Useful Websites

SOME USEFUL WEBSITES

There are many websites addressing gifted and talented issues but schools and teachers will find that those listed below will provide useful starting points.

Lincolnshire SIS website hosts a section on G & T from which the LA policy and guidance can be downloaded together with other useful resources for schools, including e learning modules. The site has direct links to all the other major G & T sites www.cfbt.com/lincolnshire/support/eip,bip/educationimprovement-1/giftedandtalented

National Strategies G & T area

www.nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/giftedandtalented

Teachernet G & T area

www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/gandtpupils

QCA Guidance on G&T www.nc.uk.net/gt

This site contains general guidance, including how to write a school policy and also useful subject specific guidance.

National Association for Able Children in Education. (NACE) Useful resources and support documents. http://www.nace.co.uk/

London Gifted and Talented. Lots of good resources and courses for teachers. http://www.londongt.org/

Youth Sport Trust gifted.youthsporttrust.org

Support for schools in developing talent in physical education. Also links to interactive PE Quality Standards document.

Research Centre for Able Pupils

www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/education/ablepupils

lots of useful resources for schools on identification, provision etc.

Brunel Able Children’s Centre (BACE)-

University based professional development and research centre. Offers a variety of conferences and courses for teachers.

www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sse/sseres/sseresearchcentres/bacehome

Nrich (Mathematics) Great for puzzles and investigative maths. Primary and Secondary section http://www.nrich.maths.org.uk/

Aspire http://aspire-ma.com/

Information on purchasable resources for schools to support more able pupils.

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) http://www.nagcbritain.org.uk/

Offers support for schools, teachers, parents, children and all involved in the education of Gifted children.

Wide selection of classroom resources, some free of charge, for class teachers http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/

In association with CCE, Talent & Enterprise Taskforce, DSCF and Arts Council England, Shine invites schools, organisations and young people to plan and host events to showcase everyone's talents in classrooms, halls, playgrounds, community spaces and cultural venues across the country. Shine Week takes place from 12 - 16 July 2010 and is an opportunity to focus attention on your achievements and good practice. http://www.shineweek.co.uk/

Annual maths competition, for both Primary and Secondary, held in March, http://www.worldmathsday.com/

The Museums and Art galleries websites provide a wealth of resources for schools, including:

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/educators

www.nhm.ac.uk/education for Natural History Museum

www.vam.ac.uk/school_stdnts for Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum

http://www.britishmuseum.org/learning/schools_and_teachers.aspx

www.tate.org.uk/schoolsteachers

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/ National Gallery. Lots of online resources, zoomable pictures, online collections.

Useful images to prompt questioning skills http://www.earthfromtheair.com/

Robert Fisher – His website hosts samples of his resources fro teaching thinking and creativity, unfortunately you have to purchase them!

http://www.teachingthinking.net/

Tony Ryan’s Thinkers’ Keys – Strategies for generating thinking in the classroom

http://www.thinkerskeys.com/

Tony Buzan – mind Mapping and thinking. The website has all his resources but again they are purchasable.

http://www.buzanworld.com/

Multiple Intelligences – information about the theory of multiple intelligences and access to adult and pupil tests

www.businessballs.com/howardgardnermultipleintelligences.htm

TES- Times Educational Supplement downloadable resources