Another amazing week of extra curricular in PE. It was the first week of away fixtures for football and netball. All students demonstrated XP/XP East character traits in particular respect.
All the matches were tough but student showed fantastic resilience. Huge well to the Year 10 boys football team who successful got through to the next round of the National cup winning 5-0.
We are thrilled to share the fantastic efforts of our Year 9 students in Crews Caldwell, Kelly, Lovelace, and Nightingale as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award volunteering program. Our students have been actively participating in litter picking within the school grounds and in the surrounding community. This initiative not only helps keep our environment clean but also fosters a strong sense of responsibility and care for the world around them.
In addition to their environmental work, the students have taken on the important task of relocating lost property, including student equipment and clothing. By organising and sorting through these items, they are working hard to ensure lost belongings are returned to their rightful owners, creating a more supportive and considerate school community.
The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award is a wonderful opportunity for our students to challenge themselves, strive for achievement, and overcome obstacles. We are incredibly proud of the dedication and teamwork they’ve shown throughout this project, and we look forward to seeing them continue to grow and succeed on their Duke of Edinburgh journey.
Check out these beautiful highlights from C28s DofE Expedition last academic year! They had an awesome POL to celebrate their success this week.
On Monday, our dedicated Art Staff at XP Doncaster had the incredible opportunity to attend an enriching workshop organised in collaboration with The National Gallery, made possible through the support of Right Up Our Street. This was part of a larger initiative, as The National Gallery prepares for their upcoming visit to Doncaster on 19th October, which is an exciting stop on their nationwide Art Road Trip. In the lead-up to this highly anticipated visit, the Gallery has been offering a series of free CPD sessions aimed specifically at art teachers. These sessions are designed to enhance teaching practices, and we were fortunate enough that our staff could participate in one of these invaluable opportunities.
“It was really amazing to work with the National Gallery on the Staff Day at XP. They will be coming in to launch the Articulation prize for XP C28 students. Staff had the opportunity to take part in the workshop as a sneak peek before the kids get a chance!”
Kat Taylor – Art @ XP Doncaster
The focus of the workshop was particularly inspiring, centring on the importance of art commentary and how educators can empower students to express their own unique interpretations of artworks. It delved deeply into the ways students can be encouraged to find and use their own voices, providing them with the tools to articulate personal responses to visual art. The session explored various strategies for prompting thoughtful engagement with art, ensuring that students feel confident in offering their perspectives, regardless of the artwork’s complexity or the student’s prior experience. By fostering a more inclusive and supportive environment, the workshop aimed to inspire both teachers and students to approach art not just as observers but as active commentators, enriching their understanding and appreciation of visual culture. This experience was invaluable for our staff, equipping them with fresh insights and methods that will undoubtedly benefit our students in the classroom.
On our most recent Staff Day, Green Top School staff completed an awesome scavenger hunt around Snaith! Crews had to complete various challenges throughout the day and they built Crew and formed stronger relationships as a result! Go #CrewGreenTop!
We love welcoming visitors from all over the world to our Trust and this week it was a delight to work with our friends from the Wood Foundation with teachers from more than a dozen schools in Aberdeenshire. Our work with the Wood Foundation and the many schools they support, began in 2019 and has enabled us to share our story and how we work. We also travelled to Aberdeen this year to deliver CPD – including how we crew!
This week the focus was on creating and delivering expeditions and our visitors created some amazing food from our Plover Pantry recipe leaflets; originally created by the students. Part of this expedition was designed to bring the leaflets to life with a step by step video and photography guide.
Really purposeful and beautiful work.
Creating Beautiful Work @ Norton Infants
KS1 Community Crew @ Green Top
We are kind in Crew Lewis @ Plover
Road Safety in Crew MI @ Carcroft School
Crew Peak continue to fly! @ XP School
Weekly update for families @ XP Gateshead
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Tuesday- Year 10 boys football match away return to school 5.30
Wednesday- Year 7/8 girls football match away return to school 5.15
Wednesday – Netball practice 3.30-4.30
Thursday- Boys football practice 3.30-4.30
Please tick your name off the team sheets
We’re at the crucial point in the year where our first round of Year 11 mocks are quickly approaching! They’ll take place from Monday, 14th October until Friday, 18th October 2024.
Please find information for the upcoming week, and also the mock exam timetable here.
Please get in touch with your child’s crew leader, or ourselves (mcocliff@xpschool.org for XP, aparker@xpschool.org for XPE) with any questions.
Mel & Angella x
On Tuesday evening Crew Southgate received their certificates and badges for their amazing work on DofE. It was a wonderful celebration and reminded us what an amazing time we had as a crew and all the hard work they had put in to get there.
Congratulations!
This week I’ve had some time to pop in to sessions with Crew Peake… and wow, how awesome they are!
Here are just a couple of books from HUMS lessons. Keep up the great work, crew!
Miss Cocliff & Mr Morrison x
Great focus in crew today while looking at Snapshots. Crew were excited to look at their academic progress and discuss this with their shoulder partners. Crew wrote meaningful pledges which will help improve their future grades.
I am really impressed with crew this term they have all received some wonderful praise.
Well done
Mrs Pulham
Tuesday – Girls football practice
Wednesday – C31/C30 boys football fixture away. We aim to be back at XP for around 5.30.
Netball fixture away. Back at school for 5.30.
Thursday – C28 Boys football fixture at home.
This year, we were lucky enough to have new Year 7s from both XPD and XPG working closely together at the Ullswater and Howtown Outward Bound centres. As a result, we were able to capture these wonderful highlights of both sets of students building Crew and expressing what it means to be Crew at the end of their week in their first ever presentation of learning.
More beautiful work has been made public this week – in both Plover and Carcroft School. Look at these awesome selections from final products, now curated for all to see!
Our Heads, Admin, Facilities and Comms Crews came together to further develop positive relationships and build Crew at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. They spent the day exploring Case Studies to improve communication and conceptual understanding around day-to-day crucial aspects of what we do at XP Trust.
The day was extremely positive and productive – thank you to YWP for your hospitality!
Find out more and apply here to #JoinOurCrew
Temporary SEND Learning Coach (TA) at Green Top
Class Six Invade Conisborough Castle @ Norton Infants
WW2 Wartime Food in Crew @ Carcroft School
What’s on the horizon? @ XP School
Supporting our local charity @ Norton Juniors
A Published Author @ XP Gateshead
Crew Spencer Mindfulness @ 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!
