Don’t Miss…Growing Up Gifted
The series Growing Up Gifted returns to BBC2 tonight, March 25th, at 9.00p.m. with part two on Wednesday 1st April. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09s7mnh/episodes/guide This series follows six teenagers [...]
Ask Away: How To Effectively Advocate & Speak Up For Your Child with High Learning Potential
Supporting your child with high learning potential as they develop may require you asking for extra support. Many parents can find it difficult, uncomfortable or embarrassing [...]
Ofsted Reports – New Study Shows 44% of Schools Needed Change to More Able Provision
Ofsted inspection reports are just one tool parents use when deciding what school would be a good fit for their child. Potential Plus UK is a [...]
Potential Plus UK – Going ‘Above and Beyond’ in 2019
The Above and Beyond Awards took place a year ago today. The awards celebrate parents, teachers, support staff and other professionals in the UK who go [...]
Building on Success – The Above and Beyond Awards One Year On
It’s been one year since we saw the inaugural Above and Beyond Awards. So, what has happened since then? The Above and Beyond Awards were created [...]
10 Questions about Mindset and High Learning Potential
How to Understand Fixed Mindset and Encourage Growth Mindset in High Potential Learners The buzzwords ‘growth mindset’ and ‘fixed mindset’ have caused a stir since 2006, [...]
That’s My Personality
If you’ve attended one of the Big Family Weekends, or an Explorer Group event, you may have noticed that our children can be completely different in [...]
Creative Thinking – ‘Go for a Burst!’
An ice-cool easy way to boost creative thinking skills while you get up to speed with the experts. “The Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling said: [...]
The Learning Pit and the Pomodoro Technique by Leonieke Boogaard
In 1994, biology teacher Leonieke Boogaard discovered that all four of her children are high potential learners. Since then she has worked as a volunteer in [...]
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Gifted’ – A Reflection
Last week, a video by Professor Valsa Koshy of Brunel University went out to 25,000 schools in England entitled 7 Steps Parents Can Take to Help [...]