Inclusion policy – talented and gifted children

Inclusion policy – talented and gifted children

 

Aim of policy

Castle Daycare & Preschool is committed to providing all children in our care every opportunity to achieve to the highest standards of their ability. This policy helps to ensure that this happens for all the children at our setting including children who may be talented or gifted.

 

Points to consider

In order to be able to confidently identify talented or gifted children it is important to have a shared idea of what that means. Below is a definition of gifted, talented and more able children:

 

Gifted – The top 5% of age related intellectual or academic ability within the

setting.

 

Talented – The top 5% of age related practical or creative power or other

natural ability or tendency within the setting.

 

More able – children who have the potential to or who are working above age

related expectations in academic or practical subject areas within the setting.

 

Castle Daycare and Preschool aims to achieve this by:

 

·   Having regular, well thought out observations so that all children’s needs can be identified

·   Having a talented and gifted coordinator who will attend training and support the child, family and key person.

 

The talented and gifted coordinator in this setting is:

__________________________Jess Smith____________________________________

 

·   Where the attainment of a child significantly exceeds the expected level of attainment, practitioners may use materials designed for use with older children, or extend the opportunities for work within the area or areas for which the child shows particular aptitude.

·   Individual Education plans (IEP’s) may be used to identify areas to support and develop and well thought time scales put into place.

·   Balance must be found between stretching and challenging the child to develop them and ensuring they are still allowed to be a child.