Will, Emma (SEN)
From:	Yees [yees@ozemail.com.au]
Sent:	Friday, 2 March 2001 6:33 PM
To:	eet.sen@aph.gov.au
Subject:	gifted education
Dear Senate Committee,
I write to detail my personal and professional experiences with the education of gifted children. 
1. There is a need for individualised courses/curricula for many of these children. Schools need to be able to design extension work that is meaningful and interesting , and not just "more work' or more of the same or extra homework. 
2. There is a need for research into the outcomes of various school teaching and support methods, so parents can better choose what is best for their child
3.We need greater access to interesting, varied extension and holiday programmes for these children, and not just at the 'private sector ' level where the expense can be great, sometimes $80- 100 daily.
4. Case conferencing at school level to ensure open communication, informed decisions and best outcomes (can involve wide range of professionals e.g psychologist, parents, school staff, general practitioner etc)
5. Back at grass roots level, need to work to solutions for the crisis in the education of boys as, there is a flow on to gifted boys whose output and school performance is often poor.
 
Yours, Dr Annmaree Yee, MB BS, Masters Psychological Medicine.