§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what provisions are made to cater for particularly gifted children from state schools; and if he will make a statement on his policy on gifted children being able to fulfil their potential. [127956]
§ Mr. MilibandThe Government are making support for gifted and talented pupils integral to its core strategies to improve teaching and learning. Its gifted and talented education programme in England includes: a dedicated strand of Excellence in Cities, supporting intensive provision in disadvantaged areas; a range of national activity, featuring the Academy for Gifted Youth; and a new dimension provided through the Gifted and Talented Arm of London Challenge. The Government believes that all children, including the most able, deserve an education that meets their needs and provides them with the challenge to fulfil their potential.