Young, Gifted & Talented Programme
Following a successful contract bid from CfBT Education Trust,
the National Programme for Gifted and Talented Education was
relaunched as Young Gifted & Talented (YG&T) in September
2007, the first phase of its development. The programme is designed
to stretch and stimulate at least the top 10% of the brightest
young learners in the country, engaging all gifted and talented
learners aged 4 –19 through a new Learner Academy, which lies at
its heart. Subject-specific provision is already available for
those children and young people gifted in, for example, science,
mathematics, modern languages, or talented in areas which include
the creative arts, sports and drama. It also provides for children
and young people who demonstrate high ability or potential in
vocational, leadership, entrepreneurial and cross-curricular
skills.
YG&T is a collaborative, dynamic project bringing together
universities in every region, regional partnerships, national
organisations, and private companies both large and small, to focus
on individual pupil needs and provide support for teachers,
governors, parents and other interested people.
This is a ground-breaking approach and it has another key quality:
the success of the programme relies on demand from pupils, guided
by the teachers who lead the programme in each school across the
country.
Central to the programme is a web portal at www.ygt.dcsf.gov.uk which acts as
an easily accessible entrance to the Learner Academy and offers a
growing catalogue of services specifically provided for gifted and
talented children and young people who attend maintained primary
and secondary schools and colleges in England. Young Gifted and
Talented resources will also be available to home educated,
independent school and international sector learners.
For those in schools, colleges and the wider education network,
including governors and parents, who provide support to learners,
the web portal also serves as a centre of professional development
materials, resources, information and guidance for all they need to
identify and provide for the gifted and talented.
To learn about the Vision and Values of the programme, click
here.
For enquiries and further information, contact us at ygt@cfbt.com
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