Happy Friday – here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust this week!
To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org/stories
Madrid Fieldwork
Students & Staff on the Madrid visit have successfully checked in, made it through security and are grabbing some food before their flight!
Look out for a detailed blog post later from Mrs Parker 🙂
Madrid 2022 fieldwork visit – we’re off!
That’s it! After weeks and weeks of planning our Madrid 2022 fieldwork visit finally set off. This morning 46 C26 and C26 students set off from school at 5.00 a.m. heading for Manchester Airport. Parents and carers please note that the fieldwork phone for emergencies ONLY has changed and is now 07786001777.
Please stay tuned for further updates of our visit
C24’s Final Word!
As we approach the end of the year, and our wonderful Y11s prepare to leave XP, they are about to take on one final challenge – their Final Word presentations!
During these presentations, students will aim to provide an answer to their final guiding question: How has my time at XP or XPE shaped me as a person, and a learner?
Y11 Crew Leaders will be sending out invitations for students to sign up to a Final Word appointment time – please do look out for these. These appointments will be available between Wednesday, 29th June, through to Friday, 8th July – but may differ depending on Crew Leaders’ schedules.
We are hoping these presentations will be a magnificent end to their efforts in GCSE exams – which have been really challenging! Students have worked incredibly hard behind the scenes to prepare for their Final Word presentations – we’re just not sure we’re ready!!!
Staff – please also keep an eye on your inboxes as I’m sure some invites will arrive!
Y9 & Y10 GCSE Geography Fieldwork
On Friday 1st July, Y9 and Y10 GCSE Geography students (Common Mission/Leading our Own Learning) will be going on fieldwork to Burbage Brook at the Longshaw Estate, Peak District.
This is a required part of the GCSE and we will be studying changes downstream along the river. If your child is in year 9, this is similar to the fieldwork they have undertaken as part of their expedition – but the GCSE version and at a different location!
Please find attached the kit list which details everything students need to be prepared.
Students need to be at school by 8:15, ready for a quick briefing and ready to leave promptly at 8:45. We should be back at the end of the school day, traffic depending, and students will keep home updated with the travel progress.
Any questions, please email me at [email protected]
C26 Rugby Expert
We had the pleasure of having 2 fantastic rugby coaches into our school to deliver sessions to our Y9 students.
The 2 coaches, from Wheatley Hills Rugby Union Football Club, delivered 2 exceptional sessions with a real focus on inclusivity. It was great to see all students working together as a team.
We extend our thanks to the coaches at Wheatley Hills Rugby Union Football Club and look forward to having you in school again the future.
Well done to all, Mr Stables
7 Explorer… what a class!
Just a quick blog post to celebrate the fantastic class that is 7 Explorer.
Today I had the chance to work with them in order to support their Maths JOLT work (Jump On Learning Targets). Students used their recent ‘skills check’ (assessment) to identify which aspects they didn’t quite get right, and then used their devices to improve their understanding by using tailored Maths videos.
Every single student used their device to work hard on their areas for development, and not only was this done sensibly, it was done with craftsmanship and quality throughout.
7 Explorer… what a class!
Mr Portman
XPCC ’22: Our First Ever XP Climate Conference 14.07.2022 (18.00-20.00)
Dear Friends and Families of XP,
Over the course of the spring and summer terms, students in Year 10 in XP and XP East have been working on the Expedition ‘Power to the People!’ where they have studied energy production, electricity and the causes and impacts of climate change. Students have been working hard to answer the guiding question: Why do we need a sustainable energy plan for the planet?
It is our sincerest pleasure to announce to you the final product and culmination of the expedition which will take the form of our first Climate Conference. The conference will be led entirely by our students as they demonstrate activism, leadership and equity in informing the people of Doncaster and those further afield about the climate emergency and its very real and direct implications for Doncaster and the wider world. With guest speakers, climate experts and a conference centre with local businesses already doing their bit to tackle climate change, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about the science behind climate change and what can be done to help combat this threat.
We would like to extend an invitation to all friends and families of XP and XPE students, but also to anyone who has a genuine interest in tackling the climate crisis by addressing our individual behaviours and our behaviours as a society. We’ll be releasing further information over the coming weeks so keep an eye out for updates on what promises to be a very special and very powerful event.
So please save the date; together we can tackle climate change. Together we can secure the future of our community. Together, We Are Crew.
We hope you can join us.
Mr Voltaire
Madrid 2022 update
We would like to remind parents and carers of participants that the window for obtaining and reporting PCR test results for students that have not received 2 Covid-19 vaccinations is now open. We ask that results are reported to [email protected] as soon as they are returned.
Also, from 12.45 p.m. today onwards, everyone involved in the visit needs to complete an online health declaration at this website address: https://www.spth.gob.es This declaration must be made within 48 hours of our arrival time of 1.45 p.m. (Spain is an hour ahead of the UK).
Should parents require details of their child’s passport number, they can be obtained from their child’s Crew Leader or our office staff.
For the purposes of completing details needed to fulfil travel requirements we are travelling aboard Ryanair flight FR3187, staying at Hotel Generator Madrid whose website is: https://staygenerator.com/hostels/madrid?lang=en-GB
Please note that the school building will not be open on Friday morning, at the time when we are due to depart for Manchester Airport. Thank you.
XP Pizza Parlour
During Friday afternoon crew we had planned to cook pizza’s from scratch, we did NOT plan for 30 degree temperatures. However, in true XP style we showed true resilience and battled on. We produced some amazing food and every slice was demolished!
Zak, Callum and Alfie even made a love heart pizza to impress!!
Amazing teamwork all round!