Education for the Gifted Students in Australia

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Identification of available resources and services available................................................2
Early childhood perspectives...............................................................................................3
Suitability, accessibility and availability of the resources...................................................4
Identification and discussion of barriers..............................................................................5
Recommendations................................................................................................................6
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................7
Reference List......................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
The children who are more engaging are way ahead than their peers in studying are
known as gifted students (Farrall & Henderson, 2015). These children generally possess
exceptional quality in different aspects which might be in any of the various aspects of studies as
well as extracurricular activities. In the modern context it can be said that students with special
talents and gifts needs some special attention from the institutions in which they are associated
with. If the institutions come up with some ideas regarding the betterment of the gifted students
then they will be very much helpful and they will be nurtured in a proper way. In Australia there
are presence of a lot of schools around the country which aims in teaching students with special
gifts and talents. The legislative law of the country also provides the students with various ways
by the help of which they can improve their talents and get help from the teachers of the
educational institution in improving their talents (Walsh & Jolly, 2018).
Identification of available resources and services available
Each of the various states in the country have different policies by the help of which the
gifted students in the country are helped (Ziegler, Chandler, Vialle & Stoeger, 2017). All these
different policies which are available in the states are in context with the Gagne’s Differentiation
Model of Giftedness and Talent (Henderson & Jarvis, 2016). In all over the country there are
various school which provides special education to the gifted students in the country. These
educational system in the country aids the gifted students by providing them with the scope of
having self-contained classes (Matheis, Kronborg, Schmitt & Preckel, 2017). Different services
like pull-out or withdrawal services are provided by the education institution in this school by the
help of which the talented and the gifted students in the country are helped by the schools in the
country (Matheis, Kronborg, Schmitt & Preckel, 2017). The New South Wales Act aids in giving

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quality education to the gifted students in the country and help them in their education. In the
present era it can be said that the gifted students in the country are being helped a lot by the
various education policies in the country and the various institutions and schools in the country is
also helping the gifted students by a huge margin. States like Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania,
Northern territory, Southern as well as Western Australia have various polices which have been
implemented in the schools and the educational institutions in the country to ensure that the
gifted and the talented students in the country receive surplus education in the country and they
are treated just like everyone else in the country (Jarvis & Henderson, 2015). The gifted students
in the country are given special importance by the educational institutions in the country keeping
in mind that they are students too and they deserve to gain the education just like their peers. The
Australian Capital Territory act of the country aids the parents to consult with the principal of
their children’s school in implementing special studies for the gifted children in the country and
ensure that proper protection of the students are taken by the teachers (CHOWDHURY, 2016).
Early childhood perspectives
The various services which have been provided to the gifted children of Australia is
ample but the implementation process of the various steps and laws have not been conducted in a
proper manner. The various laws which have been put in the various states of the country are
more or less same and the main aim of all these resources and laws is to provide better education
to the special and gifted students in the country (Springer, Cham. Jung & Worrell, 2017). The
laws which have been implemented in different states of the country are not entirely transparent
which might be one of the reason the rules are not followed properly in many states of the
country. It has been seen that many teachers in the country do not understand the values of the
need for the education for the gifted students in the country. If the teachers of the country are

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unaware of the various advantages of the education for the gifted students in the country then the
implementation process of the various steps in the country will not be taking place in a proper
way.
The various policies which have been implemented in the country regarding the teaching
of the gifted students in the country are very important since with the inclusion of these policies
in the system it will be very easy for the educational institutions in the country to adapt these
policies. Gifted students’ needs special attention from the teachers as well as the parents as they
are more advanced than the common students. They must be given the scope to expand their
knowledge base and improve their skills. Though the policy of the various states in the country
states that the gifted students must be given the opportunity to study in a better way yet in the
modern time it can be seen that the people of the country are not implementing these process in a
proper way (Springer, Cham. Jung & Worrell, 2017). These steps are hampering the smooth
installation of the various policies regarding the study of the gifted students in the country. The
country has a massive scope in improving the education structure for the students with special
needs but the education system and the government of the county needs to be extra protective
about the implementation of the system.
Suitability, accessibility and availability of the resources
In Australia the various services which are needed for the institutions to implement the
various process by the help of which they can implement the policies of aiding the gifted
students in the country. The main aim of the country is to provide the various process by the help
of which the gifted and the talented students in the country will be able to anticipate the process
by the help of which they can easily implement the various process by the help of which they
will be able to learn in a proper way. In the present context of education and the various

