Lily-Mae’s Story – Bright but Struggling
Lily-Mae* is a bright, curious, happy, confident child who is struggling at school. Discover more about her frustrations with handwriting and asynchronous development. [...]
Extension and Enrichment – A Resource Round-Up to Boost Learning
High potential learners so often need ‘harder work’ – not just more work. They need more challenge – not just more work. One of the most [...]
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. [...]
5 Reasons Why Gifted Children Thrive When Homeschooling
Advertorial, written by Wolsey Hall, Oxford. Learning is not linear. There are many ways for a child to be educated, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Navigating the Maze Ahead for Your Child with DME
Every single child, parent, carer, family, professional, school and situation is different. This gives a rich tapestry of views and perspectives you will encounter with and [...]