Pupil Voice In Leading Their Own Learning

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This essay will discuss the role of pupil voice in leading their own learning, focusing particularly on supporting pupils with high ability. The child I focused on for this assignment will be referred to as Child X, and although they did not have a special educational need such as: dyslexia, a hearing impairment, or autism, it is important to identify a gifted and talented child as having an additional need. Westwood (2015) defines a ‘gifted’ learner as a child who can excel academically in one or more subjects. Whereas, he identifies a ‘talented’ learner as someone who can excel in practical ways such as in sport, art or an applied skill. Child X was both gifted and talented, as she was high achieving (exceeding) in Mathematics, Reading and Writing, and had an artistic ability. According to Smithers and Robinson (2012), these students are now referred to as ‘highly able students’ or students with ‘high …show more content…

Through observing Child X she always possessed high levels of curiosity and would often stay behind at break time to ask further questions or clarify ideas. She was always committed to her tasks and often wanted to get started before any input was finished. If she did not complete the task by the end of the lesson, she would want to continue it in her own time. Child X would grasp concepts quickly; however she would seem to disengage during long inputs, possibly due to boredom (Westwood, 2015). The Office for Standards in Education (OfSTED, 2015) highlights that schools only exist to support children in fulfilling their potential. They go on to mention that schools must identify and foster the talents of each child. To do this, schools must ensure that the education they provide challenges and encourages children at all levels, this includes highly able

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