Ofqual’s Consultation On Exceptional Arrangements For Exam Grading And Assessment In 2020 – Potential Plus UK’s Response

Many thanks to all those families who responded to our survey on the Ofqual consultation about arrangements for exam grading and assessment in 2020, which enabled [...]

Supporting High Potential Learners During Home Learning – Making Learning More Challenging

Are you worried that your child finds their schoolwork too easy? Or that they are not motivated to try at tasks? Could this be a good [...]

The HLP Diaries…Betty Books and the Pandemic

Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 5 When not charting the adventures of Flexi-cat, Slightly Mad Mummy's alter ego, Betty Books is solving Covid-19! The streets were deserted, [...]

Apps, Screen Use and Balance for Young People with High Learning Potential

Should you encourage your young person with high learning potential to use meaningful apps – or to put down their gadgets? The latest research is contradictory [...]

Home Education, Exam Cancellations and the Ofqual Consultation, by Michael Speranza

In a year that’s seen the terms ‘lockdown,’ ‘social distancing’ and ’PPE’ added to the common lexicon it might be tempting to view the cancellation of [...]

The Fabulous Flexi-Cat Diaries Coronavirus Special – Keep Calm…

Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 4 Charting the fabulous (and fatiguing!) flexi-Fridays (and currently the rest of the week!) with my OE-rich* 8 year old (currently identifying [...]

Grand Ideas for Garden Games

As the weather gets warmer and the school holidays progress, take advantage of the weather and free time. Here are some games that high learning potential [...]

Adjusting to Life in 2020 – Routines for Positive Self-Care by Joy Morgan, Parliament Hill School

Everyone is adjusting to the rapidly changing landscape of our lives. Familiar routines are changing radically, and it is only natural to be affected, fearful and [...]

Coping in the Covid Classroom

In these unprecedented times, convention is going out of the window quicker than you can say defenestration. One of those conventions is school. This is an [...]

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