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 [...]
Ask Away: How To Effectively Advocate & Speak Up For Your Child with High Learning Potential
Supporting your child with high learning potential as they develop may require you asking for extra support. Many parents can find it difficult, uncomfortable or embarrassing [...]
Julie’s Diary – The Launch of the CFEE Report “What Works in Gifted Education?”
It was with great interest that I attended the launch last week of the latest report from the Centre for Education Economics (CfEE) entitled: ‘What works [...]
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This blog is written by Lee Collins, an Ambassador for Potential Plus UK. He talks honestly here, as a former child with high learning potential, about [...]