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National Programme for Gifted and Talented Education - www.ygt.dcsf.co.uk
“Successor to the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, produced by CfBT on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Includes just about everything you could want to know about this specialist education programme with sections aimed at parents/carers, teaching staff, learners, local authorities and other education deliverers.”
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National Association for Able Children in Education www.nace.co.uk
National Office, PO Box 242, Arnolds Way, Oxford ,OX2 9FR
Tel: 01865 861879
Fax: 01865 861880
Email: info@nace.co.uk
"Support organisation helping teachers improve the education of able, gifted and talented pupils. This site includes extensive information on conferences, resources, publications and plenty of examples of good practice.”
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Qualifications and Curriculum Authority www.nc.uk.net/gt
83 Piccadilly, London, W1J 8QA
Email: gtweb@qca.org.uk
“This site provides up to date guidance for general as well as subject specific teaching of gifted and talented pupils. The main aim is to help schools develop an inclusive curriculum by giving information and advice on establishing effective policies. These include setting suitable learning challenges, matching teaching to pupils' needs and suggesting possible units of work to support pupils who are gifted and talented in particular subjects.”
Useful Tip: Don’t miss the excellent case studies which reflect a wide range of differing situations. |
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Brunel Able Children's Education Centre - www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sse/sseres/sseresearchcentres/bacehome
School of Education, Brunel University, 300 St Margaret's Road, Twickenham,
Middlesex, TW1 1PT
Tel: 0208 891 0121 ext 2070
Fax: 0208 891 8274
Britain’s first university based Professional Development and Research Centre looking at the best ways to educate the gifted and talented. Professional Development courses for teaching staff, MAs, plenty of teaching resources and a comprehensive links section.
Useful Tip: Don’t miss the excellent case studies which reflect a wide range of differing situations.
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World Class Arena www.worldclassarena.org
Helpline 0845 602 1937
information@nfer-nelson.co.uk
“World Class Arena is an international initiative designed to identify and assess gifted and talented students around the world. It was devised by the British government Department for Education and Skills (DfES), and Arena items have been trialled by teachers and students in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the US. At the heart of World Class Arena are World Class Tests in mathematics and problem solving aimed at nine and 13 year-olds.” |
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ECHA: The European Council for High Ability www.echa.ws
Department of Education, University of Utrecht, Heidelbergalan, 3584 CS, Netherlands
“ECHA is an international organisation of researchers, teachers, school administrators, and parents who are concerned with giftedness, talent, and high ability. Its goal is to promote awareness of gifted children and to provide information to the public on the best development of gifted young people. Plenty here for everyone – teachers, parents and young people – and it’s not just serious teaching resources, you also get plenty of ‘lighter stuff’ including blogs and networking.”
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GIFT www.giftltd.co.uk
GIFT Limited, 24 Martingale Road, Billericay,Essex. CM11 1SG
Tel/Fax: 01277 654228
E-mail: enquiries@giftltd.co.uk
"GIFT grew out of a history of 30 years provision for the Exceptionally Able, Gifted and Talented child. Now a specialist consultancy, you can tap into it’s unique resource base of specialists providing over four hundred different extension courses for every imaginable discipline from Archaeology to Zoophysics."
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The National Association for Gifted Children www.nagcbritain.org.uk
Suite 14, Challenge House, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Bucks, MK3 6DP
Helpline 0845 450 0221
“Supporting our brightest children and their families.” In addition to sections aimed at parents, volunteers and schools this site has special zones for young people aged 3-5, 6-10 and 11-16.
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The Support Society for Children of High Intelligence www.chi-charity.org.uk
P.O. Box 21461, London N6 6WW
Tel: 020 8347 8927
enquiries@chi-charity.org.uk
"CHI is a support organisation for the benefit of the young and intellectually gifted. Its mission is to act directly on behalf of individual children whose intelligence level is in the top 5% percent with the aim of helping them to realise their potential.”
Useful Tip: This site really scores on its articles on topics related to gifted and talented children.
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World Council for Gifted and Talented Children http://world-gifted.org
c/o The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg MB R3B 2E9
Phone 204.789.1421
Fax 204.783.1188
Email: worldgt@uwinnipeg.ca
“The purpose of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) is to focus world attention on gifted and talented children and ensure the realisation of their valuable potential to the benefit of humankind. Contains an online journal and some case studies.
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BECTA - www.becta.org.uk
Millburn Hill Road Science Park Coventry CV4 7JJ
Tel: 024 7641 6994
Fax: 024 7641 1418
Email: becta@becta.org.uk
“This site is all about using technology, especially ICT, in education. You will find sections for schools, FE and skills (plenty of advice and teaching resources), employers and government/partnerships.”
Useful Tip: Not specifically aimed at ‘gifted’. Use search facility for ‘gifted and talented for a wealth of examples of how resources here could be applied to the gifted and talented.
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NRICH Online Maths Club - www.nrich.maths.org.uk
University of Cambridge, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road
Cambridge. CB3 0WA
Tel: 01223 764246
Fax: 01223 765900
nrich@damtp.cam.ac.uk
Mathematics problems, games and articles. Contains thousands of free resources to support teachers and learners. You can search for material by Key Stage (1 to 5) or by pupils or teachers.
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Tomorrow's Achievers - www.masterclasses.co.uk
Gabbitas Educational Consultants Ltd. Carrington House 126-130 Regent Street
London W1B 5EE
Tel: 020 7734 0161
janet.cummins @gabbitas.co.uk
“Tomorrow's Achievers is an Educational Trust which recognises that Gifted youngsters are not normally assumed to be a needy case. Here you can access masterclasses that focus on stretching the intellect, encouraging the use of lateral thinking and enabling youngsters to use their special talents in ways they find exciting and stimulating.”
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The International Baccalaureate Organisation - www.ibo.or
IRoute des Morillons 15 Grand-Saconnex, Genève CH-1218 Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 791 7740
Fax: +41 22 791 0277
E-mail: ibaem@ibo.org
“The International Baccalaureate aims to assist schools in their endeavours to develop the individual talents of young people. Beyond intellectual rigour and high academic standards, strong emphasis is placed on the ideals of international understanding and responsible citizenship. The primary, middle and diploma programmes are outlined and there’s a searchable database of all schools offering the qualification throughout the world. You can find out more about the qualification and search for schools that offer it – anywhere in the world.”
Useful Tip: This site has extensive references to gifted and talented!
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The Standards Site– Gifted and Talented - www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/giftedandtalented
Email: standards.site@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
“Department for Children, Schools and Families site devoted to gifted and talented. Use this site to find out the latest thinking on current gifted and talented initiatives, practical guidance and advice on developing the needs of gifted and talented children and for professional development for teaching staff. You will find this a great reference site for most things ‘gifted and talented’, with sections listed alphabetically at the bottom of the home page.”
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Teachers’ TV www.teachers.tv
Email: standards.site@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
This site is packed with ‘educational’ videos. You can search by subject or Key Stage. You can also access schedules for Teachers' TV broadcasts (satellite or Freeview) – a great source of teaching and learning resources.
Useful Tip: Use the search facility to locate ‘gifted and talented’ information. There are always plenty of references listed.
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G & T WISE http://www2.teachernet.gov.uk/gat
DfES Central Correspondance Unit Sanctuary Buildings Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3BT
E-mail: info@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 0870 000 2288
Fax: 01928 794 248
&“G & T WISE is from the teachernet group of professional support resources online. Here you will find plenty of teaching resources classified by primary and secondary and by subject (including cross-curricular). You will also find news and information sections – many aimed at parents or students.”
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