Will, Emma (SEN)
From:	Hutley Family [nhutley@bigpond.net.au]
Sent:	Saturday, 3 March 2001 6:54 PM
To:	eet.sen@aph.gov.au
Subject:	Submission_Questionnaire
Name:                                Nicki Hutley                                Phone: (02) 9904 6939
Postal Address:                                39 Burra Rd Artarmon NSW                                Postcode: 2064
 
Questionnaire                    Options                                  Answer
 
1.       Does your gifted child have access to an appropriate education?                   Y/N                   [N                   ]
 
2.       Do you feel that regular teachers at your school have the training that is needed to                   Y/N                   [N                   ]
teach gifted children?                                                                                                                                         
3.       Part of the Governments Strategy for the education of gifted & talented students is that: Y/N                   [Y                   ]
After 1995 all schools, where feasible, should seek to employ at least one teacher who  
has training in the education of gifted & talented students. 
Are any of the teachers at your school trained in the education of gifted & talented students?            
 
4.       How many teachers in your school appear to understand the academic, social &                   A/B/C                   [B                   ]
emotional needs of the gifted child?
      A = No teachers      B =Some teachers      C=All teachers
5.       How many teachers in your school are approachable with respect to gifted issues?                            A/B/C                   [B                   ]
      A = No teachers      B =Some teachers      C=All teachers
6.       Does your school use a procedure to identify students of high potential?                        Y/N                   [N                   ]
 
7.       Is it common for gifted children in your school to receive a curriculum that is                   Y/N                   [N                   ]
different to the non-gifted students in the classroom?         
 
8.       Is accelerated progression through grades an option for gifted students at your school?                   Y/N                   [Y                   ]
 
9.       Which subject(s) are taught using ability grouping?                   A/B/C/D/E                   [A                    ]
A=None                         B=Maths                         C=Reading                         D=Other                         E=More than one subject         
10.   Does your school provide mentorships for gifted students?                         Y/N                   [Y                    ]
 
11.   Do you believe that your gifted child's education has been damaging to his/her social                   Y/N                   [Y                   ]
& emotional well-being?
 
12.   Please indicate which of the following you believe would assist gifted children in your school:
a)      All teacher qualifications include training in the education of gifted & talented students                   Y/N                   [Y                   ]
b)      Implementing a procedure to identify students of high potential                                       Y/N                   [Y                   ]
c)      Ability grouping in regular classes                            Y/N                   [Y                   ]
d)      Allowing accelerated progression through the grades                             Y/N                   [Y                   ]
e)      Compacting curriculum within regular classes                            Y/N                   [Y                   ]
f)       Providing mentorships for gifted students                          Y/N                   [Y                   ]
g)      Special classes for gifted children to allow compacting of curriculum                                       Y/N                   [Y                   ]
& enrichment opportunities
h)      Extra funding for gifted education                        Y/N                   [Y                   ]
 
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Our school has an “OC”, but no other teachers have G&T  training. I have been told that I should feel grateful for the very limited “special” attention that only one of my three gifted (and formally identified) children receive (which I have had to push for). Most of all, I would like to see greater understanding and acceptance by both teachers and the community at large of the needs of gifted children. At present there is a widely held view that gifted children can be left alone and have no teaching needs at all. This is clearly discrimination. All schools should have a comprehensive system of identification of and programming for gifted children.

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