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Promoting excellent inclusive practice within and beyond Hertfordshire

The experienced and knowledgeable team is able to offer consultancy, tailored training and practical advice and guidance on all aspects of Able, Gifted and Talented (AG&T) provision. Using national guidance, cutting edge research and thinking and best practice from schools, support can be offered to schools to fit their personalised circumstances.

Advice and support is linked closely with the work of other centres of AG&T expertise such as Villiers Park Educational Trust and NACE (The National Association for Able Children in Education).

The AG&T team’s core purpose is to work alongside school leaders to promote high aspirations and expectations and excellent outcomes for AG&T and all learners.

The Able, Gifted and Talented (AG&T) team offers a range of CPD and consultancy support tailored to the needs of schools:

School leaders
  • Using AG&T provision to raise whole school attainment and tackle disadvantage and vulnerability
  • Using the AG&T Institutional Quality Standards (IQS) to audit, plan and improve whole schoolprovision and to progress to excellence
  • Action Research projects on aspects of school and classroom AG&T provision
  • Using the NACE Challenge Award for AG&T provision to achieve accredited excellence in whole school stretch and challenge
  • Accredited Philosophy for Children (P4C) Level 1 training for whole staff groups
    AG&T Leading Teachers/ Co-ordinators
  • Developing and monitoring the school AG&T policy
  • Using the Classroom Quality Standards (CQS) to maximise impact and progress and moving these forward effectively with staff
  • Working with regional and national organisations, agencies and school networks
Staff
  • Classroom strategies to develop high quality stretch and challenge provision – including higher order thinking skills and independent learning
  • Philosophy for Children (P4C) approaches for staff and projects with pupils
  • Departmental and subject reviews of AG&T provision

For further information or to book a meeting please contact:

Val Hazell
SEND / Able, Gifted and Talented Adviser
Standards and School Effectiveness
Telephone: 01438 844894
Email: val.hazell@hertscc.gov.uk