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Whakarongo mai nei 
A new package of support for gifted education was announced by Associate Education Minister Hon Tracey Martin on 27 February at MindPlus East one-day school, hosted at Riverina School in Pakuranga, Auckland.
The package recognises that gifted learners and notions of giftedness are diverse, both within and across cultures.
The package of support includes:
Awards for gifted students for gifted learners (or groups of learners) who are gifted or have exceptional abilities to extend and challenge their learning and support their wellbeing. It enables them to complete a particular project or activity in areas that may be quite different from their usual learning. There are two rounds of awards each year. Award submissions for the October 2019 award are now closed. Awards will be made on 31 October. The next round of awards will be in April 2020 and applications will open in early 2020. Keep an eye out for updates. For more information about the awards please read: Awards for gifted learners.
Awards for teachers to access learning opportunities – to increase their skills for supporting gifted learners. The funding is flexible to make learning opportunities more accessible for busy classroom teachers. Teachers can identify opportunities that will fit with their timetable and location. This may be a formal qualification or an informal learning opportunity – such as a programme, mentorship, spending time with another teacher or other things available in your community. There will be two application rounds per year and the first awards will be available in the 2020 school year. This will complement the more formal post-graduate qualification that will be available from 2021.
A programme of events, experiences and opportunities. Details of the new programme can be found at Events and opportunities for gifted learners.
Develop concepts, characteristics and identification procedures that reflect the character, diversity and priorities of your kura, school or early childhood setting.
As schools design, develop, and review how they provide for gifted learners, they need to address the five key components described in Gifted and Talented Students: Meeting Their Needs in New Zealand Schools (2012):
This resource addresses each of the five components individually, while emphasising the relationships between them. It outlines the practical requirements for schools, characteristics of gifted learners, and provides useful background information about relevant practices, theories and research.
Contact us: gifted@tki.org.nz
