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 [...]
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 [...]
BIG Family Weekend and Enigma Challenge 20th-21st October 2018 – Find Your Tribe!
Potential Plus UK’s BIG Family Weekend takes place in Peterborough on October 20th-21st. Details of the programme and how to book is available at https://pplusuk.eventhq.co.uk/big-family-weekend-2018 Finding peers [...]
BIG Family Weekend and Enigma Challenge 20th-21st October 2018 -The Adult Bit!
Potential Plus UK’s BIG Family Weekend takes place in Peterborough on October 20th-21st. Details of the programme and how to book is available at https://pplusuk.eventhq.co.uk/big-family-weekend-2018 The BIG [...]
The HLP Diaries…Call Me, Maybe?
Bemused Parent: Entry 3 We’re in the park for a playdate and the talk is all about mobile phones. Ada’s friend, Olivia, has just acquired her [...]
Sweetie Secrets
Candyfloss and lettered sticks of rock are two tasty treats that seem impossible to create! - How do You think these sweet snacks might be cleverly [...]
Inspirational Figures: For Dual or Multiple Exceptional Learners – Ellie Simmonds, Stephen Wiltshire and Kim Peek
10% of High Learning Potential (HLP) children face significant personal hurdles, according to the most recent government statistics analysed by Potential Plus UK. These HLP learners [...]
Autumn is Awesome!
Autumn’s rich colour palette and abundance of natural materials calls out for a pre-school child’s involvement. Learn about finding evidence, gain observation skills and have a [...]
Supporting the Differing Profiles of Children with High Learning Potential
From the Archive This article was originally issued in the Spring 2013 edition of the print edition of Focus on Potential Members may have read about [...]