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Direct linkHancox, Grenville; Barnes, Jonathan – Improving Schools, 2004
In July and August 2003, five top UK universities offered a range of three-week summer schools to "gifted and talented" 11-16-year-olds. This initiative, heavily subsidized by the UK Government, who wish to push "the cream of the nation's pupils forward", used school holiday time to bring together nominated children from all…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Summer Schools, Gifted, Students
