Headteacher
“My first reaction was that this would be great for the children who would be able to attend the school, however, the impact has been far more than this. 

There is a buzz in school. G&T is being talked about by all the staff.  The presence of the school on site means that staff have the opportunity to go & see what is going on in the school. The members of staff whose children are attending are also benefiting from the information that is provided by the GT school teacher so that is giving them ideas that they can use in class.  Next steps are to build on this and use the planning ideas as part of a staff meeting.”
 
Pupils
“It’s different. You’re not always sitting down thinking I know this already. Everything we do is new”

“I like the choice of what to study and the challenges”

“Day a Week School gives me the opportunity to think.”

“I love all the things we do particularly the maths challenges and the thinking puzzles.”

Parents
“Being able to offer these children the chance to work 'outside the box' will we feel be of great benefit, and we wish the project well for the future.”

“R lives for Wednesdays.”

“Absolutely loves it. DWS has made all the difference to him. He gets very enthusiastic and excited about everything that they do.”

“We have always known A was something of a original thinker and DWS has provided her with the challenge she needs.”

“My son Michael is attending Day a Week School and I went onto the Gifted & Talented website which gave me great insight into his position, I wished I had discovered it many years ago. Although an extremely outgoing child he started to become very unhappy at school. Whilst loving school it appeared the rest of his class thought he was 'weird' wanting to have conversations and discussions about the world and environment always thirsting for knowledge when they just wanted to 'kick a football'. Michael always could relate well with adults and spent time having conversations with teachers. We tried to help him adjust and deal with the situation to feel like he fitted in. When I heard your descriptions of DWS children it was as if you were describing Michael."