Gifted & Talented
Gifted and Talented in PE and Sport
To improve the recognition of, and the support and provision for gifted and talented pupils in Physical Education and Sport. There are three key areas of this work:
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A. High Quality - Raising the quality of PE for gifted and talented young people
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B. Support - ensuring appropriate personal development support for young talented performers in sport
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C. Raising the quality of coaching and competition for talented performers in sport
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Junior Athlete Education framework
is designed to help schools build effective support programmes for young talented performers in their schools. The Five abilities Pupils are recognised as gifted and talented when they demonstrate high-level ability within the range of PE contexts or have the potential to do so. Specifically it is suggested that talented pupils excel in one or more of the following abilities that reflect the full range of PE: Physical ability - Physical ability is revealed through pupil’s competence and fitness to perform a range of physical abilities. Social ability - Social ability is exhibited in social contexts, and is the basis of leadership, teamwork and similar concepts. Personal ability - Personal ability underpins an individual’s capacity for self-regulation, self belief and commitment to mastery. Cognitive ability - Cognitive ability is shown in planning and compositional settings, as well as knowledge and understanding of central physical educational concepts. Creative ability - Creative ability is evidenced when learners respond to challenges and tasks with fluency, originality and sensitivity to problems.
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