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The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY) was based at the University of Warwick and was founded in 2002 by a government (DfES) initiative for high-achieving secondary students in England. It closed in August 2007, after Warwick University decided not to apply for the new contract. The Academy provided extracurricular activities for students between 11 and 19 years of age. It accepted students from all schools, whether state, CTCs, grammar or private, in the country and accepted all students deemed to be in the top 5%. The Academy itself was split into four distinct components, each of which had different aims and fields of work. The ''Student Academy'' was intended to provide provision directly for students; the ''Professional Academy'' aimed to improve the provision for Gifted and Talented youngsters in schools and colleges; the 'Expertise centre' intended to provide organizations with support when working with G&T students; and the ''Research centre'' conducted research into gifted children and the most effective methods of teaching them. NAGTY was originally contracted for five years. In 2006, the DfES decided not to extend the contract and instead replace it with a "Managing Contractor for Gifted and Talented Education". This change in approach left Warwick University unwilling to bid, leading to the formation of the Young GIfted and Talented program, the replacement for NAGTY.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= University Decides Against Tendering to be NAGTY's Successor )〕 Warwick has decided to work with partners to launch its own independent operation, the International Gateway for Gifted Youth, IGGY, with the first pilot program launching in 2008. The International Gateway for Gifted Youth re-launched as IGGY, a social network for gifted 13- to 18-year-olds, in October 2012. == Admissions == NAGTY changed its admissions policy radically during its run. Initially, all students had to submit a large portfolio, complete with an individual letter detailing why the student would like to join, and numerous pieces of evidence such as UKMT certificates, World Class Tests results, school work, SAT or GCSE results, IQ tests and references from teachers. This portfolio would then be examined by a number of professionals who either approved or declined these entrants, depending on whether or not they deemed that the applicant was in the top 5% of the national population. As admission numbers grew, NAGTY decided that it would be necessary to simplify the admissions, in order that they could be processed at a greater rate. The new process, renamed "Loc8or" (changed from "Talent Search" - the initial title), asked for 3 different areas of evidence: * A letter of application in which students had to introduce themselves, along with two questions that they would address to an expert in a particular field (these questions were never actually answered) * A portfolio (one or more pieces) of evidence of ability from a formal or standard test (such as those above) (the Academy was quoted as saying at the time: "However, we know that sometimes your test results don't always reflect your true potential, so we also ask for a third piece of evidence.") * Evidence from informal sources, such as a teacher's recommendation, or evidence of participation in an informal society or club (coursework could also be submitted for this section of evidence) However, at the end of 2003, the Loc8or process was again simplified so that the only requirement was a single piece of evidence and a form of endorsement from the applicant's school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Eligibility Criteria 2005-2006 )〕 This policy raised considerable debate amongst some parties, including some of NAGTY's own students, that the less stringent application process led to students being admitted that were not necessarily in the top 5%. The Academy denied this. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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