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Guest blog post by giftEDnz board member, Louise Tapper.

Opinion piece including the idea that failing to provide for gifted children in state schools means that only an elite subset of the gifted have their needs met - those whose parents can pay.

Louise Tapper of giftEDnz is quoted in this article about the potential negative effects of league tables on students who are already "above the bar".

...arguments against these sales provide some lessons for advocates following Gifted Awareness Week.

Along the way through your journey there are going to be those who understand you and are excited about the journey you are on. There will also be those who think the journey is the wrong one for you. Some of your ‘backpack’ items may help them...

Teachers love to talk shop. Teachers' spouses and children who have accidentally strayed near this blog are probably shouting something about understatements at the screen right now. We can be just a tiny bit unstoppable, I'm afraid, when we talk...

In New Zealand, policy makers have adopted a laissez-faire approach towards developing any kind of single definition of giftedness.

As we write to celebrate gifted awareness week we are reminded that it is te wā o Matariki (Maori New Year).

I can’t help but wonder how, in the face of a stronger, united front, we have seen a diminished provision, commitment and oversight of gifted and talented education.

Unlike sports teams proudly wearing their top of the line clothing we find many of our gifted are unlikely to wear their label with pride.

Gifted Awareness Week is an opportunity to create awareness of giftedness, and especially of the educational provisions that are needed to meet the needs of gifted and twice exceptional children, among those who do not routinely seek this...

"Teaching is so much more than imparting knowledge," writes Sue Breen.

Gifted Awareness Week begins on 18 June, and the #NZGAW Blog Tour begins today.