DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING TALENT IN SCHOOLS - AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH
BETTE GRAY-FOW
ISBN: 1-84312-669-9

How can primary and secondary schools best identify and provide for pupils with talents in the creative arts and sport? This book contains a range of practical and inclusive strategies to help schools enable and encourage pupils to make the most of their talents, including:
- a fresh look at definitions of talent
- advice on identifying talented pupils in primary and secondary schools
- information on the unique needs and characteristics of talented pupils
- guidance on the role of both in-school and out-of-school provision
- a whole-school audit, to assess provision in the talent area
- advice on developing whole-school and departmental policies for talented pupils

Aimed at gifted and talented coordinators, teachers and school managers, this book will also benefit leaders of extra-curricular activities, and parents.

Contents:

Acknowledgements
About the author
Introduction
1. What is talent?
2. “Academic” gifts and “non-academic” talents
3. The talent area: benefits for pupils
4. Redefining success
5. Early developers and prodigies
6. Late developers and all-rounders
7. An inclusive approach to talent spotting
8. Talented pupils
9. The talent-enhancing school: characteristics and ethos
10. The talent-enhancing school: monitoring and provision
11. Conclusion: inclusivity and quality
Appendix A: Auditing talent provision
Appendix B: National Curriculum guidelines for identifying talented pupils in PE, Music and Art and Design
Appendix C: The Sheffield Project: identifying musically talented primary school pupils
Appendix D: Guidance on writing whole-school and departmental policies for talent identification and development
References and further reading