AimsWe are committed to providing an environment which encourages all pupils tomaximise their potential and this clearly includes pupils who display some form ofgiftedness. DefinitionsA gifted pupil is one who is in the top 5-10% of the pupil population. A gifted pupil is one who has the capacity for or demonstrates highlevels of performance in an academic area. A talented pupil is one who is in the top 5-10% of those with a domain specific ability in a non-academic area: - Physical talent
- Visual / performing abilities
- Mechanical ingenuity
- Outstanding leadership and social awareness
- Creativity
Identification of the gifted and talentedBefore identifying any child gifted in a particular area, we aim to ensure that allchildren have had the opportunity to learn and succeed in this area. This makes the identification process fair The specific procedure will vary according to subject area but will include elements of the following: - Teacher nomination
- Assessment results
- Peer nomination
- Parental nomination
- Specialist teacher identification
- Self nomination
Any questions on Gifted and Talented should be made to Mr Nigel Roberts – Teacher with responsibility for Gifted and Talented students. 
Archaeological dig with Carenza Lewis of the Time Team. Carenza presently runs the Cambridge University Archaeological Unit.  Investigating Photosynthesis- Extracting Chlorophyls.
 Last Years School’s musical – Fiddler on the Roof. Topol was played by Tom Mackeown
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