Cullen, Stephen Michael and Cullen, Mairi Ann (2005) Socialising with like-minded peers: the importance of friendships to students at National Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY) summer schools. In: British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, University of Glamorgan, 14-17 Sep 2005

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Abstract

The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY) offers a range of services and opportunities for its student members, such as online forums and study groups, and local face to face events. However, the Academy�s flagship events are its summer schools, held at universities throughout England during July and August. The summer schools were piloted at the university of Warwick in 2002. Following that pilot, summer schools have been held in 2003, 2004, and 2005. The numbers of courses, known as strands, and universities involved have increased over this period, so that by the summer of 2005, eight universities ran NAGTY summer schools � Bristol, Christ Church Canterbury, Warwick, Leeds, Durham, Lancaster, York, and Imperial College � offering 53 strands between them. The strands cover a wide range of academic disciplines, including subjects not typically encountered at school, such as anthropology and robotics. Each strand is usually led by an academic specialist in the field, supported by a qualified teacher and one or two post-graduate teaching assistants. Around 18-22 NAGTY students attend each strand, and universities offer from 6-8 strands per summer school, with the majority of schools running for two weeks, and some running for three. Over 1,000 students attended a NAGTY summer school in 2005 alone.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR)
Official Date:	September 2005
Dates:	Date Event September 2005 Published
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	British Educational Research Association Annual Conference
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	University of Glamorgan
Date(s) of Event:	14-17 Sep 2005

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