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