When Struggling is a Good Thing
From the Archive This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2012 print edition of Focus on Potential What does it take to reach your potential? [...]
Johanna Raffan MBE – Obituary
Potential Plus UK was saddened to hear of the death of Johanna Raffan MBE of a stroke on June 15th, 2021. Johanna was a founding member [...]
Building Friendships – Finding Friends When You Have High Learning Potential
When it comes to friendships, children aren't really that different to us as adults; they are more likely to be drawn towards those with whom they [...]
The HLP Diaries: The Tale of the Terrifying Trap
To celebrate Potential Plus UK's new members' only area, here is a tale to remind us just why, even as perennially pooped parents, we all continue [...]
An Honour for Denise Yates MBE by Anna Comino-James
We are delighted to say that Denise Yates, former Chief Executive of Potential Plus UK was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List. Congratulations. [...]
I Believe in Me!
Positive Self-Esteem for High Potential Learners – How to Help Them Believe and Thrive Self-esteem can be summarised as the opinion we have of ourselves. Positive [...]
Metacognition and High Potential Learners
Metacognitive skills and self-regulation are being promoted in many schools at present, and rightly so. The Education Endowment Foundation’s research and analysis, chiming with findings across [...]
Emotional Intelligence and High Learning Potential
Whilst there is a common acceptance of the importance of academic aptitude when it comes to life chances, it is by no means the only kind [...]
How to Kick-Start Motivation
It is a myth that high potential learners are always motivated. True, their drive and enthusiasm can be powerful; however, when motivation wanes, how can they [...]
Co-Planning Learning at Parliament Hill School
This blog on co-planning learning has been written by Denise and Sophia, pupils at Parliament Hill School in London. It accompanies advice sheet S14 Empowering High [...]