2nd Edition

High Performance Learning: How to Become a World-Class School 10th Anniversary Edition

By Deborah Eyre Copyright 2026
254 Pages 18 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 18 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 18 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

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

Biography

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.