[senco-forum] Gifted and talented

Ideas on how to support a gifted and talented KS2 pupil also needed please.
What would be accessible to him from our primary school in Dubai?

Philippa

On 7/22/07, Léonie Ferns <leonie at hilliard.net> wrote:
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> Thanks Elizabeth, it is good to know somethings work for the kids.
> Can he remember examples of any Science or English projects that he
> had to research? This is for an International School in Portugal
> where even the concept of gifted and talented is in total infancy and
> the Director wants practical down-to-earth advice for his staff and
> (I quote exactly) - "No rubbishy waffle"!
> Léonie
> On 22 Jul 2007, at 18:29, Elizabeth Haffenden wrote:
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> > My son was on this list for English.  In KS2 & 3 he loved being
> > given projects to research.  He also enjoyed reading  and when
> > older the news/politics and discussing them.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Léonie Ferns"
> > <leonie at hilliard.net>
> > To: <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 10:36 PM
> > Subject: [senco-forum] Gifted and talented
> >
> >
> > I have been asked to support a Learning Support Coordinator in
> > writing a paper offering specific ideas to the English, Maths and
> > Science departments for extending gifted and talented pupils. I have
> > looked at the QCA site but they are not really specific enough for
> > what is needed here.
> > I realise that it is the holidays but he was only given this on the
> > last day of term and it is needed for September.
> > Has any one any ideas to offer?
> > Léonie
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