But I Hate Losing!
Many high potential children have a deep understanding of topics, may be at the top of their year group or always win at strategic board games. [...]
Julie’s Diary – The Launch of the CFEE Report “What Works in Gifted Education?”
It was with great interest that I attended the launch last week of the latest report from the Centre for Education Economics (CfEE) entitled: ‘What works [...]
Firework Activities!
Whether you love or hate fireworks, let them spark your ideas... Some children find fireworks exciting, colourful and full of amazing science. Other youngsters dislike them [...]
Screens and Reading Superheroes – Embracing New Formats with High Learning Potential Readers
Why do we so often feel it is better for children to get stuck into a 'proper book' rather than clutch comics or read from any [...]
Stoke Up the Science!
Insects, stars, the periodic table... your child is super-keen on science and just has to know more. Indeed, their passion for the subject far exceeds what [...]
Tips for Budding Poets by Joshua Seigal
Award-winning poet and educator, Joshua Seigal, uses poetry to develop literacy skills and inspire confidence and creativity in communication. Joshua will be running creative writing sessions and [...]
When Excited Is Overexcited
Whoa! Your child slides down the sofa, thumps onto the floor and starts rolling around. But you’re exasperated and mentally exhausted trying to keep up with [...]
What’s a Valid Way to Select Students for a Gifted Programme? By Drs. Eleonoor W.J.M. van Gerven
Drs. Eleonoor van Gerven studied pedagogy at Nijmegen University (The Netherlands). She is managing director of Slim! Educatief, a private teacher education institute at post graduate [...]
Julie’s Diary – Wednesday 3rd October – High European Learning Potential
Potential Plus UK’s Chief Executive, Julie Taplin, is participating in a gathering of HELP – High European Learning Potential – a group of individuals and organisations [...]
Parents Welcome a Helping Hand – Damian Hinds, Secretary of State for Education
It was with great interest that I read this article by the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds, on ‘Children’s literacy and narrowing the early [...]