Ofsted and the Gifted and Talented
As part of a school inspection Ofsted will be interested in how the
school has implemented appropriate approaches for gifted and talented
pupils. Contained on this page are links for a brief ‘health
check’ indicating some of the areas and aspects which an Ofsted
inspector may shown an interest in. Also view the following Ofsted reports:
Ofsted Report - Focus on Gifted Pupil and the Whole School Benefits (2009)
Primary Health Check
There are many ways for schools to organise themselves and effective
provision for gifted and talented pupils does not necessarily require
a uniform approach. Nevertheless the questions below reflect concerns
raised in some of the OFSTED inspections which have occurred in the
county
- Is there a policy for gifted and talented pupils?
- Is there an effective identification process?
- Is there clear evidence of provision for gifted and talented
pupils in lessons?
- Are there monitoring procedures for gifted and talented pupils
in place?
- Are there appropriate extra curricular opportunities for gifted
and talented pupils?
- Do ‘gifted and talented issues’ appear on agendas
and receive attention at staff meetings?
Secondary Health Check
There are many ways for schools to organise themselves and effective
provision for gifted and talented pupils does not necessarily require
a uniform approach. Nevertheless the questions below reflect concerns
raised in some of the OFSTED inspections which have occurred in the
county
- Is there a policy for gifted and talented pupils?
- Does each department have a clear consistent and comprehensive
identification process?
- Is there a school co-ordinator for gifted and talented with strong
and effective links to the departments?
- Does the school co-ordinator for gifted and talented have links
with similar co-ordinators in other neighbouring schools?
- Are there monitoring systems in place to track the progress of
gifted and talented pupils?
- Do ‘gifted and talented’ issues appear regularly
on departmental and whole school agendas for discussion ?
- Are there appropriate extra curricular opportunities for gifted
and talented pupils
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