High Energy and Big Wins: A Thrilling Week of School Sports

It has been a fantastic week of sport and leadership at XP. We started the week with badminton practice where we saw some great shots from students across all year groups. In PE lessons students in Year 10 and Year 11 took part in glow in the dark zumba with Abbie from Legacy Sport, some even led their own routine.

On Wednesday we hosted The Laurel Academy who played our year 7 and 8 netball team. Year 7’s started with a fast paced game with lots of goals but unfortunately could not quite catch the year 7 Laurel team, we had some outstanding performances and never gave up. Well done to our Sport leader who umpired the whole game. The year 8’s were up next and what an exciting game it was, both teams delivered some excellent plays. XP had the final edge and won 7-6 with some great teamwork performances. Well done to our players of the match.

On Thursday XP hosted Legacy Sport for their primary basketball event with the support of our Year 10 BTEC Sport leaders. Not only did the students show teamwork, communication and a positive motivating attitude they were also fantastic role models.

Thursday also saw the Key stage 3 badminton team go to the finals at Outwood adwick where a mixture of year 7-9’s played a variety of school. There were some fantastic shots played and outstanding teamwork performances.

The year 7 football team also took a trip to Outwood Adwick to play a variety of school. The first game saw a great goal as Mr Currie said an “absolute belter of goal” and a winning 1-0 victory.

Next week in PE W/C 26th Jan

Wednesday- Netball practice 3.30-4.30

Thursday – Year 9 netball tournament away return at 5.30. Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30

Have a lovely long weekend.

Team PE

This week, C28 toured the historic Plantworks site in Hexthorpe, Doncaster, where they explored the Wabtec facility, moving from the HVAC testing shop to E2—once home to the legendary Flying Scotsman. As they were escorted around the current 22-acre site, the students absorbed the location’s history, learning that at the height of production, the facility spanned a staggering 90 acres. The site has been an integral part of our community for more than 170 years, employing thousands of local people ranging from labourers to master craftspeople, and was even vital to the war effort with Doncaster women becoming ‘Munitionettes’ working long hours in dangerous conditions. With the site sadly closing this year, this may well be the last cohort from XP Trust to visit such an important part of Doncaster’s heritage; considering the historic achievements and listed buildings in this area of Hexthorpe, it was a true privilege to be welcomed into this local slice of industry.