Learning about Learning with an Elephant
Non-confrontational lessons and insights from Kaavan the rescue elephant Kaavan’s mental journey is a marvellous and non-intimidating parallel that we can use to teach young people [...]
Mobile Photography: 5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Smartphone or Tablet by Gregor Forrest
Today, smartphones and tablets contain all the tools required to create eye-catching photographs and are the best way to start experimenting with photography. I’m a freelance [...]
Daniel Dipper: The Life of a Trustee
Having joined the Board of Trustees in May 2020, I have not regretted applying for a second. Being a Trustee is a great way to shape [...]
We’ve Moved to the Open University!
We are delighted to say that we have an amazing new home. On December 1st we moved into offices at the Milton Keynes campus of the [...]
Photography Tips by Chris Page
Choose a subject you can relate to or a hobby you enjoy. What catches your eye? Why does it appeal to you? You should be [...]
Best Practice in Provision for Dual or Multiple Exceptional (DME) Learners
DME learners have one or more special educational need or disability alongside high ability or achievement. In her 2015 book, Teaching Gifted Children with Special Educational [...]
The vPlus Community is in Full Swing!
Potential Plus UK has received funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, to offer a programme of online courses [...]
Clearly Able, Yet Complicated? – Might Your Child Have ‘DME’?
‘Unusual’ in both their potential and in their obstacles? Here is a simple guide to Dual or Multiple Exceptionality (DME). Is your child (or student) clearly [...]
Understanding Slow Processing Speed in Children with High Learning Potential
Processing speed refers to how quickly an individual can process information, i.e. the speed at which they can react to incoming information, understand it, think about [...]
Tips to Support Your Anxious Child
Many children have worries or anxieties. For children with high learning potential, common characteristics, such as overexcitabilities or asynchronous development, can magnify emotional issues. How can [...]