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What does ‘gifted and talented’ mean?

There are many definitions of gifted and talented. This guidance builds on the work of Excellence in Cities (EiC), which identifies:

  • ‘gifted’ learners as those who have abilities in one or more subjects in the statutory school curriculum other than art and design, music and PE;
  • ‘talented’ learners as those who have abilities in art and design, music, PE, or performing arts such as dance and drama.

This guidance uses the phrase ‘gifted and talented’ to describe all learners with gifts and talents.

 

EiC targets gifted and talented work in the top 5 to 10 per cent of pupils in any school, regardless of the overall ability profile of pupils. Many schools and local education authorities outside EiC have adopted similar criteria, while others use alternative benchmarks.

While the EiC definition relates to the national curriculum and to pupils of compulsory school age, it may be extended to include those who show marked abilities in any area of the school or college curriculum at any age. It is not unusual for older students to show significant ability and enthusiasm when they take up new areas of the curriculum and have a new context for study.

The Excellence Challenge takes a similar approach to Excellence in Cities in respect of gifted and talented 16- to 19-year-olds, but targets the top 2 to 20 percent of students in an institution.

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Why Thomas Keith Independent School?

  • Small class sizes: the maximum number of students is 19 and most classes are much smaller than that. We do not have lecture style classes with hundreds of students like many other online schools.
  • Primary, Secondary, and Sixth Form at a top international private school teaching the British curriculum.
  • GCSE and A Level – Internationally recognised qualifications sought after by top universities and companies around the globe.
  • High-quality British education in your home – give your child the best start in life.
  • Live timetabled classes online with real teachers.
  • Friendly, experienced, and dedicated teachers.
  • Classes are also recorded for consolidating the subject material, revision, and catching up when absent.
  • Track Your Child’s Progress in Real-Time.
  • Parents have more say in their children’s education and friends.
  • Benefits of Homeschooling without the stress on parents to teach (and attempt to become experts in) all subjects.
  • Flexibility and Convenience: Study online from anywhere in the world.
  • Extracurricular Clubs: Cooking, Boardgames, Drama, Debate, and Creative Writing.
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What is an online school?

Like conventional schools, students attend their classes live, but with a crucial distinction: all lessons take place online. There’s no need for them to commute to a physical school building. Instead, they access their lessons by logging into the Thomas Keith Independent School’s web portal a few minutes before the scheduled start time of their classes.

Teaching occurs in real-time in a digital classroom that comes equipped with a whiteboard, live video and audio streams from the teacher, and a chat box. During the course of the lesson, pupils can freely interact with their teacher and peers via the chat box or their microphone, as needed. They can even be given access to write and draw on the whiteboard. They submit assignments and receive feedback on them through the student portal, with the entire process being online.

Through an amalgamation of voice, text, whiteboard annotations, notes, recordings, presentations, and screen sharing, classes are made more engaging and interactive than in traditional school settings. Students can be assigned to complete specific exercises, share their work, or present to the class. Every pupil also has the opportunity for direct and private communication with their teacher, ensuring that nobody feels overlooked or left behind.

 
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