Too Clever by Half: A Fair Deal for Gifted Children

Surely able pupils have got it all — intelligence, success, a shining future. How can it be fair to make extra provision when our schools are already hard pressed to deliver the basics? Illustrated with case studies of highly able children currently in British schools, this book demonstrates the range of difficulties they can face, and how inadequate provision can lead to underachievement and disaffection. Carrie Winstanley works within an inclusive definition of high ability that does not ...