Develop potential into excellence

High potential and gifted students (HPGS) demonstrate high potential in many areas. It is essential that schools consistently provide equitable opportunities that inspire students to demonstrate potential. These professional learning courses support teachers to find and develop potential in four domains: creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional.

• Finding high potential – introduction (staff only)
• Finding high potential in the creative domain (staff only)
• Finding high potential in the intellectual domain (staff only)
• Finding high potential in the physical domain (staff only)
• Finding high potential in the social-emotional domain (staff only)
• Talent development for high potential and gifted students (staff only)
• Unrecognised potential and underachievement (staff only)

Resources to inspire talent development

HPGE professional learning sessions and a range of resources support teachers to inspire potential and develop talent in the classroom, across the school and through statewide opportunities. These include exploring how to support development of student voice in enabling students to achieve their potential.

• Creative domain discussion paper
• Igniting creative potential through visual arts K–6 (staff only)
• Creative potential through dramatic screenplay (Stage 5) (staff only)
• Physical domain discussion paper
• Enhancing sport and physical activity (staff only)
• Social-emotional discussion paper
• Social-emotional learning supporting student agency (staff only)
• HPGE and the Game Changer Challenge (staff only)

Curriculum differentiation

Making small changes in practice can make a significant difference in catering for learning needs of HPG students. Teachers can choose one adjustment from the Differentiation Adjustment Tool and apply the strategies and examples in a lesson or unit during Public Education Week. Giving all students opportunities for differentiation can also result in underachieving students demonstrating high potential.

Teachers can also apply research and practical strategies from HPGE Statewide Staffroom recordings to differentiate for HPGS in curriculum areas including English, maths, science and creative arts.

Teachers can join the High Potential and Gifted Education Statewide staffroom.

Inspiring all our students

High potential can be found in all cohorts of students.

The HPGE Illustrations of Practice include many short videos and stories that show how teachers and schools have noticed and developed high potential in students. Professional learning discussion questions facilitate thinking about:

• how teachers inspired and supported students to develop potential into excellence

• how schools could apply strategies for their own context.

These professional learning courses explore how high potential can be found and developed in all student cohorts:

• Advanced learning pathways: acceleration (staff only)
• Empowering HPGE for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students (staff only)
• HPG students in the early years (staff only)
• HPG students with disability (staff only)
• HPG students at risk (staff only)