What is Skills Builder?

Many of Potential Plus UK's blogs and events carry Skills Builder logos – but what exactly is Skills Builder, how do you use it and why [...]

Supporting Your Child’s Cognitive Development

Intellectual ability refers to a child’s development of thinking skills, which includes their inclination to explore and learn about the world, thus acquiring new knowledge and [...]

I’m Bad At Maths . . . No Big Deal Right? by Prof. Rhys C. Jones

Have you ever been scared stiff of a spider in the bathroom and screamed as loud as you can? Then did you look around and see [...]

Extension and Enrichment – A Resource Round-Up to Boost Learning

High potential learners so often need ‘harder work’ – not just more work. They need more challenge – not just more work. One of the most [...]

Thumbs Up to Failure by Prof. Rhys C. Jones

Sooner or later you will fail at something in your life, it’s going to happen! It’s very likely that you have already failed at something. And [...]

Navigating the Maze Ahead for Your Child with DME

Every single child, parent, carer, family, professional, school and situation is different. This gives a rich tapestry of views and perspectives you will encounter with and [...]

Review Time – The Summer Reading Challenge 2021!

It’s review time for the Summer Reading Challenge 2021! Each year, we ask our members to read and review five books for us that they have [...]

Education – Rethinking the Assessment System by Joy Morgan

Assessment is due a rethink. Our young people deserve an assessment system that goes way beyond focusing solely on academic achievement with a constant eye on [...]

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Critical Thinking Skills – a Detective Flair, from Arts to Sciences

How to Cultivate Good Judgement in Academic Work and Daily Life ‘Critical thinking’ means to ‘positively critique’; to successfully judge between fact and opinion, draw reasonable [...]

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