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incorporating policies it can be said that the policies regarding the teaching of the students in the
country are easily available to the people of the country and they can easily access the various
information regarding the teaching of the gifted students from the guidelines which are available
in each and every state in the country. The implementation of the various polices in the each and
every state of the country is done by the help of the local government in the country. The various
schools and institutions in the country shows various process by the help of which the students in
the country will be very much helpful. It has also been found out that the parents of the gifted
students can talk with the principal of the school for the implementation of the various policies
by the help of which the students will be provided the special students which will be helping
them in gaining knowledge in a proper manner. The various policies for the gifted students are
easily accessible to the students of the county.
Identification and discussion of barriers
The Australian culture have been known to bring down the various policies which will be
gaining higher limits (). In the modern context of the gifted education in the country it has been
seen that the country have not yet fully implemented the system properly in the education system
of the country. It has been identified that many teachers in the country do not take in account the
need for the special studies for the gifted students rather they consider the teachings for gifted
education as an extra burden which the schools in the country have to bear. In the present context
of education it can be said that of the teachers are not motivated enough work hard for the gifted
students then the country will not be able to implement the various process by the help of which
the students in the country will be imparted knowledge. In the modern context of education
students with special needs must be given extra attention so that they can easily study like
anyone else and they must be treated in a proper way as they are the future of the country. The

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Australian Professional Standards which have been set for the country to the teachers do not
have specific reference to the need for the special education of the gifted students in the country
(Fraser-Seeto, Howard & Woodcock, 2015). If there is absence of clear transparence in the
education system of the country them it will become very hard for the teachers and the students
to take part in the special education for the gifted children in the country. The general climate
which prevails in the education system of the country do not give enough scope for the
implementation of the education for the gifted students in the country (Jolly & Jarvis, 2018). In
the modern context of the education the society of the country must come forward for the
implementation of education for the gifted students in the country. With the implementation of
the education for the special needs students in the country the government of the country must
implement clear and transparent policies which can be easily followed by the educational
institutions as well as the schools of the country.
Recommendations
To recommend it can be said that the organizations in the country needs to implement the
policies for the need of gifted students. The management process of the school must be done in a
proper way and the various process by the help of which this process will be conducted depends
on the knowledge about the need of special education for the gifted students in the country. With
the application of the policies in the country it will be very easy for the students in the country to
receive proper education. In the modern context of education it can be said that the government
of the country is not taking extra initiatives by the help of which a proper implementation of the
policies are done. The government of the country needs to look after the needful steps which are
needed for implementing the process in the country. A proper training needs to be implemented
for the teachers in the country so that they can provide a better teaching to the students in the

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country. With the aid of the proper training it will be possible for the teachers to understand the
various needs of the students in the country. The parents of the gifted students can provide better
steps by the help of which they can help their children. The parents must understand the need of
their children and what steps they can take to ensure that the children will be getting proper
training and motivation in improving themselves in the future.
Conclusion
To conclude it can be said that Australia needs to take initiatives by the help of which the
gifted students in the country will be able to study in a better way and implement the certain
characteristics by the help of which they will be doing much better in their life. In the present
context of education system, of Australia it can be said that the country is not implementing the
definite steps by the help of which the education for the gifted students in the country will be
carried out in a better way. In the present era of education diversity and inclusion in education
have become a must need for the educational institutions in the world. Students must be treated
in the same way by the teachers and special attention must be given to the students who are
specially gifted. Implementation of these kind of policies in the education system of Australia
must be conducted in a proper way.

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