HPL Updates

HPL Update

24 January 2024

Further develop your HPL practice and join us at the HPL 5th Annual Conference 2024 on the 20th and 21st March 2024 - Connecting Vision to the Classroom

Join us for two days of inspiring and challenging presentations, dynamic workshops and discussions for school leaders on achieving High Performance and the continuing journey towards everyone becoming a high performer. School leaders interested in strengthening their teaching and learning will leave our annual conference with new and innovative ideas, reflections on their own practices and great memories of coming together with colleagues from across the global community of HPL Schools and beyond.

Our 5th Annual Conference will focus on the critical role HPL plays in connecting the visions of school leaders with the real-world classroom.

We are delighted to bring the HPL family together again and unite to answer questions including:

• How do you engage staff with your vision and values?
• How do you transform culture for the better?
• How does HPL turn vision into reality in context?

Wanting to further your professional practice? Sign up for our exciting CPD in February!

Strategies for Normalising High Performance in your Department or Phase

28 February 2024 | 9.30 am to 4.00 pm (UK Time)
£180 + VAT per delegate

This full-day course is aimed at subject leaders and heads of department working in an HPL school. It is designed to: Support those newly promoted to subject leadership in an HPL school to understand the cultural change needed and how to lead it. Support experienced subject leaders in an HPL school to reflect on their leadership of high performance and how to optimise it in classrooms.

Email: getintouch@highperformancelearning.co.uk to register now!

Are you a Pathway Programme School and interested in attending an FGC event? Now is your chance!

Pathway Programme Schools (WCSA / HPSA) can attend any two FGC Professional Learning events for the year for no additional cost. If you would like to attend any of the FGC events in the link below, please contact Cassey Benito at cassey.benito@highperformancelearning.co.uk.

Please include the following information in the email:

• Name of event
• Time of session you would like to attend

Pathway Programmes Linking-Up Meetings

Register and save the dates for upcoming WCSA and HPSA (Year 1) Linking Up Meetings.

Dates for February 2024:

• 13th February 2024 - 11am (UK Time) - HPSA Year 1 - (HPL Leads) - Register here for this meeting.
• 14th February 2024 - 11am (UK Time) - HPSA Year 1 - (Heads/Principals) - Register here for this meeting.
• 20th February 2024 - 11am (UK Time) - WCSA Year 1 (Heads/Principals) - Register here for this meeting.
• 21st February 2024 - 11am (UK Time) - WCSA Year 1 - (HPL Leads) - Register here for this meeting.

This update's Big Question

Should schools consider moving to a 4 day school week? In a recent article, the educator Australia explores the potential merits for a shorter school week on student and teacher wellbeing.

To find out more, you can follow the article below.

Accrediting or Re-Accrediting Schools’ Surveys

Formal letters and instructions for Wave 2: Perception Impact Surveys has been issued to Headteachers and HPL Leads.

Links to your Wave 2 Perception Impact Surveys will be issued to you, and to your HPL Leads, on the 29th January 2024, and will remain live until 11th March 2024.

Should you have any further queries regarding the Wave 2 Perception Surveys, please do not hesitate to contact Kerri Lyon, Chief Operating Officer at HPL Central

8BillionIdeas World Changers Magic Encounters Competition

The World Changers Competition is a Magic Encounter that will challenge students to do just that: change the world with their ideas! This competition is aimed at Year 12 and 13. Throughout this competition, students will explore social entrepreneurship, inspiring positive change, and impacting the world around us.

All interested HPL FGC schools will be invited to join the Welcome Webinar on the 26th of February 2024, as 8billionIdeas outlines the competition and discuss what's in store. The link to the welcome webinar will be shared in due course.

Register here for the World Changers Competition. Winners of the competition will gain access to a skill enhancing workshop with an 8billionideas Mentor. Don't miss out!

FGC Spring Term Programme Events Round Up

Teacher Certification

Last week we welcomed colleagues from across the FGC to the first Teacher Certification Training event for Teacher Certification Officers (TCOs) and Internal Assessors (IAs), during the session, explicit guidance was provided with the intention of supporting candidates to successfully achieve their award.

Today, we are welcoming over 150 candidates to their Induction event and we look forward to seeing their progress during the Professional Learning phase.

HPL in the Classroom: Education for Sustainability with Amy Lilley-Stewart

During this weeks HPL in the Classroom Webinar, colleagues explored the importance of successfully embedding education for sustainability and the HPL philosophy into the development of impactful enrichment programmes in both secondary and primary settings. Colleagues were presented with the 17 sustainable development goals with the intention of inspiring new and exciting enrichments.

FGC Spring-Summer Programme

View the Spring and Summer FGC Professional Learning Programme here.

January Professional Learning events:

• Welcome to the Teacher Certification Award Scheme (For Candidates) | 24 January 2024 | 10.30 am and 2.30 pm (UK Time) - Register Here
  
• Explore the Evidence: With Students not to Them | Chair: Mark Tomlins | 31 January 2024 | 10.30 am and 2.30 pm (UK Time) - Register Here

Congratulations to the British School in the Netherlands - Junior School Vlaskamp (JSV) campus for being shortlisted as a finalist for the Sustainability Award in the Tes Awards for International Schools 2024 with their JSV Pond Redevelopment Project!

We are delighted to congratulate Principal, Miss Joanna Povell from Wales International School, for being shortlisted for the prestigious Tes Award for International School Principal of the Year award!

Extending our congratulations to GEMS Founders School - Dubai for being shortlisted for the "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award" in the Tes Awards for International School 2024.

Well done to Haileybury Almaty for receiving Global Recognition by the International Agency for Accreditation as the school achieves high marks in International Accreditation. This accreditation confirms that the school provides world-class quality education and meets all educational standards!

We are thrilled to celebrate West Kirby Grammar School for being rated as the top state secondary school in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2024 for Wirral and Chester & Cheshire West.