Led by NACE associate and trustee Sue Mordecai, this one-day workshop will help primary school leaders and practitioners review and improve provision for more able learners, with a particular focus on those with barriers to learning and/or disadvantage.

This workshop is aimed at:

• More able coordinators
• Classroom teachers
• Members of SLT

09.00am

• Coffee and registration

09.30am

• Outcomes for the day
• Principles, context and research
• Who are our more able learners?
• An inclusive model of identification

10.45am

• Coffee

11.10am

• Research, evidence-based practice and implications for teaching able learners
• Raising aspirations of able learners from disadvantaged backgrounds and the importance of cultural capital
• Prompts to inform policy and planning
• Examples from schools and key drivers for achievement

12.30pm

• Lunch

1.15pm

• Defining challenge
• Practical ideas, resources, information, advice and guidance
• Final thoughts and key messages

3.00pm

• Close

Understand the national context, including the Ofsted agenda

Define and identify more able learners in your school

Consider the needs of more able learners, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds

Review policy and planning across your school

Develop strategies to challenge all learners

Take away practical ideas and materials to use in the classroom