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Twitter ian.warwick(at)londongt.org // +44 (0)7966 889365 Da Vinci English Resources MFLthroughFilm Research Books Advisors Blog Menu London Gifted & Talented is an organisation that was originally established within the London Challenge to stretch and challenge more able students and build the capacity of their educators to do the same. Our continued aim is to inspire teachers and raise the achievement of all learners through an inclusive approach to more able education. Free resources to help you challenge able children Teacher Tools is a huge free resource library for teachers and parents of more able and talented learners. The following are a selection from some of our most popular resources. DIY Lesson Kits Ten Ways to Foster Curiosity and Engagement 50 Ways to a Creative Approach An Overview of Differentiation Resources 10 Ways to Support Advanced EAL learners Subject-specific More Able Criteria 2019 Wider Reading for Top Universities by Course On-demand video & audio guides The following on-demand video and audio resources show Ian Warwick exploring a number of the key issues that face both subject teachers and more able coordinators. They look at a number of different strategies and approaches that colleagues can adopt or adapt within their own school contexts to improve their more able focus and practice. MFL Gifted & Talented Programme Development Urban Education Interviews with students Learning with Leonardo: Invention, Thinking Aside and Adjacent Possibilities Interview with Ian Warwick We deliver training, research and consultancy support for national and international schools. We have developed substantial programmes and resources for the Hong Kong Gifted Academy, the Association of International Schools in Africa, the Mayor of London’s Excellence Scheme, the International Gateway for Gifted Youth, Erasmus and the Department for Education. English Resources for learners (5-17) LG&T offers an exclusive learning programme (450 hours of content) for learners aged 5-17 to immerse themselves in the art and craft of writing through Fiction texts, Non-Fiction texts and Films. Using proven strategies and methodologies this programme nurtures the potential of learners at all reading levels through guided and exciting teaching and learning activities. The materials have been extensively trialled in Hong Kong and across several world-leading independent schools in the UK. We have included one introductory unit (9 sessions) in pdf format as an example. If you would like the full keynote presentations of these (including clips) or access to the full programme, please contact ian.warwick@londongt.org. Techniques used by writers and film makers to raise expectations Craft of Writing 1 Raising Expectations Craft of Writing 2 Prologue Craft of Writing 3 Opening Sentences Craft of Writing 4 Setting the Tone Craft of Writing 5 Framing: Trailers Craft of Writing 6 Viewpoint: Voice Craft of Writing 7 Narrative Approaches Craft of Writing 8 Unreliable Narration Craft of Writing 9 Independent Creative/Critical A short film showing the scope of the programme Our areas of expertise include creating classroom challenge for all students, development of online resources, academic literacy, city-wide urban education and collaborative e-learning. Free high challenge BAFTA and BETT nominated MFL resources exploring issues through film ( mflthroughfilm.com) In partnership with the Haberdashers’ Company LG&T set up and ran a five year programme called the Modern Foreign Languages Independent State School Partnership that developed high challenge KS3/4 and A Level film resources that are now freely available from this site. Eleven schools worked in close collaboration with London G&T for several years to support and assist teachers in developing innovative strategies to engage students’ enthusiasm for and to significantly increase A* at both GCSE and A level in Modern Languages. This was supported by a transformative training programme for teachers with a focus on issues of authentic material and voice and materials designed to increase confidence with idiom and a keen awareness of registers. In addition the development of high challenge content, rich tasks, intellectual curiosity and critical thinking were seen as a core element of the programme. We have worked with more than 4000 schools, and supported teachers, local authorities and universities across the country and internationally. More than 160,000 educators worldwide have used our free award winning online resources. The Mayor of London’s Excellence Challenge LG&T worked together with CTK college to design and implement a four year research project for the Mayor of London. It investigated which strategies used by world class independent schools to stretch their learners to achieve the outstanding grades necessary to enter top universities are most effective. Download Research Findings This presentation shows the findings of the research programme. Read / Print PDFs The reports below explore how various high challenge teaching approaches identified by the research can be made transferable to state schools in Science, Maths and English. Each focus on developing A* skills and behaviours, subject specific barriers to top achievement, the principles of high challenge, how to nurture an excellence culture and the impact of super-curricular activities Project Findings for BIOLOGY Project Findings for CHEMISTRY Project Findings for ENGLISH Project Findings for MATHS Project Findings for PHYSICS More able learners in rural and isolated contexts The approaches and resources here came from a four year research programme for the Department of Education that LG&T set up and developed across London before trialling its findings across several independent state school partnerships of schools from Kent to Cumbria. These ideas were then shared and tested in several more partnerships across the UK. Rurality can be an ‘invisible’ separate issue that will significantly impact on student achievement and therefore needs its own strategies. The resources explore how the local community in itself can become a significant resource to address the specific needs of rural and isolated learners. The research had a particular focus on what challenges more able learners who live or attend schools in rural, coastal or isolated areas of England might experience. The aim of this programme was to provide easily accessible advice and information for schools, young people, parents and carers . Download Research Findings This presentation shows the findings from the research programme. Read / Print PDFs These resources were developed by us over a 4 year period from the first national research project to systematically consider how to improve the quality of more able education for pupils from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds and to respond to the particular and urgent needs of talented learners with English as an additional language (EAL) . The programme engaged with 50 local education authorities and 1,500 schools as part of a supported intervention to engage with the ‘narrowing the gap’ agenda through the use of MAT strategies with an identified target group of learners who had high potential but are identified as being at risk of underachievement. It’s key focus has been on academic literacy to increase standards and prove impact in formal test environments. Download DVDs & Tools The films are focused on school based practitioners demonstrating in the classroom some of the approaches that have worked for them in action. The themes addressed are around the core elements of academic language for all students, the identification of MAT learners amongst newly arrived EAL students, the impact of mentoring, idiomatic language and enlisting the support of parents and the community. These are all based on examples from excellent practice across a number of schools facing challenging circumstances. New arri...