As part of a review of content, this course will be deleted from OpenLearn on 11 December 2017. Search Education & Development for more free courses. Target setting for pupil attainment is seen as being a means of raising standards in schools through placing pupil achievement at the core of school planning. This free course, Governors' target setting: Secondary schools, will help governors of secondary schools ensure that appropriate targets are set and provide guidance on assessing the data that needs to be evaluated to come to such decisions.