Assessments for Children
Potential Plus UK is often contacted by parents wanting to understand their child’s learning profile in order to be able to support their educational, social and emotional needs. We believe in supporting the social, emotional and learning needs of children with high learning potential, therefore, to empower parents to support their children, we offer several assessments that offer recommendations based on their child’s unique profile. Our current face-to-face assessment centres are based in Milton Keynes and Gloucestershire.
If you would like to book any of our assessments, please telephone Potential Plus UK on 01908 646433.
For eligible Family Plus members who may have difficulty covering the full cost of an assessment we offer a subsidised rate through our Scholarship Fund
Potential Plus UK Assessments
The Potential Spotter
Based on the Gifted Rating Scales, this report works with your personal knowledge, through an easy, but scientific and detailed, questionnaire filled in by you.
The Early Years Assessment of Potential
The Early Years Assessment provides an in-person assessment for children aged 3 to 4 years, helping parents to understand and support their child.
The High Learning Potential Assessment Essentials
The HLP Assessment Essentials is a 2 hour online assessment for children aged 7+, undertaken remotely with a qualified assessor.
The High Learning Potential Assessment Plus
The HLP Assessment Plus offers a comprehensive in-person assessment for children aged 5 and above which takes 4-5 hours.
The Emotional Intelligence Profile - Stand-Alone
The Emotional Intelligence Profile, for ages 7-16, investigates a child’s development in areas of emotional intelligence.
Assessments Comparison Tables
The following tables enable you to compare in detail what each assessment provides in terms of Cognitive Ability, Achievements, and Social and Emotional Skills. They also indicate whether we are able to offer advice to schools on your behalf based on the assessment and whether add-on reports can be purchased which cover areas such as handwriting, in-depth sensory processing, and acceleration, not covered in your main assessment.
What Assessment Provides
| Potential Spotter | Early Years | HLP Essentials | HLP Plus | Emotional Intelligence Profile Stand-Alone | ||
| Age range | 4 to 17 | 3 and 4 | 7 to 17 | 5 to 17 | 7 to 17 | |
| What does each assessment provides | A cost-effective introduction to the topics related to high learning potential | First steps into an objective understanding of your child’s ability and needs in the early years with resources to support them | An brief but effective understanding of your child’s learning profile with support on main areas of focus | A comprehensive understanding of your child’s strengths and weaknesses with extensive and tailored support to nurture them | A comprehensive profile of your child’s socioemotional skills with extensive guidelines and resources to support and teach the necessary skills | |
| Price (inc VAT) | For FamilyPlus Members |
£72 | £495 | £395 | £750 | £340 |
| Price (inc VAT) | For Other Members and Non-Members | £72 | £625 | £515 | £870 | £390 |
Cognitive Abilities
| Potential Spotter | Early Years | HLP Essentials | HLP Plus | |
| Ages 4 to 17 | Ages 3 and 4 | Ages 7 to 17 | Ages 5 to 17 | |
| Working memory | – | – | – | Tested by assessor |
| Phonological skills | – | – | – | Tested by assessor |
| IQ | – | – | Tested by assessor | Tested by assessor |
| Verbal processing speed (rapid naming) | – | – | Tested by assessor | Tested by assessor |
| Sensory processing screener | – | Checklist completed by parents and assessor | Checklist completed by parents and assessor | Checklist completed by parents and assessor |
| Verbal skills & social understanding for Early Years Assessment | – | Tested by assessor | – | – |
| Impression of intellectual ability | Checklist completed by parents and assessor | – | – | – |
Achievements
| Potential Spotter | Early Years | HLP Essentials | HLP Plus | |
| Ages 4 to 17 | Ages 3 and 4 | Ages 7 to 17 | Ages 5 to 17 | |
| Written expression | – | – | – | Tested by assessor |
| Word decoding | – | – | – | Tested by assessor |
| Maths computation | – | – | Tested by assessor | Tested by assessor |
| Maths application | – | – | Tested by assessor | Tested by assessor |
| Academic feedback from child’s school | – | – | Recommended for school to complete; analysed by assessor | Recommended for school to complete; analysed by assessor |
| Reading comprehension | – | Tested by assessor (if child can read) | Tested by assessor | Tested by assessor |
| Fine motor coordination | – | Tested by assessor | – | – |
| General academic achievement | Checklist completed by parents | – | – | – |
| Creativity and artistic talent | Checklist completed by parents | – | Information from parents & assessor | Information from parents & assessor |
