X31 Presentation of Learning

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Y7 Presentation of Learning for ‘Dig Deep’ (7.2 Expedition) being held at Hyde Park Cemetery,
Carr Lane, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 5AA, United Kingdom.
XP- Thursday 8th May
The PoL will begin at 4:15pm and last for approximately an hour. 

Your children will be walked to Hyde Park Cemetery from school, you should meet them there. They will leave school from this venue, after checking out with a member of staff and their parent.

If you are not attending, please contact your child’s Crew Leader to make appropriate arrangements. 

You will need a mobile phone and headphones to participate in our PoL. Please ensure you arrive with these. 

Thanks Year 7 Team

What is coming up next week in PE

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Tuesday- Year 7 girls rugby practice only for students selected with Miss Bowser.

Wednesday- Rounders and boys football practice 3.30-4.30. Year 7 girls rugby tournament in the school day (only for selected students) Meet Miss Bowser at 10am return to school at 3.15. Students will need a packed lunch and PE kit.

Thursday – BTEC learning labs for C28

Monday 28th April the Ski trip window for students in C29 and C30 will be open. Get your slip in to reception and pay your deposit as soon as possible to secure place on this amazing fieldwork

Year 10 TSLCs

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We would like to invite parents and carers to Y10’s first Teacher-Student Led conferences on Thursday, 5th June 2025.

These conferences will provide parents with an opportunity to meet with subject-specific teachers, allow students to discuss and reflect on their progress in different subjects following their upcoming mock exams and look at their own areas for development as they move towards Y11.

Students will be given a booking form which will allow them to book a time between 15:30 and 18:30. These will be booked on a first come first served basis so please ask your child to see their booking form and suggest a time to meet teaching staff.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

The Y10 Team

Netball fieldwork

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Friday 25th April Netball fieldwork to watch Leeds Rhino’s V Nottingham Forest at Canon Medical Arena. Please can students be at XP East for 17.15. Students will need to have had their tea before they come to school. Students can buy food, drinks and merchandise at the venue using card payment. It says that you are not permitted to bring food and drink into the venue and can only take a bag in A4 size bag. However students can take sweets and drinks on the bus. We will return to school at 22.15 if there are any changes to this we will get students to contact parents.

Any further questions please email cogrady@xpschool.org

Cheerleading

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The XP cheerleading team will be competing away this Thursday 24th April. We will be leaving at 3:15 and will be arriving back around half 5. Any changes we will update via blog. Wishing them the best of luck.

Crew Brunel: A Strong Start

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Although it’s been a shorter week, Crew Brunel has hit the ground running after the two week break!

We’ve taken these first few days to re-establish our routines, remind ourselves of the school norms and non-negotiables, and get back into the flow of learning. It’s been great to reconnect, shake off the holiday haze, and start strong as a crew. This week also marked the beginning of our new Expedition, and we’ve jumped straight into immersion.

But it’s not all been work and no play. One of the highlights was ending the week with a fun, Easter-themed Crew session. From sweet treats to light-hearted activities, it was a lovely way to wrap up our return and celebrate being back together.

Here’s to a strong start and an even stronger term ahead!

Miss Mitchell

Sharing our Stories: 17/04/2025

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Beautiful Work This Week

Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.

Top of the Blogs

Year 3 Family Learning @ Green Top

We’re going on an egg hunt @ Plover

Tectonic Plates @ Carcroft School

Crew Brunel @ XP School

G31 Year 7 POL – Tonight! @ XP Gateshead

Eggsellent Effort Class 6 @ Norton Infants

Digging into our New Expedition @ Norton Juniors

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

Year 10 Mock Exams

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Dear Parents and Families of Students in Year 10,

Our Year 10 students are now at a stage in Key Stage 4 where they are ready to undertake their first round of mock GCSE examinations. These will take place during the week commencing April 28th. As this is the first set of mocks students have done, it will not be a full set, and instead students will sit a small sample from each of our core subjects to get them used to the process of preparing and sitting exams. Please see the timetable attached below.

If you have any questions, please contact your child’s Crew Leader in the first instance.

Best wishes,

The Year 10 Team