Strategy
Educational expectations and missing the target
Does the background of a student have an impact on what they can achieve academically, and what data do we have to prove either way? Discover how you can support...
Setting – time for a rethink?
Is the way we set students outdated? Is it time for change? Melanie Saunders, Chief Education Adviser at High Performance Learning, argues that it’s time for schools to reflect upon...
Start Talking – Confident Speakers and Confident Thinkers
The Issue: We have known about “The Word Gap,” for 20 years. Risley and Hart[1], in their ominously titled study, “The Early Catastrophe,” found that children from disadvantaged backgrounds hear, on...
Help, I’m an Imposter! A School Leader’s Guide to Growing Self-Belief
Feeling like a fraud at work? Like you're failing and about to be found out? Imposter Syndrome affects over 70% of people at some point in their careers but together,...
Shaping school culture to accelerate achievement
Professor Deborah Eyre, Founder, and Chair at High Performance Learning, discusses why and how school leaders should prioritise building a strong and purposeful culture to create a high performing school....
What makes a top school? You feel it!
Russel Ellicott, Headmaster at Pate’s Grammar School in Cheltenham, delves into how any school can become outstanding, why the ‘feel’ of a school is critical, and the opportunities presented by...
Cracking the collaboration code: Ready, Willing and Able
Collaboration comes naturally to great leaders, and is core to the success of our FCG and of HPL itself. It also helps the HPL community immensely as we all try...