Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket!
There are many great inventors in the world who are famed for one discovery yet chose not to stop there. Ideas were taken further and developed [...]
High Learning Potential Parenting: Understand Your Challenges
When your baby starts to show signs of being bright and energetic, you might feel relieved and proud. As he or she grows into an opinionated, [...]
Bodies: Beyond the Superficial
Vast, complex, puzzling... those descriptions of the human body might also fit a child with high learning potential. The body and its health provide an excellent [...]
HLP Parenting: Wellbeing for Carers
Key Points for Parental Wellbeing Prioritise your emotional and physical health. Do not feel guilty if you need a break. Ensure your child is safely cared [...]
Ball Games, Pets and Crisp Packets! – Crafty Up-Cycling and Easy Re-Using
Sports When you look in your cupboard, do you have a pile of things like old football boots, tennis balls or dance costumes? Do you get [...]
Not So Horrible History
Who remembers their school history lessons? Learning facts from textbooks and rarely going on an actual trip can be very dry. But the success of historical [...]
Multimedia Inspiration – Using Film to Inspire Cross-Curricular High Potential Learning
Keeping a child with high learning potential engaged with the curriculum can require the interweaving of multiple subjects, levels and brain regions at the same time. [...]
Explore Your World
There’s so much about geography to excite a very able child, simply because many aspects will appeal to their curiosity. They may have a real interest [...]
Creative Calendars and Calculations
You can stop and think about how we measure time on any day in the year. You could make something special using crafts, science, maths or [...]
Get an ‘Above and Beyond’ Attitude!
"My son is really struggling. All people see is a boy they call 'clever’. But being good at Maths and Music doesn't help him with sports [...]