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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Looking after your Mental Health in 2020 by Neera Dhingra, Parliament Hill School
Looking after our mental health, and the mental health of those around us, is more important than ever in 2020, as we live through tricky times [...]
Home Education – May 2020 – by Michael Speranza
Michael is running a vPlus Parent Workshop on Home Education on Wednesday 27th May 8-9pm. “The best place for youngsters to learn is in school.”  That, [...]
Flexi-Cat Diaries: An Accidentally All-The-Rage Special
When Flexi Schooling became Mainstream…Maybe…? Slightly Mad Mummy - In Slightly More Serious Mode! It goes entirely without saying that it has been, and still is, [...]
Coping in the Covid Classroom
In these unprecedented times, convention is going out of the window quicker than you can say defenestration. One of those conventions is school. This is an [...]
High Learning Potential Parenting: “Can’t Cope?” – Try Nurturing A Growth Mindset
We all sometimes wail “I CAN’T cope!”, “I am at the END of my patience!”, or “I AM A FAILURE in the face of a child [...]
HLP Parenting: Letting Your Guilt Go
While your child with high learning potential (HLP) often gives you the impression that they can never squeeze enough out of their day, you sometimes feel [...]