Performance objectives

Performance objectives for middle leaders

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  • Curriculum/subject leads: performance objectives
    Find examples of performance objectives that reflect how Ofsted will inspect your curriculum, along with suggested success criteria and monitoring arrangements.
  • Head/deputy head of subject: performance objectives
    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.
  • Phase leader: performance objectives
    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.

Performance objectives for senior leaders

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

Performance objectives for support staff

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Performance objectives for teachers

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  • EYFS teachers: performance objectives
    Learn how to set performance objectives for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) teachers, and see example objectives with suggested success criteria for meeting them.
  • Teachers (KS1 and KS2): performance objectives
    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.
  • Teachers on the UPR: performance objectives
    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.

Writing performance objectives

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  • How to write performance objectives
    Understand your requirements and get advice on writing performance objectives. Find out how to link performance objectives to your school improvement plan (SIP).
  • Using pupil progress to set appraisal objectives
    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.