Review of Janet Bates and Sarah Munday (2005) 'Able, Gifted and Talented': The SEN Series. London: Continuum International Publishing Group. vi + 106 pp. ISBN 0-8264-78-37-9

Abstract

In this compact book Janet Bates and Sarah Munday share their teaching experiences and strategies for gifted education. Their work aligns with the belief that the potential of gifted students is often overlooked and there is a need to address this discrepancy within whole-school, inclusive contexts. As they suggest, 'our able, gifted and talented pupils have the same rights [as other students] to a curriculum that caters for their individual needs, and which allows them to develop their strengths in an ethos where diversity is both recognised and celebrated' (p.2).