Many schools these days will claim to offer a world class education, co-curricular activities or sporting opportunities, but how many can truly say they are actually world class? 

As one of only 39 schools worldwide, Ellesmere College can confidently claim it offers a level of education above and beyond, having been awarded the distinction of a ‘High Performance Learning (HPL) World Class School’. Following two years of rigorous assessment, the school has been recognised for its hard work and dedication in demonstrating a world class quality of education throughout the school and across all areas – academic, sport, co-curricular.

The HPL programme doesn’t change what is taught at the school, but it does influence the approach in showing pupils how to learn. This has proved to be a successful programme that dovetails with any subject or curriculum, helping to achieve academic excellence alongside a broader set of values and attitudes while supporting pupil wellbeing.

What is HPL?

High Performance Learning (HPL) is an international movement delivering educational change, working with schools and teachers to provide a flexible learning framework, building cognitive competencies and designed to achieve academic and lifetime success.

Professor Deborah Eyre, Founder and Chair at High Performance Learning said of the accreditation, “Truly world-class schools understand that while grades are important, producing students who are intellectually and socially confident, work-place and life-ready with a global outlook and concern for others is our true aim. Ellesmere College has worked hard to strengthen its practice and to move closer to the vision of every child becoming a high performer.”

Ellesmere College employs the HPL approach through the whole school system - from Lower School to Sixth Form – and has an established network of staff mentors. It reflects what is already known about advanced thinking skills and learning behaviours, helping pupils to develop skills and attitudes like confidence, agile thinking, perseverance and a greater awareness and concern for the society we live in - ensuring they are fully prepared for the path of study, work and life which lie ahead.

A report by the HPL assessor found: “The HPL journey at Ellesmere College has been well considered, well planned, embedded and expertly delivered within the teaching framework of the school. From the outset, HPL was seen as part of a holistic education that would ensure that all Ellesmere students are ‘Life:Ready’. The school also prides itself on the broad co-curricular provision that provides a wealth of incredible opportunities to its students.”

Mr. Brendan Wignall, Headmaster Ellesmere College, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded the High Performance Learning World Class School Accreditation and are in elite company with only 38 other schools holding this status globally. The HPL World Class School Award Scheme delivers a flexible teaching and learning framework that systematically builds cognitive competencies leading to academic and lifetime success. It is a programme we have fully embraced, has been hugely successful and something visitors to the college are asking more about because they have seen it in action as part of a tour and are keen to learn more. HPL is a progressive approach and one which doesn’t limit our thinking and expectations to examination success, although they are of course still extremely important,” he said.

Mrs. Pritt-Roberts, Deputy Head Academic and HPL Lead at the college said, “We strongly believe every child has it in them to be an effective learner and HPL provides a greater level of confidence and self-belief for our pupils to strive to be the best they can possibly be, becoming better equipped to deal with life’s journey.”

For more information visit www.ellesmere.com or join the next Open Day in March 2022.

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