Written by Edward Upton, Teachable founder

We certainly have the former on Teachable, contributing their best ideas and inspiration for others to download.

The question is how can G&T pupils benefit. What G&T resources do we have on Teachable.net?

Founded by a group of ‘talented’ students, we try to make sure a lot of our content is challenging for the higher ability learners.

• Firstly, our contributing and moderation guidelines ensure that all the files are designed to encourage thinking, not spoon-feed learners. Most of the 5* resources also have extension activities to go with them.
• Secondly, we tag all the files by ability, so you can find files marked as Advanced within a particular strand of the curriculum, which means they go above and beyond the requirements of that exam / curriculum.
• Thirdly, we are always on the lookup for fresh, topical material that will stimulate and engage. We would even welcome contributions from star pupils whose insights might spur on others to new heights.

Speaking for myself, the things that engaged me as a student were the innovative lesson styles and zany experiments. Ten-year-old lessons or videos used as padding always stuck out a mile off. Opening minds relies on having an open and creative mind yourself.

G&T teachers meeting G&T pupils.

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