Potential Plus UK, officially the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), is a national association based in

Milton Keynes Milton Keynes ( ) is a city and the largest settlement in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was over . The River Great Ouse forms its northern boundary; a tributary ...

in the United Kingdom, that offers support for high learning potential ( gifted and talented) children, their parents and schools. It is a

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under English law. The organization aims to support the social, emotional and learning needs of children with high learning potential. This includes children who have been identified as gifted and talented; children who have the potential to achieve through a wide range of abilities in academic subjects, sport, the arts and leadership; those who are dual or multiple exceptional (giftedness coupled with a disability or learning difficulty, also known as

twice exceptional The term twice exceptional, often abbreviated as 2e, entered educators' lexicons in the mid-1990s and refers to gifted students who have some form of learning or developmental disability. These students are considered exceptional both because of ...

or 2e) and the profoundly gifted. There is an organization of the same name and acronym (NAGC) in the

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, with a similar remit and scope.

References

External links

Official website (United Kingdom)

Official website (United States)
{{Authority control Education in Milton Keynes Educational charities based in the United Kingdom Educational organisations based in the United Kingdom Gifted education Giftedness Organisations based in Milton Keynes Organizations established in 1967