)

When downloading pupil-level estimates from your database, you are recommended to use Type D estimates as your starting point. The online pupil estimates are provided in the form of an estimate range, and you are recommended to consider the estimates based on the top 25% of pupils in similar schools as a starting point, and formulate individual pupil targets as follows:

Estimate + Teacher Knowledge = Prediction
Prediction + Challenge = TARGET

If you have any questions relating to RAISEonline or Fischer Family Trust data, please contact Chris Jackson in the Information and Research Centre Tel: 01603-224223.


What targets are required?

The conversation with your SIP will focus on the following targets:

Key Stage 3 Targets

% Level 5+ in both English and maths	% Level 6+ in both English and maths
% Level 5+ in English	% Level 6+ in English
% Level 5+ in maths	% Level 6+ in maths
% Level 5+ in science	% Level 6+ Science
% Level 5+ in ICT	% Level 6+ in ICT
% Making 2 Levels progress in English
% Making 2 Levels progress in maths

Key Stage 4 Targets

% 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE and equivalent including English and mathematics

% 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent

Average total point score (APS) using Section 96 scoring system (uncapped)

% Making 2 Levels progress in English

% Making 2 Levels progress in maths

KS4 targets should include all pupils who will finish their Key Stage 4 programme of study in summer 2010, not just those who will have reached the age of 15 by 31st August.

Key Stage 4 Target for Children in Care

Number of Children in Care working in Year 11

Number of Children in Care expected to achieve 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE and equivalent including English and mathematics

Post-16 Targets (Sixth Forms)

Average Total Point Score per Student (Section 96 points)

Average Point Score per Entry (Section 96 points)

Absence Targets

% Overall absence

% Persistent absence (percentage of pupils who have accumulated the threshold number of half-day sessions of absence)

The DCSF requirements to reduce persistent absence are becoming more rigorous each year. Last year almost a half of Norfolk Secondary Schools had more than 7% of their pupils who were persistently absent, placing Norfolk amongst the very worst in the country. Every school is being encouraged to have in place a whole-school approach to ensure good attendance and to pay particular attention to persistently absent pupils.

How and when should targets be submitted?

Targets should be submitted on line in the password protected "My School" area of "Norfolk Schools" website.

Provisional targets should be submitted by Friday 21st November 2008, these will be discussed with the SIP and, if possible, a governing body representative, in order to agree final targets.

Final agreed targets should be submitted by Friday 5th December 2008, in order to allow the Local Authority to collate all targets by the 31st December DCSF deadline.


If you require any further guidance or clarification on any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact your SIP or Yvonne Barclay, Tel: 01603-433276.

Use the evidenced gained from this process to contribute to your School Self-Evaluation eg. Section 3, Achievement and Standards, using the guidance given in the Ofsted evaluation schedule for challenging targets.