This article traces recent developments in a national strategy for the education of highly able pupils in England, focusing on the government's Excellence in Cities school improvement programme. This programme seeks to ensure that ‘gifted and talented’ pupils in designated state schools, many of which present particular educational challenges, are identified and provided with opportunities to fulfil their potential. The author describes the unique national programme of continuing professional development, designed and delivered by the Research Centre for Able Pupils at Oxford Brookes University, which underpins the Gifted and Talented Strand of Excellence in Cities.
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