Gifted assessment for children, young people, parents, adults and schools
Meet the Team
Andrea Anguera
Director | High Learning Potential and Child Development
Andrea has more than 20 years’ experience working with children and young people with high learning potential and supporting their families. She has established and managed a gifted assessment service specialising in high learning potential, giving her extensive experience of complex and uneven profiles in which significant strengths and areas of difficulty may coexist. Andrea holds an MSc in Psychology in Education and Child Development and is a qualified psychometric and access arrangements assessor and Test User: Educational, Ability (BPS). She is a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (GMPPsS) and is currently completing doctoral research into the social and emotional development of children with high learning potential.
Dr Alan Martin
Director | Specific Learning Difficulties and Developmental Psychology
Alan is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) with more than 20 years’ experience across psychology, education and academic leadership. Since 2007, he has worked as a psychological assessor with Independent Dyslexia Consultants, assessing adults for dyslexia and related specific learning difficulties and providing evidence-based recommendations for education and employment. Formerly Dean of the School of Psychology at the University of Buckingham, Alan has extensive experience of developmental psychology, learning, psychological assessment and the translation of research into educational practice. He holds a PhD in developmental psychology and is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Indigo Iris was founded by two psychologists whose experience spans high learning potential, specific learning difficulties, child development, adult assessment and educational practice. Together, we bring complementary perspectives to complex and uneven learning profiles across the lifespan.
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Why Indigo Iris?
Indigo Iris reflects our belief that every person has a distinctive pattern of strengths, needs and possibilities.
Indigo is associated with depth, insight, perception and individuality. Sitting between blue and violet, it suggests something that does not fit neatly into conventional categories, reflecting our interest in understanding differences in thinking, development, and ability.
The iris brings complementary meanings. It is associated with wisdom, hope and courage; the flower also represents diversity and individual growth. In Greek mythology, Iris was the messenger of the rainbow, linking different places and perspectives.
Together, Indigo Iris represents what we aim to offer: looking beyond labels and surface impressions to understand each person’s unique profile, recognise their strengths, better understand barriers to learning or working, and support informed decisions with greater confidence.