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Archive

Student Leadership at XPD – highlight of the week!

Bethan Batty

In Friday’s Community Meeting our Student Leaders shared their appreciation for all the students who had applied to be part of the Student Leadership Team at XP East.

It was lovely to hear and see current student leaders stepping up! Noah, Ethan, Veya and Matilda announced those students who had been successful in their application and they were warmly welcomed to be part of the Crew.

Our new Student Leaders!

While Friday afternoon offered a second highlight of the week, I was once again impressed by the oracy skills of Ava, Delilah and Cora. Their confidence, expression, and delivery to a visitor from Australia clearly encapsulated what expeditions, Student Lead Conferences and Presentations of Learning involved at XP and how they had helped them grow their character and academically.

When Delilah and Cora explained, “The Learning Targets are broken down so you know how you have done in each aspect of the work,” it was a perfect articulation of our process. Ava followed this by talking through the use of a portfolio and student black boxes, offering her brilliant summary of the collation of her work as “XP in a box.”

I look forward to seeing the next steps the Student Leadership Crew take. Applications are still open so if students wish to apply they need to make sure they submit their presentations to the team.

Beautiful Work, Expeditions, Front Page News, Mrs Batty's Blog

Great crew day!

Claire Burnitt

On Thursday crew Sinfield had a fantastic day. We had time to start our preparations for crew’s passages. We started with looking at our time at XP and how the last couple of years have gone.

Crew also used an hour to complete some of their DofE volunteering by litter picking the local area.

Crew all showed fantastic character traits and I can’t wait to see the work crew produce!

Mrs Burnitt

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Poetry Superstars in E29 Pioneer! 🌟

Jodie Buckley

In Y10, we’ve been discussing the importance of revising early and so we’ve been building active recall and revision into our lessons to make sure we don’t forget the poems we studied back in Year 9. These students came out top of the class in their recall, showing fantastic knowledge, focus, and enthusiasm for the anthology.

A huge well done to Jude, Arlo, Jolie, Ella, and Edie, who have been absolute poetry superstars this week! I’m so proud of how hard they’re all working, it’s lovely to see their confidence and understanding growing with every lesson.

Miss Buckley

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Sharing our Stories: 14/11/2025

Geoff Hewitt

Beautiful work this week

Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!

To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.

Top of the Blogs

KS2 Anti Bullying Performance @ Green Top

Our character trait winners @ Plover

Life Skills @ Carcroft School

Crew Brunel: Back in Action! @ XP

A Splashing Success @ Norton Juniors

PE Round Up @ XP East

Weekly Update for Families @ XP Gateshead

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 comms@xptrust.org –  we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!

Front Page News

C30 DofE Bronze Update Parent Letter

Emma Watson

Please note the dates to expedition for XP East have been altered slightly.

C30 DofE Bronze Award – Parent Information Letter 2025_2026 Update Nov 25 (1)Download
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DofE Celebration of Learning – C29 Bronze and C28 Silver Awards.

Emma Watson

We formally invite you to our Bronze and Silver DofE awards event.

This event is for our current year 10 and 11 cohort who took part in their Bronze and Silver DofE Awards earlier this year.

We hope to see you there.

Parent Letter DofE Bronze Celebration of Learning – Nov 25Download
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Attendance Champions for Crew Caldwell! 

Jade Fielding

I am happy to celebrate some fantastic attendance achievements from last term!

👏 A big well done to Lucie, Chloe, Lewis, Alejandro, and George for achieving 100% attendance last term! 

🎉 I also want to highlight our Crews 100% attendance last week and winning the Attendance League! 

Let’s keep this momentum going- every day in school counts! 

Keep it up Crew Caldwell!

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Lost Property – 10/11/25

Shannon Mitchell

Our latest collection of lost property from this week has now been logged and is available to be claimed. If you’ve misplaced clothing, shoes, or any other personal items recently, please stop by the office to check whether your belongings are here.

All items will be held until the end of next week. After that time, any unclaimed property will be donated to charity so that nothing goes to waste and others can benefit.

If you think something of yours might be among the current items, please drop in as soon as possible.

Thank you,

Crew Brunel

Front Page News, Lost Property

Reminder FLU vaccine 10/11/25

Nicola Mawby


Students whose parents have completed the e-link consent form will receive their FLU vaccine at school tomorrow. Thanks to all those parents who have communicated with RDASH promptly.

Front Page News

Crew Brunel: Back in Action!

Shannon Mitchell

This week, Crew Brunel returned after a well-deserved two-week break, refreshed, energised, and ready to dive back into learning and community life. It was great to see everyone recharged and eager to catch up with one another. We kicked things off by checking in and sharing stories from our time off — some relaxing, some adventurous, but all full of fun memories.

Once we’d reconnected, we jumped straight back into our learning. We revisited our reading routines and explored our weekly Wise Wednesday topic, sparking thoughtful discussions and establishing expectations for a strong start to the term.

A highlight of the week was the launch of Passage. Designed to prepare students for the next stage of their academic journey, Passage offers students a structured opportunity to reflect on their learning, identify strengths and areas for improvement, and assess their readiness to progress to GCSEs.

During this week’s session, we explored the purpose of Passage, its importance in supporting both academic and personal growth, and the specific expectations for each student. By providing a clear roadmap for success, including defined milestones and achievable targets, Passage ensures that every student understands the steps they need to take to reach their full potential and transition confidently to the next stage of their education.

We rounded off the week with a whole-school community meeting, celebrating a fantastic first week back. It was a wonderful opportunity to recognise everyone’s contributions, highlight achievements, and reinforce the strong sense of community that makes our school so special. A big congratulations to Pippa for being awarded the Spanish Star of the Week. Her excellent work and beautiful craftsmanship and quality have really stood out. Well done, Pippa!

This week has set the tone for a term full of focus, resilience and collaboration. Crew Brunel is back, buzzing with energy, and ready to take on everything the weeks ahead have in store.

Miss Mitchell

Front Page News, X30

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