| Gifted and Talented :
At Heworth, G&T funding and support has been given to a wide range of able and talented pupils. This funding and support has been targeted at both individuals and groups.
The identification of these pupils has emerged from subject teachers, pastoral staff, external agencies and parents alike. The following list gives a flavour of the types of support mentioned previously: - Support to girls, giving County Netball Status
- Fees for pupils attending Master Classes
- Supporting a pupil’s membership of The Young Sinfornia
- Supporting University study days for GCSE pupils
- Support for particular activities and initiatives in subject areas
- Funding visiting specialist teachers / sites Some recent activities include: Fast track Art programmes and supporting Primary School Musicians has occurred through the Schools specialist Arts College Status.
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The following information is an extract describing the scheme, taken from the UK government's website:
Gifted and Talented Education
The national gifted and talented strategy focus on three areas:
intensive area-based programmes in disadvantaged areas through the Excellence in Cities initiative; resources that support teaching and learning nationally and; a new focus on regional support, initially in London.
Excellence in Cities:
The bulk of funding for gifted and talented is currently delivered through the G&T strand of the Excellence in Cities programme, which focus on areas of urban deprivation in England and excellence Clusters, which focus on smaller pockets of deprivation. EiC ensures that schools introduce teaching and learning programmes and complementary out of school hours study support programmes for their most able 5-10% of pupils. Each school has a whole school policy for gifted and talented pupils and a trained gifted and talented co-ordinator. Schools are organised into clusters, each with a trained lead co-ordinator, and each partnership has a co-ordinator for the gifted and talented strand.
(taken from: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/giftedandtalented/strategyandstrands/)
For more information on any events or the scheme in general, please contact: Mr K Wake |
