By McClure Piggott

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Assembly the desires of Your so much capable students: arithmetic presents particular suggestions on: recognising excessive skill and capability making plans, differentiation, extension and enrichment in Mathematicss instructor wondering abilities aid for extra capable scholars with special academic needs (dyslexia, ADHD, sensory impairment) homework recording and evaluate past the study room: visits, competitions, summer season colleges, masterclasses, hyperlinks with universities, companies and different firms.

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One of the first stumbling blocks to productive discussion of the whole issue of relative ability in maths is the terminology and the definitions employed. At best it is oversimplified (top of the class) and at worst involves a circular argument such as ‘an able mathematician is one who is more able in maths than most of the class’. In reading the relevant literature it is easy to become confused as different countries associate different meanings with the different words. As described in earlier chapters, in England, within the Excellence in Cities (EiC) project, we have a gifted and talented strategy in which ‘gifted’ means abilities in the academic subjects such as maths, English and science, ‘talented’ means abilities in the performing and visual arts and sport, and ‘able’ is a catch-all, usually referring to students who have abilities in both.

What links could be available to support transfer to FE and HE courses and career development? This might include the development of a programme of outside speakers, establishing a mentoring scheme or tapping into other online or regional activities. ● How can parents/carers be engaged in the provision for gifted pupils? ● How can the department work with local schools and other institutions? qxp:RAY Q7 2/11/07 10:48 Page 34 Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils: MATHEMATICS Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils: MATHEMATICS Implications for the action plan – staff development and resources We have covered a great deal of ground in the above section but we will focus on the two related aspects of the action plan that are often neglected, staff development and resource implications.

Able/highly able/gifted/exceptional . . One of the first stumbling blocks to productive discussion of the whole issue of relative ability in maths is the terminology and the definitions employed. At best it is oversimplified (top of the class) and at worst involves a circular argument such as ‘an able mathematician is one who is more able in maths than most of the class’. In reading the relevant literature it is easy to become confused as different countries associate different meanings with the different words.

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