High Performance Learning (HPL) is a ground-breaking pedagogical model that takes what we know from research about how the most successful learners think and learn; creating schools that deliberately focus on building mastery of the key ‘success’ competencies in every student and in every lesson. It can be used in conjunction with any curriculum and provides a coherent but flexible teaching and learning framework to underpin the curriculum.
The first edition of this bestselling book introduced the HPL model to schools, and leaders in thousands of schools around the world have found that they can achieve amazing results for the entire school community and a more positive yet ambitious culture across the school. This new edition includes the latest learning science research, as well as case studies drawn from numerous schools implementing the HPL model, including practice examples, quotes from leaders, teachers, students and parents as well as robust impact data. Areas covered in this new second edition include:
- Creating world-class schools
- A school culture where everyone can become a high performer
- The High Performance Learning Teaching and Learning Framework
- Developing advanced cognitive performance characteristics (ACPs)
- Building values, attitudes and attributes (VAAs)
- HPL in action: case studies from schools
- Creating and leading an HPL school
- Unleashing students
- The role of parents, universities and employers
This invaluable resource will help schools make the move from good to world-class and will be essential reading for school leaders, teachers and those with an interest in outstanding academic performance.
Table of Contents:
High Performance Learning in Summary
Preface
Chapter 1 – Creating World Class Schools
Chapter 2 – Understanding the Road to Success
Chapter 3 – The High Performance Learning Framework: The Science of Learning
Chapter 4 – The Advanced Cognitive Performance Characteristics
Chapter 5 – The Values, Attitudes and Attributes
Chapter 6 – The 7 Pillars of High Performance
Chapter 7 – Leading High Performance Learning in a School
Chapter 8 – Adoption and Impact Stories: Lessons from the Field
Chapter 9 – Reflections on Ten Years of HPL in Schools: What Has Been Learnt?
Appendix i. Becoming a World-class School rubric
Appendix ii. Advanced Cognitive Performance Characteristics chart
Appendix iii. Advanced Cognitive Performance Characteristics progression grid
Appendix iv. Values Attitudes and Attributes chart
Appendix v. Values Attitudes and Attributes progression grid
Appendix vi. The 7 Pillars Unpacked
About the Author :
Deborah Eyre is a leading educational writer and influencer in the area of high performance for schools and individuals. She is a renowned figure in educational innovation and was named one of the 40 Outstanding Global Women in Education of 2024. Founder of High Performance Learning, she works in the UK and globally to help schools combine academic success and student well-being.
