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We took a team of Year 7 girls to Castle Park to compete in a tournament against other schools in Doncaster. The girls showed brilliant resilience and determination,improveing as every game went on. The girls went into the final winning all of their 3 games, however unfortunately fell short at the final hurdle and lost against Hall Cross.

Finishing the competition in second place with some great new skills to take away.

This week in PE

Wednesday – Rounders and boys football practice – 3.30-4.30

Thursday- Cheerleading practice and athletics practice 3.30-4.30

The crew has smashed their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze practice! They’ve tackled bag packing like pros, cooked up meals on a Trangia, and powered through long treks with heavy backpacks. They’ve mastered putting up tents, spent the night under canvas, and packed it all away like seasoned adventurers. From de-gunging their gear to pushing beyond their comfort zones, they’ve embraced every challenge — ticking off loads of firsts and proving just how capable they really are! Bring on the expedition in June!

Reposting the enrichment timetable for this half term. Athletics has now started after school on a Thursday. Any students interested in improving their athletics skills ready for sports day or Doncaster and District athletics please come along. Or even if you just fancy trying something new.

Beautiful Work This Week

Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.

Top of the Blogs

Block Volcano Art @ Green Top

Innovating the Gingerbread Man @ Plover

Identifying features of a map @ Carcroft School

Activism in action – the second annual public health conference @ XP Gateshead

Seascapes @ Norton Infants

Fully immersed in Wordsworth @ XP

Arts Festival 2025

Share your stories with us!

We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.

It might be something you or your students have achieved, a charity you’re supporting or anything at all that deserves a wider audience.

Write to us at news@xptrust.org –  we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!

We’re looking for two incredible Learning Coaches to join the team at Green Top School!

This is an opportunity to be part of a school where relationships come first, learning is purposeful, and every child is known, supported, and challenged.

You’ll work side by side with teachers to help deliver beautiful, meaningful learning experiences as part of our expeditionary learning curriculum. From Early Years to Key Stage 2, you’ll support children to grow academically, socially and emotionally – helping them become thoughtful, capable, and kind individuals.

Find out more about the roles here: xptrust.org/vacancies

What does it really mean to be part of XP? Don’t take it from us – hear it from the students themselves.

If you’re a teacher who believes in creativity, challenge and doing work that matters, this is the role for you. We’re open to applications across a range of subjects – find out more here

https://xptrust.org/were-looking-for-great-teachers-at-xp-doncaster/

Thank you to everyone who has brought their letter and paid their deposit for the Ski trip. Please keep checking your emails as we will be sending out a letter of confirmation and the next steps for the trip this week.

We have had a fantastic response and are excited for the next steps.

Many thanks Mr Elliot and Miss O’Grady