Surviving the Start of Secondary School
Joining secondary school is a major event and, with the autumn term beckoning, it’s possible that you will have mixed emotions about it. Whether you’re a [...]
Early Years Settings – 5 Key Factors in Choosing for Your Child with High Learning Potential
Few decisions seem more important than those regarding the education of a child in our care. Even before school age, parents and carers can agonise for [...]
The HLP Diaries…Betty Books and the Lightbulb Moment
Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 1 "Sometimes my daydreams work through the hopes, dreams, issues etc. surrounding our HLP children via the medium of painfully bad rhyming [...]
Operation Squirrel – Mission Accomplished!
The Mission: “A spy has infiltrated Bletchley Park and is sending messages to their handler via a secret wireless access point somewhere in the grounds. Break [...]
Tips Wanted – Bobby Seagull’s Rubik’s Cube Summer Challenge
Bobby Seagull needs your help. This maths teacher and TV maths educator; University Challenge alumnus; presenter of Monkman and Seagull’s Genius Guide to Britain (a new [...]
Rain, Rain, Go Away…And It Did! – The BIG Adventure Weekend 2019
July 27th-28th. The BIG Adventure Weekend is a fun and sociable experience from Potential Plus UK, where both parents and children take part in outdoor and [...]
We’re In! Welcome to Our New Home
It is amazing to think that it is already a fortnight since we moved into The Mansion at Bletchley Park. It has certainly been [...]
Apollo 50
Do you know lots about the moon? Would you survive a crash on the moon? We take a quick quiz, visit a classic NASA Challenge and [...]
50 Top Tips for Sleep Problems in Children
Tried and Tested Tips from the ‘Parenting High Potential’ Group Potential Plus UK has a very active Facebook group for parents and carers of ‘HLP’ [...]
How Animals and Birds Relax Me – Luca W. (Aged 11)
Luca, aged 11, struggles with colour sensitivity. Some shades of white can help him feel better, including the colour of his doves. In this article and [...]