Please can you have look at lost property this week at XP East. It will be located in XP East reception area. This will be cleared on Friday so please collect before then.
Netball practice cancelled 5th November
Netball practice is cancelled this week. Practice will be back on 12th November.
thanks Team PE
Ski trip 2026 parents evening
Reminder for all parents and students that the Ski trip parents evening is on Monday 10th November
6-7pm at XP East school. Please check your emails with regards to what you will need to bring.
This week in PE W/C 3rd Nov
Badminton will start on Monday 10th November due to mock exams
Wednesday- Netball practice 3.30-4.30 , Year 10 boys football fixture at home. Finish at 5pm
Thursday- Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30. Girls football practice 3.30-4.30. Year 7 boys football match away, please tick your name off.
Any questions please email team PE
The deadline to apply for a place at XP is fast approaching – 31st October!
If you want your child to be part of a Crew that learns with purpose, courage, and compassion, don’t miss your chance.
Apply via the Local Authority website before the deadline.
https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/…/secondary-year-of-entry
Already applied? Don’t forget to register for the Fair Banding Assessment → xptrust.info/XPTFBA
We’re looking for a SEND Learning Coach at Green Top!
Find out more and apply here to #JoinOurCrew: https://xptrust.org/green-top-send-learning-coach/
Crew Brunel: A Spooktacular End to the Half Term!
What a fantastic final week of the half term it’s been for Crew Brunel! We kicked things off in true Halloween spirit with a themed party that included some frightfully fun games such as Trick or Treat and Pin the Stem on the Pumpkin. Students were told there was a special Boo Basket up for grabs at the end of the week — and tokens could be earned through various activities. The student with the most tokens would be crowned the winner!
Midweek, we held a Year 8 and 9 Community Meeting, where we reflected on how awesome our students have been this term. Teachers shared lots of praises and appreciations, recognising students for their effort, kindness, and commitment both in and out of lessons.
Our creative challenge this week was to design a Halloween costume, and the results were Creeptastic! From scary monsters to clever, funny designs, students really let their imaginations run wild. A special well done to Pippa, whose creative design won her an extra 10 tokens!
We also kept an eye on praises and conducts — every praise earned 5 tokens, while each conduct resulted in 2 tokens being deducted. It was great to see so many students gaining tokens through positive actions and great behaviour.
To top off our busy week, Crew Brunel took part in a Penalty Shootout Fundraiser to raise money for our chosen charity, the Coral Reef Alliance. There were plenty of laughs and friendly competition — and congratulations to Blake for winning the hamper!
We ended the week on a high with a whole-school community meeting, celebrating the end of our first half term of the year. It’s been a fun-filled week full of teamwork, creativity, and community spirit. Huge shoutout to David, who has absolutely smashed it this half term by finishing at the top of our praise leaderboard with an impressive 43 praise points! Well done, David.
In true Crew Brunel fashion, our students showed great teamwork and strategy — instead of competing individually for the boo basket, they decided to join forces and pool their tokens. This led to two teams forming and battling it out throughout the week to see who could collect the most tokens. The competition was fierce, but in the end, the girls took the win! Well done to the girls’ team for claiming the Boo Basket!
Now it’s time for a well-deserved rest over the half-term break — I can’t wait to see what the next one brings!
Miss Mitchell
Sharing our Stories 17/10/2025
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.
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Year 11 Learning Labs / Mock Exams – Term 1B
Following the upcoming half term break, Year 11’s mock exams will begin on the first week back.
The mock timetable can be found here:
Due to this, learning labs will begin week 2 – week commencing November 10th. Term 1B (October-December) focuses on non-core subjects from 3:15-4:15pm.
The timetable for Learning Labs is here:
Crew Peake – Shining Stars!
As the first half- term of Year 9 draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment to express just how incredibly proud we are of every single student in Crew Peake. This term has been defined by their exceptional efforts, remarkable progress, and a real demonstration of our HoWLs and character traits.
Their commitment shown to school this term has been nothing short of amazing! We’ve seen great dedication in lessons, with students tackling challenging topics head-on and showing genuine academic resilience and growth – parents have received a number of emails from staff such as Miss Buckley, talking about their efforts in Humanities! This dedication is reflected beautifully in the huge amount of positive praise points awarded to our lovely kids this term, recognising everything from outstanding classwork to daily acts of kindness.
Crew members continue to shine, not just within our crew room, but across the entire school community. It has been fantastic hearing so many members of Crew Peake receiving shout outs in our community meetings for setting an example and making a positive difference.
We wish you all a restful and enjoyable break, and look forward to welcoming crew back next term, ready for even more success!
Miss Cocliff & Mr Morrison x
