Chorley New Road Primary Academy

Challenge - Nurture - Respect

World Class Teaching

High Performance Learning

Chorley New Road Primary Academy is accredited as a High Performance Learning ‘World Class School’.

We use the High Performance Learning (HPL) philosophy and framework in our school as we believe that all students can be high performers, and we teach with these expectations in mind.  

Using the research-based HPL approach helps us to systematically build the cognitive competencies that lead a young person to thrive in school and in later life.   

At Chorley New Road, our staff are developing all pupils into ‘High Performance Learners.’ This means that we are developing all of our pupils to be the best that they can be to achieve their potential, fulfil their aspirations and be ready to take on the challenges that the real world presents when they leave us at the end of Year 6.

Scroll down for more details about HPL.

Embedding Formative Assessment

Staff at Chorley New Road are experts in Embedding Formative Assessment (EFA), meaning our teachers and learning support staff gain valuable insights into children’s learning, identifying gaps in knowledge, and adapting teaching to meet individual needs; to deepen formative assessment practices, strengthen classroom dialogue, and improve outcomes for all learners.

Chorley New Road is part of Albany Learning Trust, which is the first multi-academy trust to be named an Embedding Formative Assessment Ambassador with the Schools, Students and Teachers network, in recognition of our schools completing the EFA programme, and our commitment to sharing our expertise and experience with other schools in the area.

Four adults standing in front of a colorful wall display at Chorley New Road Primary Academy. The display features a circular diagram with sections labeled 'Meta Thinking,' 'Linking,' 'Analyzing,' and 'Hard Working,' surrounding an academy logo. The text on the wall reads 'World Class Learning at Chorley New Road.' They are dressed in professional attire and smiling.

Trust leaders, Linda Burrows and Peter Mayland, with Professor Debra Eyre from High Performance Learning

HPL Weekly Bulletins

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Click on the links below to find out more about what the individual HPL ‘Advanced Cognitive Performance (APCS) and Values, Attitudes and Attributes (VAAs) mean and how we development in school and things you can do at home with your child.

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Week 1 - Introduction to HLP

Week 2 - VAA - Enquiring

Week 3 - VAA - Confident

Week 4 - Being concerned for society

Week 5 - VAA - Risk Taking

Week 6 - VAA - Resilience

Week 7 - ACP - Big Picture Thinking

Week 8 - ACP - Imagination

Week 9 - ACP - Seeing Alternative Perspective

Week 10 - VAA - Collaboration

Week 11 - ACP - Fluent Thinking

Week 12 - ACP - Originality

Week 13 - ACP - Evolutionary and Revolutionary Thinking

Week 14 - ACP - Connection Finding

Week 15 - ACP - Strategy Planning

Week 16 - ACP - Complex and Multi-step Problem Solving

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A young boy crouches on the ground, examining electronic scrap and debris scattered around him, including circuit boards, wires, and electronic components.
A colorful infographic titled 'The Parents' Guide to HPL' from Chorley New Road Primary Academy. It features a circular diagram at the center labeled 'High Performance Learning,' with segments representing skills like Meta-Thinking, Linking, Analyzing, Creating, Realising, Hard Working, Agile, and Empathic. The diagram is surrounded by arrows and text describing three behaviors: Values, Attitudes & Attributes, and Cognitive Performance Characteristics.

PARENTS’ GUIDE TO HPL

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Information about High-Performance Learning (HPL) including its definition, key skills such as critical thinking and resilience, and behaviors like perseverance and love for learning, with diagrams and bullet points on a blue background.
A school poster explaining the High Performance Learning House Points System. It features a colorful pyramid chart with points from 100 to 500, a quote about classroom management, the High Performance Learning logo, and detailed text describing how children earn House Points for demonstrating skills and behaviors.
Poster titled 'How does HPL link to the curriculum?' with graphics of a blue and white logo and starburst shapes. The poster discusses integrating high-performance learning into the curriculum and how it enhances student learning.
Poster titled 'Supporting Your Child with HPL at Home' promoting at-home activities, subject snapshots, and a parents' working group to support children’s development in high-performance learning skills, including images of sample newsletters, subject icons, and a group of parents in discussion.