Recognise indicators of gifted student

Description

Observe students during instruction and identify signs of exceptionally high intelligence in a student, such as showing remarkable intellectual curiosity or showing restlessness due to boredom and or feelings of not being challenged.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 1 occupations
  • Optional in 20 occupations
  • Total: 21 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Teacher of talented and gifted students
    Talented and gifted student coordinators ensure suitable education is provided to talented and gifted students, commonly children and young adults, on various levels. They oversee …

Optional for

  • Primary school teacher
    Primary school teachers instruct students on a primary school level. They develop lesson plans in line with curriculum objectives for the variety of subjects they teach, including …
  • ICT teacher secondary school
    ICT teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialised a…
  • Learning support teacher
    Learning support teachers assist students who have general learning difficulties. Learning support teachers focus on basic skills such as numeracy and literacy and thus teach basic…
  • Science teacher secondary school
    Science teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialis…
  • History teacher secondary school
    History teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, speci…
  • Classical languages teacher secondary school
    Classical languages teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject tea…
  • Steiner school teacher
    Steiner school teachers educate students using approaches that reflect the (Waldorf) Steiner philosophy and principles. They focus on practical, hands-on activities in the curricul…
  • Physics teacher secondary school
    Physics teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, speci…
  • Music teacher secondary school
    Music teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, special…
  • Secondary school teacher
    Secondary school teachers provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually specialist subject teachers, who inst…
  • Secondary school teaching assistant
    Secondary school teaching assistants provide various support services to secondary school teachers such as instructional and practical support. They help with the preparation of le…
  • Business studies and economics teacher secondary school
    Business studies and economics teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually …
  • Art teacher secondary school
    Art teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialis…
  • Geography teacher secondary school
    Geography teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, spe…
  • Biology teacher secondary school
    Biology teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, speci…
  • Physical education teacher secondary school
    Physical education teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers…
  • Philosophy teacher secondary school
    Philosophy teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specia…
  • Drama teacher secondary school
    Drama teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialised…
  • Modern languages teacher secondary school
    Modern languages teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teache…
  • Chemistry teacher secondary school
    Chemistry teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, special…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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