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 [...]
He’s Not a Bad Kid, Just Misunderstood: Ben’s Story
When a teacher says they have never, in 25 years of teaching, met such a stubborn child, you know that you are in for an interesting [...]
55 Years On – Where Did It Begin?
Many of you will be surprised to learn that Potential Plus UK has been supporting young people for 55 years. It all [...]
Overexcitabilities: Sensual Overexcitability
Children with high learning potential, especially those who display Sensual Overexcitability, have a heightened awareness of one or all five senses: sight, smell, taste, touch, and [...]
Overexcitabilities: Emotional Overexcitability
Children with high learning potential, especially those who display Emotional Overexcitability, tend to experience the world, and their emotions, with particularly great intensity. Whilst such intensity [...]
Overexcitabilities: Imaginational Overexcitability
Children with high learning potential, especially those who display Imaginational Overexcitability, can have the most wonderfully wild imaginations and immense creativity, but they may also find [...]
Overexcitabilities: Intellectual Overexcitability
Children with high learning potential, especially those who display Intellectual Overexcitability, are highly curious and voracious in their pursuit of knowledge in their areas of interest. [...]
Overexcitabilities: Psychomotor Overexcitability
Children with high learning potential, especially those who display Psychomotor Overexcitability, can be highly energetic, always on the go and may want to be constantly engaged [...]