Social and Emotional Skills
| Potential Spotter | Early Years | HLP Essentials | HLP Plus | Emotional Intelligence Profile Stand-Alone | |
| Age range | 4 to 17 | 3 and 4 | 7 to 17 | 5 to 17 | 7 to 17 |
| Analysis of information from home (parent/carer) | Basic Checklist completed by parents | Questionnaire completed by parents, analysed by assessor | Questionnaire completed by parents, analysed by assessor | Questionnaire completed by parents, analysed by assessor | Questionnaire completed by parents and child, analysed by assessor |
| Analysis of information completed by child’s school | – | – | Recommended for school to complete; analysed by assessor | Recommended for school to complete; analysed by assessor | Recommended for school to complete; analysed by assessor |
| Observations during the assessment | – | Included | Included | Included | – |
School Advice
| Potential Spotter | Early Years | HLP Essentials | HLP Plus | Emotional Intelligence Profile Stand-Alone | |
| Age range | 4 to 17 | 3 and 4 | 7 to 17 | 5 to 17 | 7 to 17 |
| Brief outline of some of the main aspects of school provision for high ability | – | Included | Included | Included | – |
| School-tailored advice | – | – | Basic | Basic | When school checklist is completed |
| Comprehensively explained and detailed report + school-tailored advice | – | – | – | Extensive as add-on | When school checklist is completed |
Reports and Recommendations You will Receive
| Potential Spotter | Early Years | HLP Essentials | HLP Plus | Emotional Intelligence Profile Stand-Alone | |
| Ages 4 to 17 | Ages 3 and 4 | Ages 7 to 17 | Ages 5 to 17 | Ages 7 to 17 | |
| Family report | Generic report based on completed questionnaires | Personalised based on all information received and face-to-face assessment completed | Personalised based on all information received and face-to-face assessment completed | Personalised based on all information received and face-to-face assessment completed | Personalised based on all information received |
| Family Recommendations | Brief, about main areas covered | Extensive, comprehensively explained | Extensive, comprehensively explained | Extensive, comprehensively explained | Extensive, comprehensively explained |
| Family resources recommended and provided | Limited | Extensive | Limited | Extensive | Extensive |
Add-On Services (availability may be restricted by age)
Discover more information and prices for members and non-members on our Add-On Services Page
For an additional fee
| Potential Spotter | Early Years | HLP Essentials | HLP Plus | |
| Age range | 4 to 17 | 3 and 4 | 7 to 17 | 5 to 17 |
| In-depth sensory profile add-on | – | – | For an additional fee | For an additional fee |
| Emotional intelligence profile add-on | – | – | For an additional fee | For an additional fee |
| School advice pack – comprehensively explained and detailed school-tailored advice and resources | – | – | – | For an additional fee |
| Handwriting and/or fine motor coordination add-on | – | – | – | For an additional fee |
| Acceleration evaluation report | – | – | – | For an additional fee |
| Screener – ADHD | – | – | For an additional fee | For an additional fee |
| Screener – Autism | – | For an additional fee | For an additional fee | For an additional fee |
| Screener – Social and Emotional (ages 3-14) | – | For an additional fee | For an additional fee | For an additional fee |
Additional Information
Assessments - FAQs
All our assessments are run with safe Covid-19 practices. To find out more about what is involved in our assessments, current locations for in-person assessments and what happens on the day read our FAQ blog Potential Plus UK Assessments – FAQs
Add-On Reports
Potential Plus UK currently offers several additional reports, available to purchase as add-ons to the High Learning Potential Assessment Essentials and/or High Learning Potential Assessment Plus Services. Some of our screeners are also available as add-ons to the Early Years Assessment of Potential.
- School Advice Pack
- In-Depth Sensory Profile
- Emotional Intelligence Profile (Add-on)
- Handwriting Profile
- Acceleration Evaluation Report
- Screener – ADHD
- Screener – Autism
- Screener – Social and Emotional
See Assessment Add-On Reports for more information
Understanding the Difference between the Family Plus and Essential Assessments
The High Learning Potential Family Plus Assessment is an in-person assessment which takes approximately 4-5 hours. The High Learning Potential Family Essentials Assessment is a 2 hour online assessment. Find out more about what both assessments offer in our video.
The Scholarship Fund
Potential Plus UK fundraises to support families who struggle to afford to pay for the most appropriate opportunities for their high learning potential children. The fund is available for eligible Family Plus Members who are on a low income to help pay for assessments.