Deborah Eyre – författare

The education of gifted and talented pupils is an established domain of study but research in the area has increased dramatically, particularly in the past fifteen years. The reason for this burgeoning interest relates principally not to conventional educational concerns but rather to the desire of governments around the world to maximize intellectual capital better to compete in a globalized economy. Nurturing those with exceptional ability is now seen as a societal necessity rather than simply an educational objective. A secondary aspect of this societal interest relates to equity; gifted and talented programmes are at the forefront of national and international educational policy and they are increasingly being adopted in the pursuit of meritocracy as a mechanism to improve life chances and to stimulate social mobility.As serious thinking about and around the education of the gifted and talented continues to flourish, this new title in the Routledge series, Major Themes in Education, meets the need for an authoritative reference work to codify and make sense of the field’s literature. Edited by Deborah Eyre, the founding Director of the world-renowned Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth at the University of Warwick, this new Major Work brings together in four volumes the foundational and the best cutting-edge scholarship. The editor has drawn on the most important and influential research from a broad range of countries to create a one-stop ‘mini library’ which describes and analyses the rationale and purposes of gifted education. Particular attention has been paid to the controversies surrounding definitions and the identification of giftedness, and the collection provides a substantial overview of best practice in relation to education in schools and classrooms, as well as special programmes. The material gathered also closely considers the substantial hurdles that may face children identified as especially gifted.Gifted and Talented Education is fully indexed and has a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context. It is an essential library purchase and is destined to be valued by scholars and students—as well as by educational policy-makers—as a vital reference work and research tool.

High Performance Learning (HPL) is a ground-breaking pedagogical model that takes what we know from research about how the most successful learners think and learn; creating schools that deliberately focus on building mastery of the key ‘success’ competencies in every student and in every lesson. It can be used in conjunction with any curriculum and provides a coherent but flexible teaching and learning framework to underpin the curriculum.The first edition of this bestselling book introduced the HPL model to schools, and leaders in thousands of schools around the world have found that they can achieve amazing results for the entire school community and a more positive yet ambitious culture across the school. This new edition includes the latest learning science research, as well as case studies drawn from numerous schools implementing the HPL model, including practice examples, quotes from leaders, teachers, students and parents as well as robust impact data. Areas covered in this new second edition include:Creating world-class schoolsA school culture where everyone can become a high performerThe High Performance Learning Teaching and Learning FrameworkDeveloping advanced cognitive performance characteristics (ACPs)Building values, attitudes and attributes (VAAs)HPL in action: case studies from schoolsCreating and leading an HPL schoolUnleashing studentsThe role of parents, universities and employersThis invaluable resource will help schools make the move from good to world-class and will be essential reading for school leaders, teachers and those with an interest in outstanding academic performance.

High Performance Learning (HPL) is a ground-breaking pedagogical model that takes what we know from research about how the most successful learners think and learn; creating schools that deliberately focus on building mastery of the key ‘success’ competencies in every student and in every lesson. It can be used in conjunction with any curriculum and provides a coherent but flexible teaching and learning framework to underpin the curriculum.The first edition of this bestselling book introduced the HPL model to schools, and leaders in thousands of schools around the world have found that they can achieve amazing results for the entire school community and a more positive yet ambitious culture across the school. This new edition includes the latest learning science research, as well as case studies drawn from numerous schools implementing the HPL model, including practice examples, quotes from leaders, teachers, students and parents as well as robust impact data. Areas covered in this new second edition include:Creating world-class schoolsA school culture where everyone can become a high performerThe High Performance Learning Teaching and Learning FrameworkDeveloping advanced cognitive performance characteristics (ACPs)Building values, attitudes and attributes (VAAs)HPL in action: case studies from schoolsCreating and leading an HPL schoolUnleashing studentsThe role of parents, universities and employersThis invaluable resource will help schools make the move from good to world-class and will be essential reading for school leaders, teachers and those with an interest in outstanding academic performance.

First published in 1997. The purpose of this book is to help teachers of able children in ordinary schools. Very little has been written in Britain about the education of able children, although there is a wide body of research in other parts of the world. What has been written has been primarily from the psychologist's viewpoint or has focused on individual or groups of able children. Such research as has been carried out into provision has focused on selected groups of able children operating in optimum conditions. Both of these elements provide useful information for the teacher but neither is, in itself, sufficient to enable ordinary schools to plan effective provision for their able pupils.

