HPL Updates

HPL Update

03 April 2024

HPL Teacher as Leader Programme

Perception Impact Surveys - Wave 2 Results are out!

Please note that RSAcademics has sent login invitations to all nominated recipients listed on the authority to share form on the 27th of March 2024. The email provided the login invitation, which allows nominated recipients to gain access to the results dashboard. 

Reports can be downloaded from the portal into a PDF, Excel and PowerPoint format to share by email with staff. You can also use the data to create your own communication around this. 

We would like to thank all Wave 2 schools for your support in encouraging the take up of this survey.

For all queries related to dashboard access or technical issues, please contact Cassey Benito.

Accreditation and Re-Accreditation Schools

Please be mindful that the period for Accreditation and Re-accreditation is the 29th April to 16th June 2024. Kindly ensure that your Portfolios are uploaded to HPL Online by no later than 3 weeks before the accreditation.

Last chance to book on our April CPD!

Improving Classroom Practice through the HPL Lens

After a highly successful initial workshop, we are delighted to share with you the next scheduled workshop for this inspiring CPD opportunity.

Sign up for Workshop 2, taking place on the 23rd of April 2024 from 9.00 am – 11.00 am UK time. This workshop will focus on how to explain and model in an HPL classroom. Participants will engage with a range of strategies such as how to use live modelling effectively and how to use meta-cognitive talk to develop HPL skills and behaviours.

Pathway Programmes (WCSA/HPSA) can sign up to attend any TWO FGC Taster Events!

Headteachers/Principals or HPL Leads
can request to attend two FGC Taster Events for the academic year on behalf of the academic staff. 

Please ensure that staff members are made aware of these two events. HPL central wants to prevent individual staff members from attending other FGC Events outside of what was agreed upon by the school. 

Please include the following information when emailing Cassey Benito.

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

Linking-Up Meetings

Register and save the dates for upcoming WCSA and HPSA Linking Up Meetings in May 2024.

Dates for May 2024:

Year 1 WCSA & HPSA Schools

• 7th May 2024 - 11am (UK Time) - WCSA Year 1 (Headteachers/Principals) - Register here for this meeting. 
• 8th May 2024 - 11am (UK Time) - WCSA Year 1 - (HPL Leads) - Register here for this meeting.
• 7th May 2024 - 12.30 pm (UK Time) - HPSA Year 1 (Headteachers/Principals) - Register here for this meeting. 
• 8th May 2024 - 12.30 pm (UK Time) - HPSA Year 1 - (HPL Leads) - Register here for this meeting. 

FGC Spring-Summer Programme 

View the Spring and Summer FGC Professional Learning Programme here.

8BillionIdeas World Changers Magic Encounters Competition

It’s time to use your creativity to help change the world - 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.

What will the student(s) learn?

• Skills to visualise the future. 
• Focus your problem solving skills. 
• Enhance your presentation skills.

The student(s) will be presenting an idea that will change the world. The idea must solve a problem linked to sustainability, and have a positive impact on the world around the student(s).

For teachers interested in entering their students in this competition, please watch the welcome webinar recording here.

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! 

This update's Big Question by Mark Tomlins, HPL Central

The Big Question this week follows on from Dr Helen Street’s keynote at the 5th Annual HPL International Conference on Building Whole School Contextual Wellbeing. During the keynote, Dr Helen Street introduced contextual wellbeing and challenged delegates to reflect on their whole school approaches to building positive wellbeing. She challenged delegates to focus on Autonomy and Agency, on Social and not the individual, the process and not the outcomes. 

According to NHS Mental Health of Children and Young People Survey (2023), 20.3% of 8 to 16-year-olds, 23.3% of 17 to 19 year olds, 21.7% of 20 to 25 year olds have a probable mental health disorder. 

My question this week is how does your school and HPL support wellbeing? To gain a deeper understanding of Contextual Wellbeing, please read this week’s Think Piece below.