Ian Warwick is the founder and Senior Director of London Gifted and Talented (www.londongt.org) which has worked with more than 3500 schools internationally. An inner-city teacher for 20 years, he has published extensively in the field of education and has written award-winning, high-challenge e-learning materials and several film screenplays.Ray Speakman founded the Birmingham Youth Theatre, has edited and written plays for schools, professional theatre and television, and was a teacher of English and a deputy headteacher in a large Warwickshire comprehensive.

• Preview Part One 1. Introduction: What to take on board? 2. Framing more able education: Baggage check? 3. History’s mislaid ideas: Lost property? 4. IQ and character: Boarding Passes? 5. Submerged populations and overlooked student groups: Missing passengers? 6. The long shadow of poverty: Restricted Visibility? 7. What research tells parents: Accompanied or alone? Part Two 8. Whose classroom is it anyway? Seating allocations? 9. What drives exceptional teaching and learning: Altitude or speed? 10. Dependence to independence: Autopilot or co-pilot? 11. Underachievement and motivation: Lost horizons? 12. The journey to university: The long haul? 13. 21 ways to shape a whole school culture: Happy landings? 14. Glossary of concepts: Passport check?

Ian Warwick is the founder and Senior Director of London Gifted and Talented (www.londongt.org) which has worked with more than 3500 schools internationally. An inner-city teacher for 20 years, he has published extensively in the field of education and has written award-winning, high-challenge e-learning materials and several film screenplays.Ray Speakman founded the Birmingham Youth Theatre, has edited and written plays for schools, professional theatre and television, and was a teacher of English and a deputy headteacher in a large Warwickshire comprehensive.

• Preview Part One 1. Introduction: What to take on board? 2. Framing more able education: Baggage check? 3. History’s mislaid ideas: Lost property? 4. IQ and character: Boarding Passes? 5. Submerged populations and overlooked student groups: Missing passengers? 6. The long shadow of poverty: Restricted Visibility? 7. What research tells parents: Accompanied or alone? Part Two 8. Whose classroom is it anyway? Seating allocations? 9. What drives exceptional teaching and learning: Altitude or speed? 10. Dependence to independence: Autopilot or co-pilot? 11. Underachievement and motivation: Lost horizons? 12. The journey to university: The long haul? 13. 21 ways to shape a whole school culture: Happy landings? 14. Glossary of concepts: Passport check?

Ian Warwick is the founder and Senior Director of London Gifted and Talented (www.londongt.org) which has worked with more than 3500 schools internationally. An inner-city teacher for 20 years, he has published extensively in the field of education and has written award-winning, high-challenge e-learning materials and several film screenplays.Ray Speakman founded the Birmingham Youth Theatre, has edited and written plays for schools, professional theatre and television, and was a teacher of English and a deputy headteacher in a large Warwickshire comprehensive.

• Preview Part One 1. Introduction: What to take on board? 2. Framing more able education: Baggage check? 3. History’s mislaid ideas: Lost property? 4. IQ and character: Boarding Passes? 5. Submerged populations and overlooked student groups: Missing passengers? 6. The long shadow of poverty: Restricted Visibility? 7. What research tells parents: Accompanied or alone? Part Two 8. Whose classroom is it anyway? Seating allocations? 9. What drives exceptional teaching and learning: Altitude or speed? 10. Dependence to independence: Autopilot or co-pilot? 11. Underachievement and motivation: Lost horizons? 12. The journey to university: The long haul? 13. 21 ways to shape a whole school culture: Happy landings? 14. Glossary of concepts: Passport check?