child wearing helmet at top of an adventure climbing frame holding onto a tyre. Wording: supporting children with high learning potential since 1967
Information about how Potential Plus UKs services have reached people May 2023-April 2024 in graphic form

Since 1967, The National Association for Gifted Children, now known as Potential Plus UK, has been supporting children and young people aged 18 and under, who have high learning potential or who have some form of dual or multiple exceptionality (gifted with additional needs or neurodivergence).  We are an independent charity working with children, families, schools and organisations,  helping young people to receive appropriate support and challenge to secure their wellbeing, nurture their gifts and talents, develop resilience and confidence so that they succeed and thrive at every stage of their development.

More Information

Read more about Potential Plus UK’s impact in the following paper

Work and Impact of Potential Plus UK November 2022 front cover

Family Stories

Discover how we support young people with high learning potential and their families in our Family Stories

What’s Wrong With Me? – Thea’s Story

What do you do when your child feels that being different – being bright – is wrong? For the parents of Thea*, now aged 9, it [...]

He’s Not a Bad Kid, Just Misunderstood: Ben’s Story

When a teacher says they have never, in 25 years of teaching, met such a stubborn child, you know that you are in for an interesting [...]

How to Survive a High Learning Potential Christmas

We recently received a message from a parent who is worried about Christmas for her six-year-old son. "I am dreading this Christmas. My 6-year-old son, *Oliver, [...]

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Families benefit from access to our advice line, the Members’ Area, our electronic resources, discounted events and our Focus newsletter.

Schools benefit from access to our advice line, online resources, members area, newsletter, workshops, webinars-on-demand, and associate family membership for their parents.