This episode offers practical insights for teachers on how best we can support our high-attaining students in the secondary school classroom.

Our panel discusses the language we use when referring to this cohort of students and how we might define what "high-attaining" means.

We then move on to outline a number of classroom strategies for teachers to help them teach and support these learners as well as some common mistakes to avoid.

We discuss how we can create a culture of scholarly ambition in our classrooms and approach the curriculum challenges faced by high-attaining students. We also offer tips for making a success of extension activities.

We ask, too, how we can help learners to become increasingly independent and to stay motivated and engaged – even in the face of challenges and set-backs.

The panel includes an English and a maths specialist but many of the strategies discussed apply across the curriculum.