TAG Information Leaflet
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CRIME SQUAD - 6 May 2011
Well done to the Undercover Operators team (Alex, Toby, Aidan, Emily, Bethanie and Daniel) for winning the CSI TAG challenge.
Yr 7and 8 students spent a day as forensic detectives...
- Investigating a crime scene and examining forensic evidence.
- Decoding and defusing an explosive device planted by a maniac!
- Conducting an undercover operation using strategy and cunning.
- Solving a murder mystery using their powers of deduction
More certificates:
Also given certificates for problem solving, communication, teamwork and leadership were Sam, Tom, Mackenzie, Chloe and Jacqui.
 
Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the day:
"The course was fantastic and I enjoyed every moment." Ella
"It made me realise that making friends is easy and solving problems is better in teams" Lauren
"Amazing fun interesting hard working and an opportunity to have a go at different things" Paige
"I learned that your first idea might not be a good one and you have to make sure you've gone deep enough into the problem" Aimee
"It has made me a better team worker" Harry
"It has made me think more before I make a decision and taught me to ask more questions so that I thoroughly understand a task" Tom
 
 
Supporting Talented and Gifted Children
It is clear that some students excel in particular areas, learn faster than others or have high potential but are underachieving. Our Talentedand Gifted Programme has been developed to help identify these students and help them to achieve that potential both in and out of the classroom.
What does gifted and talented mean?
The Govenment describes 'Talented and Gifted' students as those “with an ability to develop to a level significantly ahead of their year group (or with the potential to develop those abilities)"
We have identified three types of TAG student at Mangotsfield School
- Talented learners are those who have practical skills in areas like sport, music, design or creative and performing arts and are nominated by their teaching staff. They will be in the top 10% for their subject.
- Able learners are those who have high academic achievements in theoretical subjects such as English, Science and Modern Foreign Languages. They will be in the top 10% for their subject.
- Gifted learners are those students who achieved in the top 5% of their year group in the CATS tests taken in Yr 6 and Yr 7.
We also aim to take into account skills like leadership, decision-making and organising when identifying and providing for gifted and talented children. |
Departmental TAG Criteria
