LAUNCH · ASDAN Studio · Careers & Experiencing Work · Banks: ASDAN Careers SMART targets; AQA UAS
| Key Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| SMART | Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timed. |
| FIRST STEP | The very next action you will take. |
| DEADLINE | The date a target must be done by. |
| REVIEW | Looking back to check you are on track. |
Name: ____________________ Class: __________ Date:
A target with a date on it is a wish that has grown up.
Documentarian photo + annotation + witness tick — ASDAN Careers & Experiencing Work — SMART careers targets; AQA UAS.
1) Name one thing you want to achieve for work.
2) Name a first step you could take.
3) Point to something you finished by a deadline before.
1) What does SMART stand for, and why set targets?
2) Why put a DATE on a careers target?
3) By the end you set a SMART target. How will you check progress?
1) Why does a measurable target beat ‘get better at work’?
2) Turn ‘get a job’ into a SMART target.
3) Should a target be fixed forever? Argue it.
Key Question: What is my careers target — and how will I check I am on track?
TARGET, SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ACHIEVABLE, RELEVANT, TIMED, FIRST STEP, REVIEW
Draw lines to match:
SPECIFIC · MEASURABLE · ACHIEVABLE · RELEVANT · TIMED · FIRST STEP
‘Complete a food-hygiene certificate’, not ‘do better’ · You can tell exactly when you have reached it · Reachable with the time and help you have · Links to your matched opportunity · Has a date it must be done by · The very next action you will take
My careers target is ______.
My first step, by ______, is ______.
I will check progress by ______.
target · specific · measurable · achievable · relevant · timed · first step · review
1) Set a specific goal. 2) Make it SMART and link it to your pathway. 3) Name the first step, a date and a review.
Which SMART part was hardest, and why? How does your target link to your pathway?
Task: Build a SMART target by choosing one card for each part, then say your first step, with an adult.
Work here (an adult can scribe):
Task: Write a SMART careers target linked to your matched opportunity, with a first step and a date.
Evidence check: photo ☐ annotation ☐ witness ☐
Task: Write a SMART target, link it to your pathway, justify each part, and set review points.
Stretch: link your target to a real pathway and justify each SMART part to a professional standard.
1) You set a careers target — true? Say what.
2) You named a first step — true? Say it.
3) You have a date — true? Say when.
1) Say your SMART target in one sentence.
2) How will you check your progress?
3) Where does today’s evidence bank?
1) Which SMART part was hardest to make real, and why?
2) Why does a measurable target beat ‘get better at work’?
3) Explain how your target links to your pathway.
LAUNCH ASDAN W6 · Setting SMART Careers Targets
LAUNCH · ASDAN Studio · Careers & Experiencing Work · Banks: ASDAN Careers SMART targets; AQA UAS
| Candidate name | |
| Date of activity | |
| Activity witnessed | Setting SMART Careers Targets |
1 · What I actually saw this candidate do
Name the observable action, not the worksheet. Write what a stranger would have seen from the doorway.
2 · Level the candidate worked at — ring ONE
| SUPPORTED Build a SMART target by choosing one card for each part, then say your first step, with an adult. | STANDARD Write a SMART careers target linked to your matched opportunity, with a first step and a date. | STRETCH Write a SMART target, link it to your pathway, justify each part, and set review points. |
Prompts given (if any):
3 · Evidence attached
☐ Dated photograph ☐ Candidate’s written annotation ☐ Completed sheet ☐ Other:
4 · Assessor declaration
I confirm the work described above was produced by the named candidate, and that the level ringed reflects the support actually given on the day.
| Assessor name (print) | Role |
| Signature | Date |
5 · Learner confirmation
I confirm this is my own work.
| Learner name (print) | Signature |
| Date |
One statement per candidate per session. File it with the photo, not instead of it.
Space → Voice → Audience → Influence. The adult’s first job is Space: regulate before you educate.
| Space | The Careers Board tracks progress, never rankings — ‘pass’ is always allowed. |
| Voice | Say your first step and when you will take it. Your words. |
| Audience | Your target is yours — the board shows only the headline you choose. |
| Influence | The targets the room sets shape the support and reviews we plan next. |
Closing the loop: this one ends on paper — your own hand, or your words scribed by an adult. Pass is always allowed.
What I said, and what it changed:
Keep with your ASDAN portfolio.
| Pupil name: | Date: |
| WWW (What Went Well): | |
| EBI (Even Better If): | |
| Level worked at: Supported / Standard / Stretch | ASDAN evidence filed: Yes / Not yet |
| Pupil response — my next step: | |