Statement Policy for Talented and Gifted Pupils
- To ensure that very able children work to and reach their full potential
- To build confidence, elicit curiosity, develop giftedness and talent by an enriched and appropriate curriculum
- To enhance pupil's motivation by providing a variety of stimulating resources which are regularly reviewed and updated
- To challenge the able pupils to explore and discover joy, excitement and achievement in all learning
- To facilitate independent learning, good thinking strategies, creativity, mental agility and problem solving opportunities
- To enable the extension of concepts, skills and knowledge in a supportive atmosphere
- To encourage and develop the capacity to discuss, to reason, to debate, to accept and go beyond their comfort zones
St. David's School: Woodcote Valley Road • Purley • Surrey CR8 3AL