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There is no slowing down for our Year 11s this term! We are incredibly proud of the resilience and work ethic this cohort is displaying, both in the sports hall and out on the pitch.
In Ultimate Frisbee, the energy has been phenomenal. Students are pushing their cardiovascular limits with spectacular catches and pinpoint passes, all while demonstrating brilliant sportsmanship and the self-refereed “Spirit of the Game.”
In BTEC Sport, students have been diving into the components of fitness by trying exciting new ways of learning. Working collaboratively together to grapple new key words and linking them to sporting examples.
Talk about a morning where literature completely came to life! I had the absolute privilege of popping into Crew Peake’s English sessions this morning!
The atmosphere in Crew Peake’s was nothing short of extraordinary. Miss Buckley’s room was locked in a state of laser-sharp focus as Admiral took on their latest assessment. You could hear a pin drop!!!
Skipper have also been exploring the characters from a Christmas Carol! To help bring A Christmas Carol off the page, Skipper delivered some mind-blowing (and some quite questionable) sketches, literally exploding the Ghost of Christmas Present into the room.
A massive shoutout to Admiral for their incredible work ethic today, and to Skipper for making classic literature feel larger than life. Crew Peake is absolutely setting the bar high! Keep working hard, getting smart, and being kind!
Last week I visited some Year 11 sessions, and enjoyed every minute. In PE, students were practising their basketball skills, including shooting, during a game. They showed energy and confidence in this.
Later that day, I saw true craftsmanship and quality in Science sessions. Students were challenged to think and speak like Scientists, using accurate scientific language.
The craftsmanship, quality and respect for work and learning was also obvious in student folders. Have a look at Lola’s fantastic start to Year 11!
Last week, students from all year groups joined Jackie from Relish to check in about our lunchtime options. Bailey, Skye, Milo, Harley, Toby, Veya and Kayden all enjoyed sharing their favourite food, and what they would like to see on the menu in future.
Students will be able to participate in a Design a Dish competition later this term, and the successful students will have their very own dish named after them for a day! More information to come through Crew Leaders.
Crew Rock are an outstanding group of young people. Since starting at XP East in Year 7, they have shown how amazing they are. Year on year, week on week they have lead on praises, and on attendance. This week, crew rock have gone even further, they have not only been in the lead across their year group on praises, but they have also managed to receive zero conducts.
I cannot understate how immensely proud I am of all of you, you are truly wonderful students and I look forward to seeing just how much you can all achieve.
Announcing Our New Publication: ‘Celebrating Ten Years of Expeditions at XP’
A new publication, ‘Celebrating Ten Years of Learning Expeditions at XP’, written by our co-founder, Andy Sprakes, is now available. The book highlights an extensive and broad selection of the beautiful work created by our young people and staff from across our Trust. It is a profound and often moving reminder of the purpose, agency, and consequence of our work; illuminating the transformative power and far-reaching impact of Learning Expeditions.
In the next few weeks, the book will be made available to the general public and will retail at £20. However, to mark the publication of this much-anticipated book, it is being made available exclusively to staff across our Trust for a not-for-profit cost price of £5. In the spirit of Crew the proceeds will be donated to charity.
When staff fill in the google form and order the book at this price, they will be able to choose to donate to one of two local charities and one national charity that have supported and worked alongside us in the past.
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude and congratulations to the exceptional staff across our Trust whose unwavering dedication, creativity, and passion made this publication, and the transformative work within it, possible.
