The document discusses Education Queensland's vision for gifted and talented students, which is to provide a challenging learning environment that supports students in pursuing excellence and developing a lifelong passion for learning. It defines giftedness as innate ability and talent as innate ability that has been developed through support and training. The document also lists characteristics of giftedness and the three major objectives of Education Queensland's gifted and talented policies from 1993: to provide appropriate opportunities for gifted students to develop their potential, recognize and nurture a wide range of student abilities, and develop understanding of the implications of giftedness.

1. Gifted and Talented Children Vision:
Our vision for students who are gifted and talented is that they feel valued in a learning
environment which both challenges and supports them to pursue excellence and develop a
passion for longlife learning (Education Queensland, nd)

2. ‘Giftedness’ - Innate ability (little to no
systematic training or development)
‘Talent’ - Innate but developed ability
resulting from support, systematic training,
teaching and home/school input

4. Characteristics of Giftedness
• Highly effective problem-solving behavior
• Visionary leadership
• Imaginative planning ability
• High capacity for evaluative or reflective thought
• Ability to integrate and synthesize ideas
• Power to visualize and plan spatially
• Beauty in forming and using language
• Abstract thought in mathematical-scientific-technological areas
• Advanced musical composition and or performance

5. Objectives
The Gifted and Talented policies created by Education Queensland (1993)
have three major objectives these being;
• Appropriate provision for gifted students to develop their potential
• Recognition and nurturing of a wide range of students' abilities
• Development of understanding of the educational implications of
giftedness.
Each of these objectives, help to accommodate and enrich learning
experiences for gifted and talented learners within a mainstream / contextual
classroom. They help further challenge students to achieve higher
academically in the specific area/s in which they have been identified as
gifted and or talented.

6. Objectives
The Gifted and Talented policies created by Education Queensland (1993)
have three major objectives these being;
• Appropriate provision for gifted students to develop their potential
• Recognition and nurturing of a wide range of students' abilities
• Development of understanding of the educational implications of
giftedness.
Each of these objectives, help to accommodate and enrich learning
experiences for gifted and talented learners within a mainstream / contextual
classroom. They help further challenge students to achieve higher
academically in the specific area/s in which they have been identified as
gifted and or talented.