Amazing Animated Animal Antics for Y5 and Y6 Gifted & Talented

The course is an exciting blend of online teaching and independent ICT work for gifted and talented children in art. The children will have free access to the online 2D animation program Fluxtime Studio, which the children can access from home or school for up to two terms after the course finishes. The course will show them how to apply their artistic skills to create sophisticated animated worlds of their own making, working collaboratively with other children in the group.

The course runs for 6 weeks, each session lasting 45 minutes.

Cost is £73.00 per pupil. £37.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The cost includes an additional £1.00 for the Fluxtime licence which is available for 1 year.

Marvellous Maths 1 for Gifted & Talented Upper KS2

Higher order thinking skills are developed in a fun-filled way. Activities enrich and broaden mathematical knowledge. Children participate in investigation, problems, puzzles and games. They work together, discussing and sharing solutions as well as developing winning strategies and performing magic!

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Marvellous Maths 2 for Gifted & Talented Upper KS2

Following the success of Marvellous Maths 1 a second series of lessons has been written to develop thinking skills and mathematical knowledge further. The children work together, discussing and sharing solutions as well as developing winning strategies, cracking codes and performing magic.

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Marvellous Maths 3 for Gifted & Talented Upper KS2

Due to popular demand, and following the big success of Marvellous Maths 1 and 2, a third series of lessons has been written. These continue to add breadth and provide enrichment for gifted and talented children through a broader range of content, tasks and resources, as recommended by the Primary Framework. Sign up early to avoid disappointment. Children do not necessarily need to have completed Marvellous Maths 1 and 2 in order to participate on the course, but this would be an advantage.

The course duration is 6 weeks, with each session lasting for 45 minutes.

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Flights of Adventure for Gifted & Talented Y2 and Y3 'To The Rescue!'

This course extends non-fiction writing for Gifted and Talented pupils in Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2. It builds on report, information and instructional writing. Ever wanted to lead a double life? Have superpowers and change the world? Now the children have the opportunity to do just that. They will explore global issues affecting the world and how they would use superpowers to stop them! They will read and analyse a variety of online materials before planning and writing their own superhero fact files. Speaking and listening skills are developed as they are a crucial part of the online lessons.

The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes (with extra activities on the accompanying VLE).

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Flights of Adventure for Gifted & Talented Y3 and Y4 'The M.I.S.S. Spy Academy'

This course extends non-fiction writing for Gifted and Talented pupils in lower Key Stage 2. It builds on recount and instructional writing. The children become part of the M.I.S.S. Spy Academy and research both fictional and actual secret agents through online biographies and websites. The course focuses on a mission from Q-Division to design the best gadget for use on secret missions! They will also explore the case of the real life spy Alexander Litvinenko and the role of the media in modern society. During all stages of the writing process children are encouraged to work collaboratively and develop their speaking and listening skills along with their writing...

The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes (with extra activities on the accompanying VLE).

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Flights of Adventure for Gifted & Talented Y5 and Y6 'The Roswell Incident'

This course extends non-fiction writing for Gifted and Talented pupils in Upper Key-stage 2. It builds on Persuasive, Journalistic and Formal writing. The course revolves around reading a series of online news and witness reports about the Roswell Incident. What did happen in July 1947? We will explore the question 'Is anybody out there?' The children will enhance their speaking and listening skills as we evaluate all the evidence on extra terrestrial activities.

The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes (with extra activities on the accompanying VLE).

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Flights of Fancy for Gifted & Talented Y1 and Y2

The story 'Toad' by Ruth Brown will be used as a model to help the children plan and develop their own story, using research skills and powerful adjectives to good effect in generating imaginative, thoughtful text.

The course runs for 3 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes.

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Flights of Fancy for Gifted & Talented Y3 and Y4

This course supports pupils who need to develop their basic English skills. Through a detailed study of "The Whales' Song" by Dyan Sheldon and Gary Blythe the children will create their own story.

The children will examine the use of similes and how they create atmosphere, characterisation and characters’ feelings and emotions and imaginative vocabulary to enhance their stories. They will research a chosen animal on the Internet to base their story around.

The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes.

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Flights of Fancy for Gifted & Talented Y5 and Y6

An image 'Oscar and Alphonse' by Chris Van Allsburg is used as a stimulus to writing a story. Discussion, sharing of ideas and constructive criticism by peers are all used to create a piece of original writing.

The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes.

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Magical Maths 1 for Gifted & Talented Y3 and Y4

Enrichment activities to widen mathematical thinking and experience, suitable for gifted younger children.

The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes.

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Magical Maths 2 for Gifted and Talented Pupils in Y3 and Y4

Following the success of Magical Maths 1 a second series of lessons provides further enrichment activities.

The course runs for 6 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes.

Cost is £72.00 per pupil, £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Puzzle it Out Y2 More Able Children

This course aims to develop problem solving strategies for 'finding all possibilities' type problems.

The course runs for 6 weeks, each session lasting 45 minutes.

Cost is £72.00 per pupil. £36.00 for pupils within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Island Adventures for KS1

This is an exciting, innovative course which is based on one of the 'Katie Morag' stories written by Mairi Hedderwick.

It links the curriculum areas of literacy, ICT, geography, art and PE and is principally designed to be taught to eight more able Year 2 children from one school or nearby schools.

The course runs for 4 weeks. There are 4 sessions of 45 minutes and a half-day final session based in your school.

There needs to be a minimum of 6 children for this either in the same school or where children can easily be transported for the final half-day session (possibly a network link).

Cost is £150.00 per pupil in the Hull area and £75.00 for pupils in the East Riding of Yorkshire.