At King James's we recognise that many students have special needs, not just those with learning difficulties.  All our students are given the opportunity to receive a broad and balanced education which provides them with a challenging curriculum.  We foster a learning community in which achievements and talents are recognised, respected and celebrated.  In line with national guidelines we seek to identify those students with outstanding academic ability or exceptional talents in the Arts, Sport or Music. 

The school’s policy is to ensure that we recognise and support the needs of such students.  The school’s Gifted and Talented co-ordinators are Catherine Rees (Key Stage 3) and Emma Stickland (Key Stages 4 and 5).  Together they aim to co-ordinate appropriate opportunities through the subject leaders and liaise with students to discuss their needs and aspirations.  A review was completed in July 2010 and the feedback from students and parents was used to develop future programmes.