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2012 Leaflet here Gifted Education Awareness Week 2012 Leaflet 2011 was a very successful year in terms of raising awareness about issues affecting the inclusion of gifted children in schools in Ireland.  Thanks to Brian Clavin of KPMG we were able to fund the distribution of a poster and information leaflet […]

Gifted Education Awareness Week 2012



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Let’s just start with this. Most teachers have an IQ in excess of 130.  It is reasonable to assume, given genetic pre-disposition and given the nurturing environment of teachers’ homes, that often children of teachers are Exceptionally Able. In my experience of CTYI, in each of my classes, the single […]

An Appeal to Schools and Teachers; So you think you’re ...





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I said I would write a post about the logo for this site when I got a chance.  It a bit naff and completely obvious but it gives me an opportunity to say a few things. The logo is simply made up for the capital letters for Gifted & Talented […]

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This is time of year when everyone starts preparing for school, usually somewhat nervously in anticipation of what the year will bring.  This is most true for those starting school – primary, secondary or third level. It applies to teachers as much as students, but particularly so to trainee teachers. […]

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The idea for National Gifted Education Awareness Day (NGEAD) was born in December 2010. I was on #gtchat on Twitter (Fridays 5pm and midnight GMT) chatting about global gifted advocacy(@DeborahMersino). One common theme that seemed to run through the chat was that there was little awareness in schools of Gifted/Exceptionally […]

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