Provision for Gifted and Talented Students

At any stage of their education, certain students may be identified as ‘Talented’ in a specific subject area such as Music, Art, Languages and Sport, or ‘Gifted’ overall. 

At BBS we aim to identify students with these gifts as early as possible.  A register is kept of those students identified, and Gifted and Talented students are monitored as part of Learning Support.  A range of activities is available to challenge and interest these able pupils, and enrichment and extension work is provided by teachers in all classes as part of our normal, differentiated provision.  Working with others of like ability is also important;  this can be made possible by group work in Early Years and Primary School, and by the use of ‘setting’ in certain core subjects such as Maths and English in the Secondary School.  The role of the teacher is vital in recognising and stimulating the gifted child, and individual teachers may become active in a mentoring role for projects undertaken by individual pupils.

In addition to provision made in the classroom, a range of ‘Enrichment Clubs’ is available at certain times throughout the academic year. These can provide an additional challenge for our more able students.