[senco-forum] Role of IEPs and Provision mapping -

Kate Barnes <kate.senrab at btinternet.com> wrote:. I constantly say to teachers "don't put a target on the IEP unless you can identify when you are going to work on it"
I don't think this can be stressed too highly!  

We have a 'Key worker' scheme, each TA is allocated a number of statemented pupils to monitor, meet regularly to review targets and to act as a kind of 'mentor' to.  Targets were set by departments.  Some of my children had targets such as 'To improve handwriting'.  As the teachers who set this sort of target had no intention of doing anything towards improving the children's handwriting it seemed to me to be more of a 'wish' than a target!

The scheme as first operated was a bit 'clunky', but we're streamlining it this year  to reduce the targets and make them more focused.  

The original idea was for the children to have someone in school as a permanent point of contact and who was really 'aware' of how they were doing in between Annual Reviews.  I'm not sure how well it works...it depends heavily on how much interest the 'key worker' takes in the children allocated to them.

Maggie

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