Firework Activities!
With Diwali, Bonfire Night, and other celebrations lighting up the season, this time of year often brings fireworks to our night skies. This blog post [...]
Equity in Inclusion: Reflections on Recent SEND Publications
The Education Committee’s recent Solving the SEND Crisis report offers cautious hope. The parliamentary inquiry acknowledges the exhaustion of families, the adversarial nature of the system, [...]
Ask Away: How To Effectively Advocate & Speak Up For Your Child with High Learning Potential
Advocating for your child with high learning potential can sometimes feel daunting, whether it’s speaking up at school, navigating support, or making sure their needs [...]
Supporting Complexity in HLP and DME children
When Smart Isn’t Simple Many children with high learning potential (HLP) surprise the adults around them. They might learn quickly, ask challenging questions, or think [...]
The Goldilocks Dilemma: Finding the Right School for Your Child with High Learning Potential
Choosing the right school is one of the most common questions we hear from families—especially in our Parenting High Potential Facebook group. If it’s something [...]
Why Standardised Tests Matter in Assessments for Children
Helping parents understand the role of cognitive and achievement tests When we assess children using tests that measure things like cognitive ability (how they think and solve [...]
Achievements of our Opportunity Access Fund over 12 years
We are proud to report that this is our twelfth year in providing subsidised assessments for families from disadvantaged groups. Families with high learning potential children [...]
HLP Characteristics
HLP Characteristics Excellent memory Good sense of humour Questions authority Sensitivities Perfectionism Extensive vocabulary Vivid imagination Reasons well Ability with numbers High energy levels Learns rapidly [...]
Thoughts from the ECHA High Ability Conference, 2024
Staff from Potential Plus UK were delighted to take part in this summer’s ECHA conference in Greece. The European Council for High Ability (ECHA) acts as [...]
The Making of High Learning Potential Leaders
By Young Leaders Programme participant Anabel Matambanadzo, aged 16. In 2024 Potential Plus UK invited young people aged 13+, who identified as having high learning potential [...]