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Gifted pupils are a small but underserved population of pupils with special educational needs. A 2005 gives an overview of past approaches to educating high-potential learners in European countries. Most gifted education strategy focuses on or enrichment, programmes. Further information on the differences between European education systems can be found on the platform.

Targeted public support

In , the government provides to the families of gifted children, while schools are obliged to systematically identify and monitor gifted and talented pupils.

Croatia also has numerous state-funded extracurricular educational programmes for gifted children, including the . It provides programmes and publishes for gifted children and their teachers and parents.

Group enrichment outside the classroom

, there are no public schools specifically for gifted children in , and policy is focused on . However, Flanders also uses in-school and extracurricular ‘’, in which gifted children to work on special projects in a dedicated group outside the mainstream classroom.

Gifted education as special education

Gifted education is approached as a special educational need in , where legislation details specific measures for providing support to gifted pupils, including:

• Accelerated learning
• Dedicated groups for gifted pupils
• Individual educational plans
• Psychological and pedagogical support

A systemic approach

The Dutch government is currently putting in place systemic measures to provide suitable gifted education throughout the educational system. This includes a ‘’, that involves discussions with parents, school boards, giftedness specialists, and organisation representatives to understand pupils’ specific needs.

The plan contains measures for greater recognition of the developmental needs of gifted pupils, guaranteeing them a suitable, comprehensive education, and more training for teachers.