Gifted and Talented at St Bonaventure’s School

St Bonaventure's School is committed to maximising the potential of each individual pupil. As a consequence we have adopted a broad policy for the identification of our gifted and talented pupils. Although the DCSF definition of G & T pupils is the most academically able 5-10%, our audit and identification will include these pupils. We also recognise that we have numerous other students who are capable of excelling in one or more areas of the curriculum who will be encouraged to develop their talents. We also strive to identify those pupils who have the potential to achieve, but who do not regularly demonstrate high achievement.

At St Bonaventure’s we aim to improve the attainment and motivation of our gifted and talented students by ensuring that they benefit from a coherent and coordinated programme of curricular and extra curricular provision that combines challenge and support. We design, implement and coordinate a distinct teaching and learning programme to meet the individual needs of our gifted and talented students through a wide range of extension and accelerated learning activities.

In addition we provide complimentary study support and enrichment workshops that allow all pupils the opportunity to obtain optimum levels of learning. To assess the quality of our provision we monitor and track the progress of our gifted students against baseline assessments through the key stages. As part of our development cycle we aim to periodically seek the views of parents, staff and students to evaluate the effectiveness of the provision and adapt the curriculum accordingly to meet the needs of our gifted students.