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 [...]
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 [...]
Farewell from our Chief Executive Julie Taplin
It has been an emotional time for us this week as we say goodbye to Julie Taplin, our Chief Executive, who is retiring. She has been [...]
Congratulations to the nasen Young Advocate of the Year (under 16) Award Winner 2023
Congratulations to Finn Anderson-Hendra of Dwight School in London for winning the Young Advocate of the Year (Aged 16 and Under) category of the nasen* Awards [...]
Growing Our Future – A National Discussion on Education (Scotland)
The Scottish Government is conducting a National Discussion into the future of Scottish education with the aim of hearing from the widest possible range of voices [...]
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. [...]
Seasons Greetings and a Few Statistics from 2020!
“In a year that has been anything but ordinary, Potential Plus UK has done some extraordinary things!” As this unprecedented year draws to a close, I [...]
We’ve Moved to the Open University!
We are delighted to say that we have an amazing new home. On December 1st we moved into offices at the Milton Keynes campus of the [...]
The vPlus Community is in Full Swing!
Potential Plus UK has received funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, to offer a programme of online courses [...]