I was excited to join my Crew last week for their practice walk (from a distance) for their Bronze DofE award. Crew Darling displayed great teamwork, support and compassion for one another on a hot, humid and challenging day. They even tried their hand at some sheep herding! Take a look at the fantastic day that was had, especially impressed with their cooking skills!
Another hectic week of extra curricular. Our cricket teams were in action this week, being involved in a festival at Doncaster town and home fixtures against Hayfield and Campsmount. The uptake in cricket has been fantastic. Students showed real character and were phenomenal both on and off the pitch.
Next week will be as follows:
Monday – Athletics practice
Tuesday – Cricket and cheerleading
Wednesday – Y7/8 Cricket fixture and rounders practice
If any of this lost property belongs to you please come and collect it from XP recaption before we break up for half term.
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Since 2019 we have been working with the educational charity The Wood Foundation, which is based in Scotland. Dozens of educators from schools in the Aberdeen area have been visiting our Trust as delegates for the last four years – learning about Crew, expeditions and Leadership.
This week for the first time colleagues from our Trust, including our CAO Andy, had the opportunity to deliver CPD to teachers in Aberdeen, visiting schools and meeting students. It was heartwarming and humbling to see Crew – sometimes called Squads and Clans north of the border – being delivered in Scotland.
We look forward to welcoming more delegates to our Trust schools in the future and travelling back to support our new friends as they continue their Crew journey.
The beautiful work from LKS2’s Expedition ‘There Is No Planet B’ is now curated outside the school! The awesome artwork, created from digital images of discarded waste, depicts various different animals whose habitats are being destroyed in the local community. To further reinforce the notion of climate emergency, through their literacy cycle, pupils also wrote persuasive speeches about how we can all bring about positive change if we work together.
Highlights from Crew Day @ XP Gateshead
Football Logos @ Norton Infants
Mental Health Week Continues @ Carcroft School
Mayan Mask Madness @ Norton Junior School
History and Ethics Fieldwork @ XP School
Super focus from Year 11 @ XP East
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@xpschool.org – we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!
Over the last two weeks History and Ethics have taken C27 to the Holocaust museum. We are so proud of the compassion that was shown by all students and appreciated having the opportunity to meet with survivors of the Holocaust and hear their stories.
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