Outcomes WHY ARE YOU HERE? Your child has been chosen and registered on the P.E. department’s register for being Gifted, Talented or both. It is hoped you gain a better understanding of what is meant by the terms ‘gifted’ and ‘talented’ and that you will understand and help nurture your child(ren) further.

Knowledge and Understanding of a performer’s schedule and training requirements can help the JAE mentor and the school to effectively support the performer. Knowledge and Understanding of a performer’s schedule and training requirements can help the JAE mentor and the school to effectively support the performer. This support can range from one to one mentoring, organisation of equipment, time away from school, helping with H/WK issues and helping performer to understand their training needs, diet etc

What do we ‘reward’ young people for in PE? Young People’s CAPABILITIES Physical Social Personal Cognitive Creative

Defining the 5 abilities Physical ability pupil’s competence and fitness to perform a range of physical activities Cognitive (thinking) ability is shown in planning and compositional settings, as well as knowledge and understanding. Social ability basis of leadership, teamwork and similar concepts Personal ability self-belief and commitment to mastery Creative ability learner responds to challenges and tasks with fluency, originality and sensitivity to problems

GRACE Gifts & Talents are created (not ‘found’) through access to process which embody: G – Growth R – Relate A – Act C – Challenge E – Exert Gifted & Talented pocketbook by Dr. Barry Hymer

Growth “Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” - George Bernard Shaw - George Bernard Shaw “Intelligence is not a fixed quality, determined at birth by one’s genes. Rather, it is a variable that can be developed at every stage of life.” - Reuven Feuerstein

Oscar Pistorius‘ The Fastest Man On No Legs'

Relate “Someone who is attempting to teach, without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn, is hammering on a cold iron." - Horace Mann ( )

Act What is learning? “Learning is asking questions and finding things out, not answering questions – that’s knowing” – a 10 year old.

Challenge Replace “that’s right” with “why did you say that?” and “Well done” with “has anybody got a different point of view?”

I look, I see I listen, I hear I do, I remember How much students retained a week after a seminar, when sessions solely involved; a)Listening: 5% b)Doing: 80% c)Teaching others: 95% -Wagner & Gansemer-Topof, 2005

Exert “If you are trying to do something for the first time, it’s always an enormous challenge, and there is no guarantee of success,” says Branson. “You never know with these things when you’re trying something new what can happen. This is all experimental.” -R. Branson

‘A rising tide lifts all boats’