"Gifted and Talented" - could somone please explain this to me as I'm really not getting it and feel quite cross and I'm not a pushy mum, at all!!

[sandyballs]

Honestly I'm not. But please explain how a child who absolutely hates PE and any form of exercise can be identified as "Gifted and Talented" in PE, yet a child who has represented the school in cross country, athletics, basketball and netball, done very well indeed in all of them, and was picked for the teams through trials, yet is not identified as "Gifted and Talented" for PE.

Am I missing something?

[momb]

The G+T register doesn't even get mentioned at our cluster of schools. I only found out very recently that my ED is on the list for a couple of subjects, even though I knew she was getting extra lessons to do a couple of GCSEs early. I think it would be awful to have them handed out like end of year awards in letters home. It's only a funding thing after all isn't it?