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HK-UK Gifted Education Conference - "From Gifted to Great" - March 2008

The theme of HK-UK Gifted Education Conference - "From Gifted to Great" was the world trend in the development of research and provision of Gifted Education. The event aimed to provide a unique platform of knowledge and information exchange on the latest development in gifted education both from Hong Kong and the UK. Hong Kong’s powerful framework for Gifted Education has received many accolades worldwide and the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is highly supportive to broaden the offer for students with gifts and talents even more. The UK has a long history of comprehensive provision in Gifted Education.

Jointly organised by:
The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education                   Education Bureau, HKSAR                    British Consulate-General Hong Kong

• HKEdcity of Gifted Education Resources Web　

• HK-UK Gifted Education Conference

    Speakers' Presentation - Day 1

• Prof Deborah Eyre - The English Model
  Professor Deborah Eyre, Professor of Education,
  University of Warwick, UK

• Dr Shane Phillipson - What Does the Research Say
  Dr Shane N Phillipson, Associate Professor,
  Hong Kong Institute of Education

• Ms Yoshie Lee - Identification & Differentiated Curriculum
  Ms Yoshie Lee Yuen-ping, GE coordinator,
  Sacred Heart Canossian College (SHCC), HK

• Mr Joel Nainie - A Frames of Reference Paradigm
  Mr Joel Nainie, Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator,
  King George V School, HK

• Ms Rosanna Raimato - By Schools for Schools
  Ms Rosanna Raimato, Head Achievement Programmes
  Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, UK

    Speakers' Presentation - Day 2

• Prof Joan Freeman - Out-of-school Educational Provision Around the World
  Professor Joan Freeman,
  Founding President of the European Council Council for Gifted Education

• Ms Jasmine Yeung - How to Run School-based Gifted Education in QMSS Effectively
  Ms Jasmine Yeung Ching-han, Principal, & Mr Richard Tong Ho-fan,
  Vice Head of Gifted Education Team HK&M
  Lutheran Church Queen Maud Secondary School (QMSS), HK

• Dr Anna Hui - Successful Collaboration among Various Educational Sectors in Nurturing Gifted Leaders
  Dr Anna Hui Na-na, Assistant Director & Centre Executive,
  Centre for Child Development Hong Kong Baptist University

• Mr Timothy Dracup - England's National Programme for Gifted and Talented Education
  Mr Timothy Dracup, Assistant Director, Improving Pupil Performance Division,
  Department for Children Schools and Families, England

• Mr Ian Warwick - City-wide Approaches Towards an Entitlement Agenda for Gifted and Talented Students
  Mr Lan Warwick, Senior Director - Development
  London Gifted and Talented

• Mr Martin Ripley - The Voices of Gifted Students
  Mr Martin Ripley,
  Independent Gifted Education Consultant

• Dr Stephen Tommis - Engaging Parents in the Education of Gifted & Talented Children
  Dr Stephen Tommis, Executive Director
  The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE)