HPL Updates

HPL Update

28 June 2023

Eid al-Adha Mubarak

We at HPL Central would like to extend our best wishes to all colleagues celebrating Eid al-Adha. May your day be filled with joy, peace, love and prosperity. Eid Mubarak to you and your family.

Teacher Certification 

This is a friendly reminder to all Assessors responsible for marking internal and external scripts for Teacher Certification, please be mindful that the due date for all marking to be completed is Friday, 14th July 2023, byno later than 16.00 pm (BST). 

If you encounter any challenges accessing HPL Online or uploading your documentation for Teacher Certification please contact Cassey Benito.

School CSV Files

HPL Leads please be mindful that an email was sent out to you by Cassey Benito on Monday, 26th of June, requesting your school's CSV file to access HPL Online.

In preparation for the next academic year HPL requires your school's CSV file containing all staff contact details, this allows all staff access to the vast range of support accessible through HPL Online. To provide your staff with access to HPL Online, the HPL Lead needs to fill in as much information as he/she can in the CSV file attached. Only staff recorded will have access to HPL Online.

All CSV files should be returned to Cassey Benito by no later than Thursday, 31st August 2023 at 13.00 pm (BST).

IPSEF Global 2023

Professor Deborah Eyre, Founder and Chair at High Performance Learning is speaking at the IPSEF Global 2023. IPSEF is the International and Private Schools Education Forum and this conference is about market trends in international education. It is attended by companies looking to establish schools in the Middle East, South East Asia and China. We are delighted that Dr. Steffen Sommer, Director General of Misk Schools – HPL Pathways Schools – will also be speaking at the conference.

Wellbeing Forum

This week we would like to introduce the Wellbeing Forum led by Yasir Alsharif from Misk Schools.

Yasir is an experienced educator with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Mathematics and a minor degree in Education. His background as a Wellbeing Coordinator provided him with the skills to support students facing various challenges and collaborate with parents and guardians to ensure their well-being. 

With a strong skill set in program coordination, analytical thinking, teamwork, time management, collaborative problem-solving, self-confidence, self-management, communication, working under pressure, professionalism, and a strong work ethic. Yasir is dedicated to promoting excellence in education and supporting student well-being. In his role as Vice Principal for Misk Schools, with a specific focus on wellbeing and safeguarding, he have been able to create a learning environment where every student can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. 

Yasir is passionate about linking high performance learning with wellbeing for students and staff, and he is excited to discuss ideas and collaborate with the HPL global community to promote a culture of wellbeing in the community. Check out the Wellbeing Forum and have your say.

Using Alps Data to achieve high performance learning 

In this case study Matthew Tansley, Head of Secondary at International British School of Bucharest (IBSB) highlights that Alps has been invaluable in allowing staff to be able to track the progress of pupils within their subject areas, and to allow middle leaders, and senior leaders to be able to identify areas of strength, and areas of development within subject areas, and within the school as a whole. Matthew further states that as a World Class HPL school, our philosophy is that "all pupils are capable of high performance” and Alps, and in particular Connect, allows all staff at IBSB to be able to use the data that has been generated through classroom assessment and reported on, to be able to see how pupils are progressing, not just in one subject, but in all subjects that are being taken. Additionally, he alludes that Alps keeps students honest, and also develops accountability, as well as starting conversations to whole school development, allowing schools to continually strive to be their best. Are you interested in using Alps to achieve high performance learning?

Teaching and Learning Beyond the Boundaries - GEMS, Cambridge International School Dubai (CIS) - Fatima Wasim 

According to a High School Humanities Teacher, the infusion of High Performance Learning into the curriculum has directed the parents, students, teachers, and school leaders at GEMS, Cambridge International School, Dubai to customize their institution environment, where the content can be flexible, the process can be adaptable, and the resulting product is innovative. Additionally, Fatima adds that in terms of class room management and student engagement HPL proved successful in many ways in solving the most chaotic issue in teaching and learning. HPL classrooms are more engaging, resourceful, innovative, and highly intellectual. Appreciation, setting high standards, and passion for achieving their subject goals always keep them disciplined, goal-oriented, and forward thinkers.

How to make sure the feedback you give students move them forward? 

According to Maria Kakengi at St. Mary's School, Cambridge "effective practice is related to good feedback. However, you need to know WHAT to practice in order to improve, and like practice, feedback needs to be targeted and constructive, if it is to be useful in raising academic performance. In the presentation, Maria included a simple case study where teachers experimented the effectiveness of feedback in relation to progress when using different methods of feedback within the Design Technology Department at St Mary’s School Cambridge.

In the the presentation, Maria provides five key action points for more effective feedback. Share your feedback content with us.