The 2020 Membership Survey Results Are In!
The results of our 2020 Membership Survey are in! 117 of you responded, for which we are very grateful, giving your views about parenting high learning [...]
The Fabulous Flexi-Cat Lessons* – Learn from Experience
Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 2 Charting the fabulous (and fatiguing!) flexi-Fridays with my OE-rich** 8 year old (currently identifying as a cat and a Georgian) *Oh [...]
My Musical Journey Continues to Go from Strength to Strength by Emmerson Sutton (Age 13)
Young Reporter, Emmerson, is a very active member of the community. He is a Young Advisor to the Young Mayor of Lewisham, a Young Reporter for [...]
High Learning Potential Parenting: “Can’t Cope?” – Try Nurturing A Growth Mindset
We all sometimes wail “I CAN’T cope!”, “I am at the END of my patience!”, or “I AM A FAILURE in the face of a child [...]
The Importance of Giving Children Quiet Time to Think and Write – A Member’s Viewpoint by Tracey Chippendale-Holmes
In this series we mine the wealth of lived experience and invite members to share their thoughts with us – perhaps through an article, advice, sharing [...]
HLP Parenting: Letting Your Guilt Go
While your child with high learning potential (HLP) often gives you the impression that they can never squeeze enough out of their day, you sometimes feel [...]
Potential Plus UK – Going ‘Above and Beyond’ in 2019
The Above and Beyond Awards took place a year ago today. The awards celebrate parents, teachers, support staff and other professionals in the UK who go [...]
Building on Success – The Above and Beyond Awards One Year On
It’s been one year since we saw the inaugural Above and Beyond Awards. So, what has happened since then? The Above and Beyond Awards were created [...]
The Tunnel of Adventure – by Adam Rafael Holmes (Aged 10)
Potential Plus UK Young Reporter Adam Rafael Holmes has had an eventful 2019. In February he was the recipient of the Above and Beyond Young Person's [...]
Do You Embrace “Geek” and “Nerd”?
Children with high learning potential can find themselves the targets of bullying; taunted with names like "nerd", "geek" or "weirdo". In December, psychology lecturer Dr. Sonja [...]