Year 7 XP: Immersed in History and Launching Their First Expedition

5 September 2025

Eleanor Wilkinson

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

Phoenix Dance Theatre Project 2025

25 May 2025

Shannon Mitchell

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

Year 11 Historians Explore Industrial Heritage at Plant Works for GCSE Study

27 February 2025

Sophie Elliott

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

X31 Skipper – Bringing a ‘Storm in a teashop’ to life!

4 February 2025

Eleanor Wilkinson

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

C28/E27 Superb Focus and Effort in English LOOL

9 January 2025

Catherine Desborough

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

C29 – Conversations with Conversation Club

19 June 2024

Claira Salter

A Message from the Students of C29: Hello everyone, This week, we had the privilege of hosting the Conversation Club at our school, where we learned about the challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers. It was eye-opening to discover that they receive just £50 a week to cover essentials like food, clothing, and hygiene … Continued

X28 Crew Darling – Smashing their Practice DofE Walk

17 May 2024

Claira Salter

I was excited to join my Crew last week for their practice walk (from a distance) for their Bronze DofE award. Crew Darling displayed great teamwork, support and compassion for one another on a hot, humid and challenging day. They even tried their hand at some sheep herding! Take a look at the fantastic day … Continued