Support and guidance for parents & carers of more able learners | NACE
Supporting your child with high ability: free resources for parents and carers
The support of parents and carers is the single most important factor for a child’s success and development. When a child shows signs of high or exceptional ability in one or more areas, this can raise many questions for parents and
others who are keen to provide the best support and opportunities they can.
While NACE’s focus is on supporting schools to develop high-quality provision for more able learners (see below for more details), we recognise that parents and carers are also often seeking guidance. For this reason, we have developed
a set of free resources for parents and carers.
Our NACE Essentials guide for parents and carers aims to provide answers to some of the most common questions about caring for and supporting a more able child:
What does it mean to be “more able”?
How do you know if you have a more able child?
How do schools identify children with special abilities?
What is the current approach to children with high ability?
What should schools provide for more able children?
What information about your child and the school’s provision can you expect to be given?
What questions could you ask of the school?
How do you overcome barriers and difficulties?
What can you do to help your child at home?
In addition, the guide includes a glossary of words frequently used when discussing the education of children with high ability.
We have also developed an accompanying guide specifically for parents and carers of children in the early years phase. Both guides are available below.
Guidance for parents and carers:
Supporting your child with high ability
Guidance for parents and carers:
Early years focus
An independent charity founded in 1983, the National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) works with member schools, education leaders and practitioners to improve provision for more able learners, driving whole-school improvement and raising
achievement for all.
NACE believes that all children and young people, regardless of background, should be recognised and have the opportunity to realise their potential. We conduct research and offer practical resources, guidance, training and consultancy to help schools
review and improve the quality of policy and provision for more able learners within a context of challenge and high standards for all.
Your child’s school can access our support by:
Becoming a member – providing year-round access to our library of online resources, recorded training webinars and more;
Working with us on training for school staff – we offer bespoke live sessions, online or in school, as well as on-demand recorded sessions;
Participating in the NACE Challenge Development Programme – a comprehensive programme which supports schools to develop high-quality provision for more able learners,
and can lead to NACE Challenge Award accreditation.
If your child’s school could benefit from support in this area, please ask them to explore our website, sign up to access our free sample resources for schools, or contact us (info@nace.co.uk).
Please note: we are unable to respond to enquiries relating to specific children or situations.
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