Support for gifted children

Support for Gifted and Talented Children

All children are entitled to a curriculum that is sufficiently challenging and stimulating.

Schools strive to ensure that their provision meets the needs of children of all abilities, including the most able.

This means that in the classroom work is differentiated appropriately, and children are encouraged to think for themselves, and to ask questions.

From time to time it may be appropriate for more able children to be withdrawn for opportunities that provide additional challenge.

Each school has a teacher whose responsibility is to support the gifted and talented pupils and their parents, and to develop appropriate provision within the school.

Excellence in Southwark provides a wide range of enrichment and extension opportunities, some of which take place during school time but many of which take place during the school holidays.

Most of these are short courses though some long term opportunities are also offered, for example GCSE Astronomy and the Brunel University Urban Scholars programme.

For more information pleas see the two information booklets  'Provision for Gifted and Talented Pupils.  Information for Parents' and  'Provision for primary Gifted and Talented Pupils. Information for Parents'

These provide more detailed information about school provision and well as offering suggestions for parents on how to support your child at home.  They also contain some recommended websites.

Contact details

Telephone: 07931 412 349
Email: pauline.hinchliffe@southwark.gov.uk