This is an introduction to Setting Learning Goals for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets, teaching slides, notes and extra slides.

The resource is intended to introduce students to the concept of goal-setting, including:

• Everyday achievements
• Everyday health and safety
• Types of goals
• Steps for setting goals
• Reviewing goals
• Evaluating goals

These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes:

(1) Identify some recent personal learning achievements

(2) Identify a small range of short medium-term learning aspirations

(3) Name, with support, some steps needed to achieve a personal learning goal within a specified time period

(4) Perform steps required to achieve the plan

(5) Describe feelings/opinions on the plan at the end of a specified time

Topics include:

• Everyday achievements of tasks, e.g. health, hygiene, safety
• Daily routines
• Dealing with stress
• Money skills
• Living in the community
• Own dreams and wishes for the future
• Setting SMART goals
• Defining goals
• Identifying strengths and weaknesses
• Writing and reviewing goals

Can this resource be used online?

Yes, it is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use the resources for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard.

What is included?

All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets, teaching slides, teacher notes, and extra slides.

Student Worksheets: 93 Pages

Teaching Slides: 52

Teacher Notes: 24 Pages

Puzzle Slides: 21