Gifted and Talented Pupils
The gifted and talented team has drawn together a range of
information and links to relevant websites to support anyone with
an interest in the education of gifted and talented pupils. Please
use the links on the navigation bar to the left for more
information.
Why Gifted and Talented?
The 2005 White Paper, Higher Standards: Better Schools for All,
sets out the Government's ambition that every pupil - gifted and
talented, struggling or average, should have the right personalised
support to reach the limits of their capability. Gifted and
talented education is at the very heart of personalisation.
Government policy, aims and objectives for Gifted and Talented
Education are set out on The Standards Site www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/giftedandtalented/support/
This is reflected in the Vision for Lincolnshire Children's
Services:
"Working together, we will ensure that every child, in every
part of the County, has the best possible start in life and is able
to achieve individual potential. We will provide support to
those who need it and ensure that all children are able to achieve
our 5 key outcomes."
Further information can be found in the publication "Strategy
for Supporting Gifted and Talented Pupils Incorporating Policy and
Guidance for Schools."
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This booklet provides a starting point for developing
gifted and talented provision in all settings. Copies of this
booklet have been distributed to all Headteachers, Leading
Teachers/Gifted and Talented Coordinators and Governors.
Further copies can be downloaded by clicking on the link
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What do we mean by Gifted and Talented?
Gifted and talented pupils are those who have one or more
abilities developed to a level significantly ahead of their year
group (or with the potential to develop these abilities). The
DCSF definition has evolved over time in recognition of broader
educational developments and the focus on personalised learning.
Currently the DCSF defines gifted learners as
“those who have abilities in one or more academic
subjects such as Maths or English.”
Talented learners are defined as “those who
have particular abilities in Sport, Music, Design or Creative and
Performing Arts. It includes those who are vocationally
gifted". Other skills such as leadership, decision making and
critical/creative thinking are taken into account when identifying
gifted and talented learners.
Where are the Gifted and
Talented?
All schools whatever their intake are required
to identify a Gifted and Talented cohort from each year
group. The DCSF uses 10% per school as an initial planning
assumption. Schools are free to determine the size of their
gifted and talented population but should be able to justify this
in terms of improved standards for all pupils identified.
There are gifted and talented pupils in every school
because the definition is relative to the school
population.
Talent Lincolnshire Pathways to Excellence is a
new initiative to identify, nurture and develop talent in the Arts,
Music and PE/Sport from Key Stage 1 onwards. This strategy
will provide a coherent progressive pyramidal structure for these
areas of work. Further information can be found via our
Talent Lincolnshire page.
There are numerous websites to support the development of
effective gifted and talented provision, however, the main sites
can be accessed directly by clicking on the logos at the bottom of
this page.
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Additions/Updates added to these pages