Hi there, I'm not sure whether my 6 yo (Y1) son fits into the category of "gifted and talented" as he's not been tested, but I'm wondering whether anyone else had similar experience with their children.
He's interested in many areas including science, maths, English, geography, music, sport, but his main interest is astronomy and chemistry. He's also obsessed with numbers. His knowledge is quite deep and has read most kids books (DK etc) out there and watched youtube videos, and enjoys answering many KS3 questions on his keen topics.
He's a very high-achieving child, and although currently in Y1 his teacher tells me he works at a higher level and is more like Y3 in English and maths (difficult to comment on any other as they are not being assessed). He attends a very good state school at the moment, but obviously they will not teach him secondary school level chemistry or physics at school. Would transferring him to a private school give him chance to learn more about his obsessions? Or would it be better to keep him in the same school and get a private tutor? In terms of stretching children, how much do private schools do to help them?
Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks so much.