So in general then, being AGAT isn't a positive experience for anyone else either? Interesting. Personally, I always thought the idea was good but it didn't really work in practise.
I was first labelled AGAT in y2 (which seems ridiculously early compared to everyone else on here... but then again, I had a really weird childhood) - that was for English. In y3 or 4 they updated that to include maths, and in y6 I became AGAT for science as well. When I went to secondary school, they agreed that I was still AGAT in all those subjects, and over the KS3 period added French, History, Geography and PS. Which I felt was ridiculous. It just isn't possible for one person to be exceptionally talented at all of those things - there were people in pretty much all of those classes who got better results without having to put nearly as much effort in. I had next to no social life, very few friends and an attitude that grades were the be all and end all (pushed by my parents, who have three AGAT children and so don't accept much less than perfection). So I wouldn't have called myself gifted at anything except working too hard.
The AGAT label allowed me to take three extra GCSEs, starting in y9, so I ended up with 13 instead of 10 - and it also meant I did a large number of (unnecessarily expensive) extracurricular courses. My school ran a debate club for all those who were AGAT in PS, but most people just turned up because they gave out free cake, so I didn't really enjoy the experience - I love debating, so I would have liked for others to have actually taken part in that side! Whoever mentioned that AGAT gets you bullied, I completely agree - years 8 and 9 were horrific for me in that respect, but I suppose I didn't really help myself there, what with my lack of social skills and hot temper. It was only once I reached GCSEs and encountered procrastination, therefore gained a sort of social life (key words sort of) that that mostly stopped. Or possibly it was just that everyone wanted to copy my homework, so decided they should try and be friends. I've never worked that out.
Now that I'm in Sixth Form the label makes no difference. No one is AGAT in Sixth Form, really - some people just have higher target grades and higher aspirations. Our Sixth Form promotes independance and doing things yourself, so extra things for intelligent pupils just aren't offered any more. Which is a way, is an improvement, but I think that a little bit of help is never a bad thing.
So that's my bizarre AGAT story. It's actually sparked a thought - do schools get extra funding for AGAT pupils? It might explain why I was labeled in so many subjects...