Professional Learning for High Learning Potential – Latest Research 2021
Ensuring young people with high potential thrive academically and socially Two recent research reports have drawn attention to the importance of high-quality professional [...]
Inspirational Figures: For Dual or Multiple Exceptional Learners – A Focus on Dyslexia and Dyspraxia
10% of children with high learning potential face significant personal hurdles, according to the most recent government statistics analysed by Potential Plus UK. These high potential [...]
One Occupational Therapist’s Journey into Dual or Multiple Exceptionality by Mariza Ferreira
One Occupational Therapist’s Journey into Discovering How Her Profession is the Vital Link for Helping Children With Dual Or Multiple Exceptionality by Mariza [...]
Best Practice in Provision for Dual or Multiple Exceptional (DME) Learners
DME learners have one or more special educational need or disability alongside high ability or achievement. In her 2015 book, Teaching Gifted Children with Special Educational [...]
Clearly Able, Yet Complicated? – Might Your Child Have ‘DME’?
‘Unusual’ in both their potential and in their obstacles? Here is a simple guide to Dual or Multiple Exceptionality (DME). Is your child (or student) clearly [...]
Exploring How to Support Disadvantaged and SEND Learners with High Learning Potential
Over the last month Potential Plus UK has been busy highlighting the needs and exploring ways to support disadvantaged learners with high learning potential, as well [...]
Addressing the Needs of Twice-Exceptional Students in the Regular Classroom by Drs. Eleonoor van Gerven
Drs. Eleonoor van Gerven studied pedagogy at Nijmegen University (The Netherlands). She is managing director of Slim! Educatief, a private teacher education institute at post graduate [...]
Inspirational Figures: For Dual or Multiple Exceptional Learners – Ellie Simmonds, Stephen Wiltshire and Kim Peek
10% of High Learning Potential (HLP) children face significant personal hurdles, according to the most recent government statistics analysed by Potential Plus UK. These HLP learners [...]
The Misidentification & Misdiagnosis of Gifted Children
This article was written by a Potential Plus UK volunteer who wishes to remain anonymous. The above average ability child found in most classes, may often [...]
Why Are We Talking Apples and Pears?
I was always taught that it is only by understanding the past that we can learn for the future. In preparation for our 50th birthday celebrations [...]