Setting Next Steps targets for groups of pupils in Termly Tracker

Load Termly Tracker

Load a year group file

Choose the group of children you want to work with from the Filter Wizard – Stored Groups. If you haven't any stored groups see the Support Article on Creating Stored Groups of Pupils in Termly or Primary Tracker

Click on Next Steps then Next Steps Wizard

Your group should be in the Active Pupils box

Select a subject and one or more Focus Areas and Sub Focus areas if applicable

Choose which target you want to set then double click on it to turn it Red

To change the review date click on the Single Target Info tab at the top of the screen

Use the up / down arrows to select a different review date then click the Change Review button

When you have finished setting targets for this group of pupils either click Close or if you wish to set targets for another group click on Filter Wizard and choose another Stored Group to work with, then click Apply

Set targets for this group as before then when finished click Close

This process can also be carried out for individual children if required

 

Printing the targets

From the Filter Wizard select the Stored Group you want to print targets for

Click Next Steps – Targets Report – Pupil Targets Report and choose the Subject

You will get messages asking you to save your data periodically; it is worth doing this as computers can fail at any moment!!

The report should load for the first child in the group alphabetically

Click on the Group Print button

Make sure the Filtered Pupils radio button is selected then click Print Report

This will print one report for each child in the group

 

Reviewing the targets

From the Filter Wizard select the Stored Group you want to review

From Next Steps – Targets Report – Group Targets Report select the subject or choose All Subjects

Click the Review in NST Wizard link (blue text) this will take you into the Wizard with the target to be reviewed in red text on screen – single click on it

The Group Breakdown tab loads at the top of the window – all pupils are currently in the set box

To achieve this target for the whole group double click on the red text target cell. The text will turn blue and all pupils will hop into the Achieved box in the Group Breakdown

However, you may have some members of the group who have not yet achieved this target. You have the following options –

Option 1

Keep this as a set target for some children and extend the review date – To do this click on the pupil's name to highlight it then click the 'Set' tab in the middle of the Group Breakdown table.

Click Update and you will notice that the text of the target has changed from blue to purple, indicating that there are children at different stages for this target. Click Close and save your data when prompted. This takes you back into the teacher review screen with the target now only set for the pupils who have not yet achieved it. Change the Review Date by clicking on the Review in NST Wizard link again and changing the date in the Single Target Info tab

Option 2         

Remove this as a set  target for the pupil – To do this in the Group Breakdown table click on the pupil's name to highlight it then click on the 'Not Set' tab to the left of the Group Breakdown table.

 

Other Resources

Note – There is also a Group Record Sheet available from the Group Targets Report screen – blue link on right of screen – useful for teacher/ LSA comments

Also provided is a Parents Report, Writing frames and Labels also in the Next Steps menu