Summer Reading Challenge Reviews 2022
Each year, we ask our members to read and review five books for us that they have chosen as a challenge to themselves over the summer [...]
Isabella’s Happy Place – A Challenge55 Story by Amanda Holt
Members, Isabella, aged 4, and her mum Amanda have just completed a fabulous swimming Challenge55, raising money for Potential Plus UK. Read more from Amanda about [...]
What I Learned By Taking Part In Challenge55 – Stephen Ramsden
Stephen Ramsden is the chair of Potential Plus UK’s Trustees. He rather rashly offered to undertake our first Challenge55 – setting himself the challenge of cycling [...]
Nurturing the Social-Emotional Development of Gifted Children
From the Archive This article by former Potential Plus UK Education Consultant, Elaine Hook, originally appeared in the Spring 2008 print edition of NAGC Magazine. [...]
Thumbs Up to Failure by Prof. Rhys C. Jones
Sooner or later you will fail at something in your life, it’s going to happen! It’s very likely that you have already failed at something. And [...]
SEND Review: Right Support, Right Place, Right Time – Potential Plus UK’s Response June 2022
Potential Plus UK is a national charity that supports many neurodivergent young people with high learning potential. We work collaboratively with parents/carers, teachers, other professionals and [...]
Ryan’s Story – From Daydreaming Delinquent to Lifelong Learner
Steve Ramsden, Chair of our Trustees, recently came across the inspiring story of Ryan* in our archives. Here he shares the positive story of how Ryan’s [...]
It Has Nothing To Do With Sensory! by Mariza Ferreira
So Why Else Would A Child Act Out In Class? In this occasional series by Paediatric Occupational Therapist Mariza Ferreira, we consider some of the sensory, [...]
Resilience and High Potential Learners
So many young people have had prolonged interruption to their school life. It’s timely to return to resilience. Our learners need to be resilient to cope [...]
55 Years On – Where Did It Begin?
Many of you will be surprised to learn that Potential Plus UK has been supporting young people for 55 years. It all [...]