Research Opportunity – Calling all High Learning Potential Children and Young People aged 4-25 years old (and their families)
Pearson Clinical UK have contacted us to take part in a research study to help them develop new educational and psychological assessments used across the UK. Pearson Clinical UK are currently inviting participants aged 4-25 to take part in a one-to-one assessment session with a trained examiner. These sessions are designed to feel engaging and […]
The Potential Trust welcomes two new Trustees
The Potential Trust – the charity which supports children and young people with High Learning Potential and Dual and Multiple Exceptionalities – welcomes Stephanie Lee You Voon and Gary Fyles onto its Board of Trustees. In welcoming the new Trustees, Denise Yates, Chair of the Potential Trust said: “We are very lucky to have recruited […]
From SEND Reform to Real Belonging: Building Schools Where Every Child Can Achieve and Thrive
A reflection by Denise Yates, Chair of The Potential Trust, on inclusion, dual and multiple exceptionality, and the courage now required from schools, families, policy-makers and communities. The Government document, ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’, published in April 2026, sets out an ambition that few in education would dispute: every child should be able to […]
Join us as a trustee
Our work helps to unleash the potential of children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with High Learning Potential and Dual and Multiple Exceptionalities to ignite their passion for learning and empower them to realise and celebrate their amazing potential. We are looking for at least two Trustees with expertise in finance, business development, and […]
Denise Yates to chair Potential Trust, thanking Anna Comino-James for decades of service
Denise Yates, a long-standing campaigner for children with high learning potential and dual and multiple exceptionality, has been elected as Chair of the Potential Trust, a charity of which she is currently a Trustee. Yates succeeds Anna Comino-James, who has chaired the Trust since she co-founded it in 1984. “All of the current trustees are […]
New education secretary, new you
Twenty educators representing a wide variety of educational institutions and self-directed learning communities met in Bicester for a weekend of discussions on how relationship-building can be an avenue to change in teaching and learning as well as a broad range of activities related to the personal development of children and young adults. Organised by the […]
Can we change how people look at education?
At the Potential Trust, we are speaking up for the needs of children and young people who are smart and highly motivated but may find themselves isolated at school. We like to call them kids with ‘high learning potential’ (HLP) and ‘dual and multiple exceptionality’ (DME). People used to say ‘gifted and talented’ but that […]
What Gives Me #GiftedJoy – Simon
Global Gifted,Talented and Neurodiverse (GTN) Awareness Week 2022. The Potential Trust Potential Blog What gives me #GiftedJoy? By Simon. What gives me #GiftedJoy is when I can use my insights to help others with a problem that they are struggling with. To help them have a view that is more sustainable […]
What Gives Me #GiftedJoy – Steve Ramsden
Global Gifted,Talented and Neurodiverse (GTN) Awareness Week 2022. The Potential Trust Potential Blog What gives me #GiftedJoy? By Steve Ramsden, Chair of Potential Plus Uk. What gives me #GiftedJoy is seeing the heartfelt responses we get from children when we put on face-to-face events for High Learning Potential children (the term […]
What Gives Me #GiftedJoy – Lee Collins
Global Gifted,Talented and Neurodiverse (GTN) Awareness Week 2022. The Potential Trust Potential Blog What gives me #GiftedJoy? By Lee Collins. What gives me #GiftedJoy?… I must admit this had me stumped me on several levels; firstly, I have never really considered myself as Gifted. Or Talented for that matter. Secondly, I can’t honestly […]