Performance objectives

Find examples of performance objectives that reflect how Ofsted will inspect your curriculum, along with suggested success criteria and monitoring arrangements.

Find suggested performance objectives for heads of department, along with success criteria and monitoring arrangements. They cover areas such as pupil progress, interventions, differentiation and the curriculum.

Get expert advice on setting performance objectives for your phase leaders. See example objectives for all phase leaders, Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) teachers, and teachers who are new to phase leadership.

See our example performance objectives for an assistant headteacher, covering areas such as improving pupil progress, teaching and learning, and pupil behaviour and safety.

Use our example performance objectives to help you write your own for your deputy headteacher. Get ideas for success criteria, monitoring arrangements and evidence to use when evaluating performance objectives.

Take a look at examples of performance objectives for a primary or secondary headteacher, for areas such as raising attainment and developing community cohesion.

Find guidance on setting performance objectives for admin staff and see examples of objectives for reprographics staff, receptionists and office staff.

Use these sample performance objectives to help you write your own for a caretaker or site manager in your school. Get ideas for success criteria, monitoring arrangements and evidence to use to evaluate objectives.

Find out how to set effective performance objectives, and see examples of financial, HR and administrative targets.

Learn how to set performance objectives for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) teachers, and see example objectives with suggested success criteria for meeting them.

Use our example performance objectives to help you create your own for Key Stage (KS) 1 and KS2 teachers, including teachers working across both Key Stages.

Use our examples of performance objectives to help you write your own for a teacher on the upper pay range (UPR). Download a quick guide summarising the differences between objectives for teachers on the main pay range (MPR) and the UPR.

Understand your requirements and get advice on writing performance objectives. Find out how to link performance objectives to your school improvement plan (SIP).

Although it's not required, schools can use pupil progress to help set teacher performance objectives. Learn more about the legal requirements and how to use the data in a meaningful way.