Advocating for your child with high learning potential can sometimes feel daunting, whether it’s speaking up at school, navigating support, or making sure their needs [...]
As the summer holidays come to an end, your child might start showing signs of anxiety or reluctance about returning to school. This short blog post [...]
At 2 years old, Charlie* already appears to be an outsider. His father contacted us to find out how he could support his bright child. [...]
What do you do when your child feels that being different – being bright – is wrong? For the parents of Thea*, now aged 9, it [...]
It has been an emotional time for us this week as we say goodbye to Julie Taplin, our Chief Executive, who is retiring. She has been [...]
Staff from Potential Plus UK were delighted to take part in this summer’s ECHA conference in Greece. The European Council for High Ability (ECHA) acts as [...]
By Young Leaders Programme participant Anabel Matambanadzo, aged 16. In 2024 Potential Plus UK invited young people aged 13+, who identified as having high learning potential [...]
You know that feeling when you connect with someone who ‘gets’ you - that sense of finding your tribe? This sense of belonging is crucial for [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
