The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth

The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth

Peter Corker

Senior Manager Student Academy

[email protected]

www.nagty.ac.uk

Effective education systems should meet the needs of all pupils, including the most able

Amongst today’s gifted pupils are tomorrows social, intellectual, economic and cultural leaders

Focusing on the gifted can help raise overall standards

To do nothing will maintain the existing inequalities

Why focus on gifted?

a range of services and activities for members training and information for education professionals research to improve pedagogy

and understanding of gifted education

What does NAGTY do?

NAGTY, the government’s core partner, leads on and drives through improvements in gifted and talented education through:

aged 11-19 in the national top 5% of the ability range almost 90,000 identified total recruitment target 200,000 in every LA in almost 60% of schools

Who are the members?

Recommended Activities Quality activities from other providers.

Forums

Online Learning: Expert-led discussion forums and web-based learning.

Experts in Action: Lecture series.

ACHIEVE Careers Service

What can members do FOR FREE?

What do members pay for?

OutreachShort face-to-face learning Top venues country-wideDelivered by experts

Residential Summer School Two or three weeks Flagship provision1050 places at 8 venues

Extended Day Summer School Pilot running in 2006

recruitment potential

influencing young people’s opinions

Why should you be involved?

Does participating impact on students?The parents’ view

Source: Evaluation of the Summer Schools 2004 - CEDAR

Does participation impact on students?The student view

Source: Evaluation of the Summer Schools 2004 - CEDAR

“I am not exaggerating when I say that I think this experience will probably prove life-changing for him – he has changed from being fairly uninterested in much of the school curriculum to being passionate about the work.” - parent

What people say about NAGTY

“I was unsure about joining NAGTY at first because I thought it was a bit of a ‘geek society’ … So I joined purely because it’d look good on my CV. But I couldn’t have been more wrong and now I’m really glad I joined.” - member

The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth

Peter Corker

Senior Manage Student Academy

[email protected]

www.nagty.ac.uk