Gifted & Talented Programme
This is a structured programme of support for students with exceptional GCSE results (mainly A*- As) which caters for their needs and aspirations. These students will be aiming for the top universities in world rankings and some of the most competitive academic courses.
The programme aims to:
• Broaden students’ horizons beyond their chosen subjects.
• Develop students’ higher level thinking, reasoning and analytical skills.
• Provide academic research and writing skills through a major investigation into a topic of the student’s choosing.
• Provide early advice on building a strong portfolio of relevant activities to support an application to the top universities.
• Provide targeted support for those students preparing for admissions tests such as UKCAT and the TSA.
• Provide specific support for those students preparing for interviews at Oxford, Cambridge, Russell Group universities and for Medical courses. Students have weekly sessions with a personal tutor and will be given specialist support preparing a polished UCAS application. Students completing this programme have progressed to the best universities in the country, and achieved the highest grades.
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