Eskdale

School

Most Able and

Talented Policy
Eskdale School aims:
To develop as a vibrant, dynamic community committed to the principles of Every Child
Matters so that all of our students

are safe and healthy

enjoy and achieve
make a positive contribution
experience success so that they are equipped to make their way in the world of
work.

Document Status
Date of Policy Adoption by Governing Body: October 2014
Reviewed

October 2014

Next Review

October 2017

Signed (Chair of Governors)

Most Able and Talented Policy

At Eskdale School we believe in excellence and that all students are
entitled to an education that will enable them to develop their full
potential. We wish to support our most able and talented students in
finding appropriate challenge in our learning environment and we will
provide opportunities to identify and nurture these students.

Most Able
Our definition
Students who have entered Eskdale School in Year 7 with a level 5a or 5b in
English and Maths.
Students will be identified by our Able and Talented Co-ordinator although
parents and students will not be informed of this. The co-ordinators will scrutinise
the progress of these students at each monitoring point and will recommend
interventions based on this, where appropriate.

Departmental Talented List

Our definition
Students who have been identified by their subject teachers as having a
particular aptitude in their subject.
This list should be small and easily manageable. Once students have been
identified, a list will be kept centrally by the Able and Talented Co-ordinator. The
list will contain details of why a student has been identified and what
interventions or enrichments have been offered.

Talents outside the normal curriculum

Parents will receive a letter at the beginning of the academic year in order for
them to inform the school of any talents their child displays outside of school.
This may include sport, music or other interests which may take up a lot of time
for the students.
Eskdale School will register those talents on a list of extra-curricular activities
outside of school. The school will endeavour to support such activities through
leave of absence, curriculum changes and other available means.