The Challenge Award

Taken from the NACE website (The National Association for Able Children):

"The Challenge Award is an Award for Primary and Secondary Schools that recognises and celebrates quality whole school provision for Able, Gifted and Talented pupils. The Award is separated into 10 Elements, which provides schools with a Framework of criteria that represents quality provision. Schools can use the Framework as a self-evaluation and development tool to audit and action plan for improvement. The Challenge Award itself will be given to schools who can demonstrate, through gathering of evidence from the Framework, that they have met the criteria of the 10 Elements. The Challenge Award has been designed for both primary and secondary schools. NACE will work in partnership with LEAs who wish to be accredited to assess schools for The Challenge Award; providing training and quality assurance."