Gifted Awareness Week
24 May - 1 June 2025
Gifted Awareness Week was founded in 2015 by the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented (AAEGT) to raise awareness of the identification, support and learning needs of gifted children and to celebrate the dedication of individuals and educational bodies who are making a positive difference in the lives of gifted children and their families.
The theme for 2025 is 'Policy to Practice'
This year's Gifted Awareness Week theme, 'Policy to Practice' was intentionally chosen to spark action. Many of us have seen gifted education policies drafted at state and national levels, however too often these words remain on paper. Our challenge, and our opportunity, is to transform these visions into reality.
Decades of research has provided us with clear, consistent information on the nature of giftedness, and how to appropriately support it. We know that schools and teachers need to provide learning that is different for these students. Despite this many remain under-stimulated, under-challenged, disengaged from learning, and can struggle with their mental wellbeing.
Over Gifted Awareness Week, we will explore strategies, case studies, and resources to help educators translate policy into practical steps to unlock the potential of gifted learners from every background — urban, rural, advantaged, disadvantaged, neurotypical and twice-exceptional.
We encourage you to engage wholeheartedly — ask questions, spark conversations and build partnerships — so that every child has access to rigorous and relevant learning experiences, in schools and classrooms that are intentionally designed to meet their needs.
Plan a 2025 Gifted Awareness Week event
Events can be registered from now until 5 days before the start of GAW.
Further resources are available to event organisers once your event has been registered. These include the GAW Logo, powerpoint and flyer templates.
Submit a blog, video or artwork...
Do you have something to share that might help to raise awareness around the identification, support, learning differences or social/emotional needs of gifted students? We'd love to hear from you! Maybe you're involved in gifted education policy. Maybe you're a gifted education teacher with practical tips that others can use in the classroom. Maybe you're a gifted student, parent or gifted adult. The more we can share about the realities of giftedness, the better we will be positioned to support gifted young people. The 2025 Gifted Awareness Week theme is Policy to Practice. How can we implement gifted education policy day-to-day to support our gifted young people?
Past Gifted Awareness Week themes
2025 - Policy to Practice
2024 - Unlocking Potential
2023 - Diverse Faces of Giftedness
2022 - Like Minds
2021 - Thriving as gifted
2020 - Wellbeing - A no limits approach
2019 - Belonging
2018 - Acceptance: Diversity and Equality
2017- Diversity: recognise, realise, respond
2016 - What Giftedness means to me
2015 - No limits
Want to know more about GAW or have a question?
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