Date: April 11, 2007

Release: Immediate

CfBT EDUCATION TRUST SIGNS CONTRACT TO MANAGE NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION

CfBT Education Trust’s appointment as the new managing contractor of the National Programme for Gifted and Talented Education (NPGATE) has been officially announced today (April 11).

Neil McIntosh, Chief Executive of CfBT Education Trust, said: “We are pleased to confirm our appointment as managing contractor of the National Programme for Gifted and Talented Education.

“Through consultation we have been actively planning the delivery of this exciting new programme while drawing on our extensive knowledge of gifted and talented education."

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Notes for Editors:

CfBT Education Trust is a leading education consultancy and service organisation. Our object is to provide education for public benefit both in the UK and internationally. Established 40 years ago CfBT Education Trust now has an annual turnover exceeding £100 million and employs more than 2,000 staff worldwide who support educational reform, teach, advise, research and train.

As a not-for-profit organisation we reinvest around £1million of our surpluses every year for practice-based educational research. Visit www.cfbt.com for more information.

As managing contractor of the NPGATE programme, CfBT leads a partnership with Hedra, CACI and TwoFour Communications.

This programme is for every school and college and will provide access to a new range of learning opportunities. It will also provide evidence-based policy advice.

For more information contact:

Gillian Parry
Marketing Communications Officer
CfBT Education Trust
60 Queens Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 4BS

Tel: 0118 902 1221
Email: gparry@cfbt.com
www.cfbt.com