55 Books for 55 Years
We’re reaching the end of the celebrations for our 55th anniversary. Our charity was set up in 1967 as the National Association for Gifted Children, to [...]
The HLP Diaries…Betty Books and the Pirate Problem
Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 6 Written just before Lockdown 1.0, Betty Books discovers that it always pays to be prepared when battling a band of black-hearted [...]
Penned in Poetry Competition – Ages 12-18 – The Results
Here are the winning and recognised entries in the 12-18 Age Group. The Penned in Poetry competition was well-received with many entries received from around the [...]
Penned in Poetry Competition – Ages 8-11 – The Results
Here are the winning and recognised entries in the 8-11 Age Group of the Penned in Poetry competition. The competition was well-received with many entries received [...]
Penned in Poetry Competition – Ages 3-7 – The Results
Here are the winning and commended poems in the 3-7 Age Group of the Penned in Poetry competition. The competition was well-received with many entries received [...]
The HLP Diaries…Betty Books and the Pandemic
Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 5 When not charting the adventures of Flexi-cat, Slightly Mad Mummy's alter ego, Betty Books is solving Covid-19! The streets were deserted, [...]
Meteora by Iona Mandal (Aged 13)
This Christmas holiday, I visited Meteora, a rock formation in central Greece. It hosts one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of six Eastern Orthodox [...]
The HLP Diaries…Betty Books and the Lightbulb Moment
Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 1 "Sometimes my daydreams work through the hopes, dreams, issues etc. surrounding our HLP children via the medium of painfully bad rhyming [...]
Tips for Budding Poets by Joshua Seigal
Award-winning poet and educator, Joshua Seigal, uses poetry to develop literacy skills and inspire confidence and creativity in communication. Joshua will be running creative writing sessions and [...]
The Meaning of Words by Hannah Mehr (aged 13)
From the Archive This article by Young Reporter, Hannah Mehr was originally published in the Winter 2016 edition of the Potential Plus UK ezine Ignis The [...]