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 [...]
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 [...]
Nurturing Mathematical Promise
Professor of Education and Director of Brunel Able Children's Education Centre, Valsa Koshy, writes for us on Nurturing Mathematical Promise. Prof Koshy is co-founder and director of [...]
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 I Support High Learning Potential Children
Lee Collins, Ambassador for Potential Plus UK, writes about his reasons for supporting children with high learning potential. As this is my first blog I thought [...]
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 [...]
Belonging and High Learning Potential Children
The desire for humans to belong is said to be such a fundamental human motivation that there are severe emotional consequences of not belonging (Baumeister and [...]
The Gift of an Award?
The Gift of an Award? We are delighted to win a Social Care Award this year as the Best Nurture Initiative for Gifted and Talented Youth [...]
6 Important Ways for Parents to Nurture Children with High Learning Potential
This is a companion post to: 6 Important Reasons to Nurture Children with High Learning Potential. The one thing that high learning potential children share is [...]