We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate the incredible artistic achievements of one of our own, X30 student Arina Barsukova! Arina recently had the fantastic opportunity to exhibit her artwork at the Barnby Dun Church Art & Craft Festival, and her pieces truly shone among the local talent. Arina’s commitment and passion for art are truly … Continued
This week, 7 Skipper have been showing what it really means to work hard and get smart as they prepare for their History skills check on the Norman Conquest. Our class have been learning how to become more independent and reflective learners by focusing on revision strategies that help them remember and apply key knowledge. … Continued
X29 Skipper are approaching GCSE English with the mentality of champions. Our expedition is called ‘A Change Will Do You Good’ and I cannot help but admire the change in you all. Your focus, hard work and positive attitude is shining in all our lessons and I cannot help but leave them with a big … Continued
Year 7 have kicked off exploring their first case study, Raiders and Rulers! This has taken them back to 1066, a year that changed the course of British history. In English, they’ve been exploring the themes of love and conflict in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, discovering how Shakespeare’s ideas still connect with us today. Alongside … Continued
This week, Year 8 students at XP were given an exciting opportunity to immerse themselves in their new expedition with a visit from professional artist Michelle Clarke Stables (MC Stables). Michelle worked with all Year 8 groups, bringing energy, expertise, and a fresh perspective on what it means to live and work as an artist. … Continued
This week marked an exciting milestone for Year 7 at XP: their very first immersion week in lessons and the launch of their expedition, This Land is Your Land. The guiding question is, “What’s the story of our community?” Students have worked as historians, piecing together evidence and time-travelling through four key periods of history: … Continued
This week, we had the fantastic opportunity to welcome Phoenix Dance Theatre back into school to work with some of our students — and what a brilliant start it was! We kicked off the session by getting to know each other and meeting our inspiring instructor, Emma, who brought great energy and expertise to the … Continued
This week C27 were able to tour the historic plantworks site in Hexthorpe, Donaster. Here they took a tour of the Wabtec facility from the HVAC testing shop to the erecting house which was home to the legendary Flying Scotsman. The students were able to take in the history of the location as they were … Continued
Take a look into X31 Skipper’s classroom, where they have been working hard crafting and practicing their fluency skills in English! Students have embraced the challenge of building their fluency and comprehension skills through one of our anchor text stories, ‘A Storm in a Teashop‘, focusing on the events during the First World War. It … Continued
Over the last half term we began a project focused on the documentary ‘Blackfish’ about the plight of orcas at Seaworld. After completing our research and extending our comprehension skills last half term, this half term we are starting to apply this to our GCSE Component 2 English Language Transactional Writing tasks. Today in LOOL … Continued
