I am trying to decide what to do with my profoundly gifted DD. She is currently in reception in a State primary school, considered "outstanding", with a huge waiting list.
So far the school has been very good on the pastoral care, but have no clue what to do with her academically. She is 5.5 and used as a mini TA going around teaching others to read (she can read an adult newspaper and spell 90% of the words in it).
The school has quite a few bright kids in the class. We have already asked if DD could be moved up a yeargroup (which her teacher thinks a good idea), but it wasn't endorsed by the Head ("if we allowed one kid to do it, they would all want to do it!").
There is no gifted and talented register that we know of or any other provision..
We cannot really afford to send her to private school, but know that they should technically be able to cater better to her needs.
My major worry is that DD will work out by about year 3 that there is nothing more the school can offer her and go off the rails.
By then however she will have lost her place at the highly selective private school as their main intake is for reception or year 1.
Can anyone offer any advice?
Talk to other parents about parenting a gifted child on this forum.
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Private versus State for the profoundly gifted
avidskier · 22/05/2010 23:48
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