Developing Very Able Post-16 Students

Developing very able students at post-16 is an exciting new resource written by the Villiers Park Educational Trust team and published by Optimus Education.

This comprehensive handbook offers practical advice to enable you to:

· Create and lead a Stretch and Challenge initiative

· Evaluate your provision

· Plan improvement

· Develop colleagues

· Tackle underachievement

· Raise standards

· Motivate and engage learners

Evidence shows that supporting your most able students will not only ensure that those identified as being gifted or talented realise their potential, but will raise standards, create a positive learning environment and motivate every student and teacher in your setting. The benefits of providing for your most able students are clear. The question is how?

The authors of Developing Very Able Students at Post-16 have been involved in the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ development of the Institutional Quality Standards (IQS) and in piloting their use in schools and colleges nationally. They are ideally placed to provide you with the background, case studies, strategies and know-how to ensure a whole-school approach to supporting your very able post-16 students.

Please read the brochure to learn more about this valuable resource. This can be downloaded from the column on the right.

Then simply complete the order form which can also be downloaded from the column on the right, and return to the Optimus freepost address.

Once received, you will have 21 days to review it before deciding whether to buy. If, for any reason, it’s not for you, simply return in a resaleable condition and you will owe nothing.