Identification · underachievement · challenge
Create the conditions for potential to develop.
Recognise potential and respond to it
High potential does not always appear as high achievement. Identification and provision need to consider the learner, their context and the opportunities they have had to develop and demonstrate their capabilities.
What I can help your school do
Strengthen identification; understand gifted underachievement; review provision; explore grouping and acceleration; and design curriculum and assessment that offer appropriate complexity, pace and abstraction.
Connect understanding with provision
My doctoral research examined gifted underachievement in selective settings. I bring this perspective to work with leaders and teachers, connecting understanding of gifted learners with the decisions schools make about learning.
How we might work together
A review of your current approach, leadership planning, professional learning, collaborative curriculum design or workshops for students and parents.
Thriving as a Learner
Interactive masterclasses for high potential and gifted students in Stages 3 to 6, helping them navigate challenge, build confidence and develop practical learning strategies. Available at your school or online.
Related thinking
“A Fair Go for All”: The uncomfortable truth about differentiation.