The authors of this book offer practical help to teachers in making day-to-day provision for the able in their classroom. Designed mainly for secondary teachers, teacher educators and senior managers, the book draws together a range of good practice in provision for the most able across all national curriculum subjects. The recommendations for classroom practice are underpinned by sound theoretical perspectives and provide a framework for teachers to evaluate and develop their own provision for able pupils.

Great Minds and How to Grow Them is a handbook for parents that shows how they can grow the minds of their children and teenagers and guide them to success both at school and in life. The latest neurological and psychological research is proving that most children are capable of reaching high levels of performance that were previously associated only with the gifted and talented.Brains are malleable and IQ is not fixed yet, without parental engagement in their learning, many children don’t reach the levels of performance that are associated with academic success. Combining new knowledge with extensive research into how we learn, this book proves that by using simple, everyday techniques that are both rooted in research and accessible for parents, children can learn to learn more successfully.

Great Minds and How to Grow Them is a handbook for parents that shows how they can grow the minds of their children and teenagers and guide them to success both at school and in life. The latest neurological and psychological research is proving that most children are capable of reaching high levels of performance that were previously associated only with the gifted and talented.Brains are malleable and IQ is not fixed yet, without parental engagement in their learning, many children don’t reach the levels of performance that are associated with academic success. Combining new knowledge with extensive research into how we learn, this book proves that by using simple, everyday techniques that are both rooted in research and accessible for parents, children can learn to learn more successfully.

Schools that want to be world class are now paying attention to the findings from neuroscience and psychology that tell us we can build better brains. They are changing their mindset, expecting success for far more students and no longer being constrained by ideas of genetic potential. High Performance Learning provides readers with a ground-breaking and approachable model for achieving high levels of academic performance for all students and schools. It takes what is known about how people reach advanced cognitive performance and translates it into a practical and user-friendly framework, which can be used with all students to systematically build the cognitive thinking skills and learner behaviours that will deliver success in school, in the workplace and in later life. Flexible and adaptable, High Performance Learning can be used in any context, with any curriculum and at any age. It does not require separate lessons but rather becomes the underpinning pedagogy of the school.Drawing on the author’s 40 years of research into how the most able students think and learn, this book provides a framework that has been extensively trialled in schools in eleven countries. . Themes include:Creating world class schoolsThe High Performance Learning environmentThe High Performance Learning frameworkAdvanced Cognitive Performance characteristics (ACPs)Values, Attitudes and Attributes (VAAs)Creating and leading a High Performance Learning schoolThe role of parents, universities and employers.This invaluable resource will help schools make the move from good to world class and will be essential reading for school leaders, teachers and those with an interest in outstanding academic performance.

Schools that want to be world class are now paying attention to the findings from neuroscience and psychology that tell us we can build better brains. They are changing their mindset, expecting success for far more students and no longer being constrained by ideas of genetic potential. High Performance Learning provides readers with a ground-breaking and approachable model for achieving high levels of academic performance for all students and schools. It takes what is known about how people reach advanced cognitive performance and translates it into a practical and user-friendly framework, which can be used with all students to systematically build the cognitive thinking skills and learner behaviours that will deliver success in school, in the workplace and in later life. Flexible and adaptable, High Performance Learning can be used in any context, with any curriculum and at any age. It does not require separate lessons but rather becomes the underpinning pedagogy of the school.Drawing on the author’s 40 years of research into how the most able students think and learn, this book provides a framework that has been extensively trialled in schools in eleven countries. . Themes include:Creating world class schoolsThe High Performance Learning environmentThe High Performance Learning frameworkAdvanced Cognitive Performance characteristics (ACPs)Values, Attitudes and Attributes (VAAs)Creating and leading a High Performance Learning schoolThe role of parents, universities and employers.This invaluable resource will help schools make the move from good to world class and will be essential reading for school leaders, teachers and those with an interest in outstanding academic performance.

First published in 1997. The purpose of this book is to help teachers of able children in ordinary schools. Very little has been written in Britain about the education of able children, although there is a wide body of research in other parts of the world. What has been written has been primarily from the psychologist's viewpoint or has focused on individual or groups of able children. Such research as has been carried out into provision has focused on selected groups of able children operating in optimum conditions. Both of these elements provide useful information for the teacher but neither is, in itself, sufficient to enable ordinary schools to plan effective provision for their able pupils.