Young, Gifted

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Young, Gifted Talented Programme Validating
GT-Worthiness

• Ann Bridgland
• New Provider Briefing3rd December 2008

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GT-worthiness

• Rationale THE WHY
• YGT is concerned to ensure that a wide range of
  services and opportunities is made available on
  a national, regional and local basis to ensure
  that the needs of aspiring and perspiring GT
  learners are met.
• This isnt just education this is GT
  education!
• We work in partnership with providers to ensure
  that such services are GT-worthy, according to
  clear criteria and quality assurance procedures.
• Events offered should be specifically tailored to
  meet the needs of YGT membership and should meet
  some or all of the following criteria

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GT-worthiness

• Criteria THE WHAT 1
• 1.       Overall purpose
•   Raise aspirations by introducing work at
  higher levels than usually encountered in schools
  or introducing new dimensions of a subject
•   Broaden horizons by exposure to new areas of
  investigation or study
•    Raise aspirations by enabling students to
  work with experts in a given field
• Study specific focus in significant depth
• Targeted at top 2 or 5 or 10

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GT-worthiness

• Criteria THE WHAT 2
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• 2.      Specific skills
•     Learn advanced skills in particular
  subject/aspect domain
•     Develop a skills set relevant for a new
  subject/aspect or area of work
•     Practise skills associated with high
  ability eg problem-solving, critical/creative
  thinking
• Apply existing knowledge in an advanced context

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GT-worthiness

• Criteria THE WHAT 3 and 4
• 3.      Transferable skills
• Teamwork/leadership
• Perseverance
• Organisational skills
• Presentational and communication skills
• Intense engagement
• Independence
• 4.      General criteria
• Working with others of like ability
• Adaptable into other circumstances, especially
  the everyday classroom

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GT-worthiness

• Process THE HOW
• Each submission is scrutinised against these
  criteria and also against a range of other key
  aspects, including
• Description of the event/activity
• Reference to IQS/CQS
• Learner characteristics
• Aim/rationale
• Learning outcomes
• Tutors name and role
• and then validated as Yes or Possibly or Not
  Yet or No