LOB 17-09-26

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Introduction

Goal setting at the start of a new academic year often fails when students rely on vague ambitions rather than actionable habits. This resource guides students through evaluating past successes, mastering the SMART framework, and creating concrete weekly, termly, and annual targets paired with peer-accountability networks. Interactive Highlights: Word Cloud: Collaborative reflection on summer highlights to activate prior personal reflection and build positive momentum. Open Questions: Unpacking past personal achievements and sharing new targets to identify peer accountability partners. Video Slide: Contextualising the SMART goal framework through real-world examples. Multiple Choice Question: Checking structural comprehension of the SMART acronym components. Fill in the Blanks: Consolidating key technical vocabulary and retrieval of the goal-setting framework. Poll: Gauging class consensus on whether structured frameworks make personal goal setting feel more achievable. Best Suited For: Secondary to FE students (KS3–FE) within PSHE, Tutor Time, or study skills induction sessions; best delivered as an interactive, live classroom lesson to maximize collaborative discussion and peer support.

Instructions

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Goal setting at the start of a new academic year often degenerates into vague wishful thinking unless pupils actively unpack the mechanics of sustainable habit formation. This deck tackles that friction head-on, giving students a structured framework to critique unrealistic resolutions and map out actionable, incremental milestones for the term ahead.

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Which one is you today? 

You can move the image to see the results.

The image was generated with an AI prompt - really easy to make variations on this....

"Create an image of X, demonstrating a range of exaggerated emotions. The images are labelled 1 to 6."

Wat ging afgelopen week (super) goed op stage?

Wat ging afgelopen week iets minder goed?

Wat heb je nodig om samen te werken?

This slide establishes the foundational principles of effective goal setting, cutting through superficial aspirations by introducing a structured framework for the academic year.

Stretch: Challenge students to identify why vague goals like 'do better in class' routinely fail and ask them to refine one personal target into a specific, measurable milestone.

Device-Free: Have students write their single biggest academic target on a mini-whiteboard and turn to a partner to justify why that specific area requires focus this term.

Wat heb je nodig om samen te werken? Geef een voorbeeld

This open prompt shifts students from passive listening to active, deeper evaluation by asking them to unpack a past personal success and isolate the specific practical actions that drove it.

Stretch: Ask students to evaluate which single habit or support system was most critical to achieving that past goal and explain how they can adapt it for their targets this academic year.

Device-Free: Conduct a rapid pair-share where students outline their past goal and strategy to a partner, who must then highlight the key action step that made the achievement possible.

Verwachtingen

• Van school

• Van stage

• Wat mogen we van jou verwachten?

This slide establishes the foundational principles of effective goal setting, cutting through superficial aspirations by introducing a structured framework for the academic year.

Stretch: Challenge students to identify why vague goals like 'do better in class' routinely fail and ask them to refine one personal target into a specific, measurable milestone.

Device-Free: Have students write their single biggest academic target on a mini-whiteboard and turn to a partner to justify why that specific area requires focus this term.

This slide establishes the foundational principles of effective goal setting, cutting through superficial aspirations by introducing a structured framework for the academic year.

Stretch: Challenge students to identify why vague goals like 'do better in class' routinely fail and ask them to refine one personal target into a specific, measurable milestone.

Device-Free: Have students write their single biggest academic target on a mini-whiteboard and turn to a partner to justify why that specific area requires focus this term.

Zelf en klasgenoot

• Daarna:

This slide establishes the foundational principles of effective goal setting, cutting through superficial aspirations by introducing a structured framework for the academic year.

Stretch: Challenge students to identify why vague goals like 'do better in class' routinely fail and ask them to refine one personal target into a specific, measurable milestone.

Device-Free: Have students write their single biggest academic target on a mini-whiteboard and turn to a partner to justify why that specific area requires focus this term.

This slide establishes the foundational principles of effective goal setting, cutting through superficial aspirations by introducing a structured framework for the academic year.

Stretch: Challenge students to identify why vague goals like 'do better in class' routinely fail and ask them to refine one personal target into a specific, measurable milestone.

Device-Free: Have students write their single biggest academic target on a mini-whiteboard and turn to a partner to justify why that specific area requires focus this term.

Teamrollen volgens Belbin

This slide establishes the foundational principles of effective goal setting, cutting through superficial aspirations by introducing a structured framework for the academic year.

Stretch: Challenge students to identify why vague goals like 'do better in class' routinely fail and ask them to refine one personal target into a specific, measurable milestone.

Device-Free: Have students write their single biggest academic target on a mini-whiteboard and turn to a partner to justify why that specific area requires focus this term.

Wat haal je uit deze teamrollen?

This open prompt shifts students from passive listening to active, deeper evaluation by asking them to unpack a past personal success and isolate the specific practical actions that drove it.

Stretch: Ask students to evaluate which single habit or support system was most critical to achieving that past goal and explain how they can adapt it for their targets this academic year.

Device-Free: Conduct a rapid pair-share where students outline their past goal and strategy to a partner, who must then highlight the key action step that made the achievement possible.

Belbin groepsrollentest - Test gratis wat jouw groepsrol is

This slide establishes the foundational principles of effective goal setting, cutting through superficial aspirations by introducing a structured framework for the academic year.

Stretch: Challenge students to identify why vague goals like 'do better in class' routinely fail and ask them to refine one personal target into a specific, measurable milestone.

Device-Free: Have students write their single biggest academic target on a mini-whiteboard and turn to a partner to justify why that specific area requires focus this term.

This slide establishes the foundational principles of effective goal setting, cutting through superficial aspirations by introducing a structured framework for the academic year.

Stretch: Challenge students to identify why vague goals like 'do better in class' routinely fail and ask them to refine one personal target into a specific, measurable milestone.

Device-Free: Have students write their single biggest academic target on a mini-whiteboard and turn to a partner to justify why that specific area requires focus this term.

Lever je werkplan met persoonlijke leerdoelen in ( bij opdrachten in It's learning)

Deze worden volgende week in de LOB les besproken met jou

(bijgewerkt overzicht oefenopdrachten laten zien)

This slide establishes the foundational principles of effective goal setting, cutting through superficial aspirations by introducing a structured framework for the academic year.

Stretch: Challenge students to identify why vague goals like 'do better in class' routinely fail and ask them to refine one personal target into a specific, measurable milestone.

Device-Free: Have students write their single biggest academic target on a mini-whiteboard and turn to a partner to justify why that specific area requires focus this term.

Stage ervaringen

This slide establishes the foundational principles of effective goal setting, cutting through superficial aspirations by introducing a structured framework for the academic year.

Stretch: Challenge students to identify why vague goals like 'do better in class' routinely fail and ask them to refine one personal target into a specific, measurable milestone.

Device-Free: Have students write their single biggest academic target on a mini-whiteboard and turn to a partner to justify why that specific area requires focus this term.