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This chapter focuses on the English Model of gifted education conceptualised by the author. The English Model is a relatively new model for educating the gifted that builds on traditional models of gifted education to create a new paradigm. The English Model has been in use in England for 10 years and now forms the basis of the comprehensive national programme offered to pupils of all ages and in all government-funded schools in England. This chapter considers the case for the English Model, describes its educational characteristics and discusses the various elements of the model. A key strength of the English Model is that it uses elements from existing models of gifted education to create an approach that positions gifted education deeply within overall education policy and within wider social policy objectives. This gives not only the benefit of better educational provision for individual gifted children but also better sustainability for this field of work within education policy.
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Eyre, D. (2009). The English Model of Gifted Education. In: Shavinina, L.V. (eds) International Handbook on Giftedness. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6162-2_53
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