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 in gifted education?’ CfEE is an independent think tank working to improve policy and practice in education globally through impartial economic research, so I welcomed the opportunity to hear [...]
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 his feelings of detachment growing up. Looking back I suppose I always felt a little bit separate from my friends and family; it's not something that I've really picked [...]
The next challenge in our 50 Challenges for 50 Years Anniversary Challenge Book series comes from Kirsty Bertenshaw, founder and director of STEMtastic which aims to initiate and integrate STEM into the curriculum and also runs Science holiday clubs in Coventry and parties throughout the West Midlands and Warwickshire. Challenge 9: Exploring the Mariana Trench [...]
Lydia Andal, author of Am I Autistic? provides the next challenge in our 50 Challenges for 50 Years Anniversary Challenge Book series. Lydia an autistic British Journalist/Author and Advocate who works to promote a more balanced view of autism. She is founder and director of New Idealist Publishing. Challenge 8: Pattern Poem Lydia's challenge dares you [...]
The next challenge in our 50 Challenges for 50 Years Anniversary Challenge Book series is provided by Kate Snowdon, staff writer at National Geographic Kids - a monthly magazine filled with features, posters, puzzles, and exciting things to make and do. Challenge 7: Calculating Extinction This challenge will get you scratching your cranium to work out [...]
The fourth challenge from our 50 Challenges for 50 Years Anniversary Challenge Book has two parts. We hope you have fun tackling it this weekend! It comes from Dr Jonathan Hare, a physicist, science communicator and television presenter. He works as a visiting lecturer on science communication with The Creative Science Centre at the University of Sussex. [...]
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 Brunel Able Children’s Education (BACE) Centre which supports Talent Development. The centre’s work is based on a broadened conception of talents and gifts rather than on labelling children, [...]
The second challenge from our celebratory 50 Challenges for 50 Years Anniversary Challenge Book comes from Tom Pellereau, Inventor and Winner of BBC's The Apprentice in 2011. As a kid, Tom was regularly taking things apart to find out how they worked and making things with his Granddad and Mum. Tom credits his dyslexic mind as the source [...]
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 appear to be a ‘Straight A’ student who does well across a range of subjects and be socially well integrated with their peers. They may also often be [...]
2017 sees the 50th anniversary of Potential Plus UK. In celebration of this and in collaboration with wonderful contributors, we have put together a book chock-full of 50 challenges to tease your brain and test your grit. The challenges will be released here one or two at a time over the coming weeks. The challenges [...]
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