email:
corunum@btconnect.com |
telephone:
02837 522023
(Main School Building)
02837 523665
(Barat Building) |
fax:
02837 510034 |
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HOMEWORK FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED
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- NOT be viewed as ‘time-fillers’ or something to keep the gifted and talented pupils occupied
- is meaningful and purposeful
- allows the pupils to ‘take risks’ in their learning
- provides opportunities to think creatively and divergently (solving, open-ended and investigative activities)
- creates opportunities to extend their talents / skills
Enrichment:
Breadth of study and experience – your son / daughter will be offered a wide variety of opportunities and experiences not usually encountered as part of the standard curriculum.
- Experiences that will keep them interested in their work and motivate them to make the most of their gift and talent.
Extension:
Your son / daughter will develop a deeper understanding through encountering more complex resources and material, tackling more challenging questions and tasks, demonstrating higher levels of thinking, and presenting increasingly sophisticated responses.
Possibilities:
The following will be offered to your son / daughter:
- Departmental workbooks specifically collaborated for the ‘gifted’ in that subject area.
- More challenging and enriching tasks.
- Extensive use of the school website where they can access valuable resources, tasks and information.
- Departmental projects designed to allow them to ‘show-off’ their gift and talent.
- Preparation for internal and external competitions.
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