Setting PEP Targets

Setting PEP Targets:

All targets should be driven by the outcome we want to achieve. Targets set should be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound) and should present a balance of academic and personal development targets. Targets should not only address areas of difficulty and should also aim to develop areas of strength. Targets should be aspirational and purposeful.

Step 1: Identify the unmet needs: Before anything else, it's necessary to be clear about the child's unmet developmental and educational needs as well as their developing areas of strength. Have these targets been  achieved? If not, why not? Do they need to be adjusted and carried over? Has funding had a significant moderate or minimal impact on the child's development?

Step 2: Identify the services/support: Once the child's needs are clearly identified we can then look at areas of appropriate support or referral to additional services. the services, support, actions

Step 3: Ask a few questions about each identified need/risk factor:

• If this need was being met sufficiently (or if this risk was sufficiently reduced), how would I know?
• What would I see/measure/count etc. that would tell me?
• What would be tangibly different about or for the child?
• How would I determine that the child's development / wellbeing / care / safety has really improved?
• Have the services provided, or the actions taken had any impact?