HPL Updates

HPL Update

26 June 2024

Happy Summer Holiday!

HPL Central would like to wish all Headteachers, Principals, Teachers, Staff, and Students going on their summer break a happy holiday. Thank you for your remarkable dedication to HPL. You should be ecstatic of each milestone achieved this year. We hope you enjoy your summer holiday and look forward to welcoming you back in the new academic year!

School CSV Files - AY 23/24

HPL Leads please be mindful that an email was sent out to you by Cassey Benito on Tuesday, 25th 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 possible 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 Friday, 30th August 2024 at 1 pm (BST).

Internal and External Assessors Submission

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 and uploaded to HPL Online is Friday, 12th July 2024. If you encounter any challenges accessing HPL Online or uploading your documentation for Teacher Certification please contact Cassey Benito.

Practical Strategies for Becoming a more Effective HPL Classroom Teacher

The Albany Learning Trust led the 4th workshop in the CPD series 'Practical Strategies for Becoming a more Effective HPL Classroom Teacher.' During the workshop colleagues gained expertise and practical strategies on how to use practice and retrieval in an HPL Classroom. Colleagues who attended the workshop engaged with a range of strategies such as how to use quizzing and using a knowledge organiser to develop HPL skills and behaviours. 

There is still time to book your place for the final workshop in this series on the 10th of September from 9 am - 11 am (UK Time). The final workshop will focus on how to develop curriculum planning in an HPL Classroom. Participants will engage with a range of strategies such as how to use coherent mapping and use tiered questions and problems to develop HPL skills and behaviours. To book contact getintouch@highperformancelearning.co.uk.

The Effective Teaching Assistant in an HPL School

Melanie Saunders, HPL Chief Education Advisor, led a thought provoking CPD session for colleagues in the role of a Teaching Assistant on the 5th of June 2024. During the workshop colleagues gained a deeper understanding of the HPL philosophy and framework, how it is used by teachers and how it helps pupils to systematically improve both confidence and performance. Colleagues explored the issues of language, challenge, opportunity and how these impact on performance as well as self-esteem.

Feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive. ‘I found the knowledge I have gained valuable, and I look forward to using what I have learned in the classroom'. - Attendee

How do we move from Embedding HPL to Systematising and Optimising by Mark Tomlins

At this time of the year many of us are reviewing and reflecting on practice, development plans and roadmaps. Also at this time schools are celebrating their achievements for the year. Many Pathway Schools will be celebrating their WCSA or HPSA Accreditation and indeed Re- Accreditation. My question this week looks at the reflection process that leads into planning. Specifically, I would like us to think about the move from embedding to systematisation and optimisation. 

• How will that work? 
• How will we make HPL part of the DNA of the school? 
• Are there schools or teachers out there that use HPL vocabulary to automaticity? 
• As leaders how can you facilitate this? 

Do share your answers by clicking the button below. 

FGC Professional Learning Programme for 2024/25

We are delighted to share with you our new FGC Professional Learning Programme for 2024/25. Please select the link below to view the programme.

FGC Spring Term Programme Events Round Up

HPL in the Classroom | Big Picture Linking in English | 11th June 2024

Daniel Bottom from Ellesmere College delivered an inspiring HPL in the Classroom webinar on how to help students form a Big Picture of literary work so that they can link it to the writer’s intentions, the broader context and to other pieces of literature. We were delighted to welcome students from Ellesmere College to the webinar who demonstrated their ability to make Big Picture Linking and connections to the historical and narrative context of Macbeth. The students clearly demonstrated their ability to secure their understanding and be creative in their approach to revisiting and reinforcing their knowledge of Macbeth. 

HPL Leads Global Forum | Securing HPL Whole School Engagement | 13 June 2024

Lisa Begbie, HPL Lead at West Kirby Grammar School, led an insightful and thought-provoking forum on approaches to securing whole school engagement. During this forum Lisa shared the strategic approach West Kirby Grammar School undertook and outlined how the school would further strengthen the approach in the next academic year. 

Explore the Evidence | Engagement with Parents | 20 June 2024

Russel Ellicott, Global Education Director at HPL led an informative session on effective approaches to engaging with parents and carers. Colleagues interrogated the report from the EEF: "Working with Parents to Support Children's Learning" and reflected on their whole school approaches. The report can be found here.

Thank you!

HPL central would like to thank all colleagues from across the HPL community for joining us at the many professional learning events we have run this academic year. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to all our presenters for sharing their expertise and passion for High Performance Learning. Wishing you all a happy summer break and we look forward to welcoming you back in September.