XP East

XP East Laying down the Law!

23rd March 2022Web Blogger

What a fantastic two days students across XP and XP East have had!

On Tuesday, Citizenship students, who have been studying the role of the police, and their year group were involved in 3 seminars from Doncaster Police and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue. These included Road Safety, Gun and Knives and Exploitation.

After a fantastic Tuesday, things only got more exciting here at XPE today…
Students listened to a talk regarding Dog Handling and were introduced to not one, but two real life police dogs! Isn’t Hudson wonderful?
If that wasn’t enough, students were given time to ask all their pressing questions in a Q&A session. Students also experienced all the equipment police officers are trained to use, including riot gear and operating police cars.
A fantastic two days had by all students and staff! #WeAreCrew

Crew Frank Catch up!

23rd March 2022Web Blogger

This week in crew we have been working on our behaviour and howls. We look at the praises we got as a crew and overall we have 49. This week in crew we have been asking certain people about behaviour in lessons. Charlie said there have been lots of improvement in sessions compared since last week and Olivia said that in crew the majority of people have been really good and in lessons, pioneer have been excellent. Mackenzie received an appreciation in our community meeting from Miss Jones for his effort and hard work during a challenging task. Our crew leaders are very proud of us this week as we have been improving a lot and going in the right way with our pledges we made at the start of the year .

Last Tuesday we went to Thackray museum of medicine as part of our expedition ‘You give me fever’. We looked at the different ways medicine has been used throughout history and how it has changed to what it is today. One persons favourite part was when we were given the chance to look around the museum and read the information on medicine’s advancements.

Amelia and Charlie C

Y9 Fieldwork to Thackray Museum video

23rd March 2022Jamie Portman

Y9s had a fantastic experience to Thackray Museum as part of the fieldwork for their expedition ‘You Give Me Fever’ last week. Students took part in workshops and enquiries around the museum which focused on the history of medicine over time. Student conduct was superb, and the fieldwork has helped us to broaden our understanding of the topics that we are studying. Check out the short video below for a brief overview.

Stewards of our community

23rd March 2022Web Blogger

Crew Marx and Rashford teamed up to go out litter picking in the school grounds! Bags of rubbish collected and put in the bin! Always being stewards of our own community and take responsibility to look after it ourselves!

C24 & C25 Music Industry Fieldwork

21st March 2022Marc Robins

Last Friday 9 selected students from XP & XPE spent the afternoon at Higher Rhythm listening to presentations from local musicians Dan Whitehouse (freelance musician, producer and educator) & Christian Carlisle (BBC Radio Sheffield presenter and musician). Through the relaxed presentations students got to know more about the opportunities within Doncaster, how to get started in the music industry and learn from the personal experiences of the experts.

Dan chatted to the students about his days supporting the Arctic Monkeys and how he sustains a consistent living as a freelance musician and Christian told the students about his journey from a small Scottish village to arriving in Donny and realising he had a talent for radio. He is now the main man for giving rising stars and fresh new acts a break on BBC Radio Sheffield through his show, BBC Introducing.

Also while we were at Higher Rhythm, Dan gave us a tour of their facilities and explained the ways our students could get involved in order to support their next steps in the business through level 3 courses and Post 16 opportunities along with volunteering sessions and short courses.

It was a great way to experience a local organisation supporting the development of local students into the world of music and how to create a career in this exciting industry. The energy and passion Christian showed us was infectious and he highlighted that if you have the drive to succeed you can achieve whatever you want.

A special mention must go to Chrissy Moog from Higher Rhythm for inviting us and to Mrs Burns (XP / XPE Careers Lead) for her support in organising our involvement too.

Lost Property

21st March 2022Web Blogger

images of XP East lost property! If you see anything that belongs to you then please collect it or contact crew leaders! Thank you!

E25 and E26 using protocols in Spanish

18th March 2022D Pearson

GoGoMo (Give One, Get One, Move On) and the Running Text protocol were used by E25/Year 10 and E26/Year 9 students in Spanish this week. The former, to make arguments in favour and against viewing films in the cinema and at home, and the latter to help “train the brain” to retain and recall core information.

Our students are well versed in these Expeditionary Learning protocols, as they are used in other sessions to facilitate teaching in learning. Muy bien a todos.

C24 GCSE Spanish – academic crew!

18th March 2022D Pearson

Yesterday morning E24 and X24 got together during Academic Crew to focus on their Spanish. This was to discuss and clarify the GCSE final speaking exam, Monday April 25th – Thurs April 28th, and to practise together. Students supported each other with responses, checked against each other’s work and helped each other to complete preparation. It was beautiful to hear so many Spanish voices. Keep going Year 11!

18th March 2022Kathryn Burns

C24 can breath a huge sigh of relief as the 2nd set of Y11 mocks are almost over (Just a few to mop up)

However, it’s really important that students keep the momentum going with their revision all through the year, and not just before the real deal which starts next month with Spanish speaking.

Click here to view our current enrichment timetable, which includes details of all the all the lunchtime and after school revision sessions available.

We are also encouraging all Y11s to attend D6 on a Saturday morning from 9am-12.30pm each week to access additional support, or just to have a relaxed space for a bit of focussed self-study away from any potential distractions at home. This is also open to our year 10s as they develop learning routines ready for their GCSE year.

For those of you who don’t know, D6 is our voluntary sixth day of school which takes place each Saturday during term time. D6 is led by ex-students of XP who are returning to provide our current students with peer to peer academic study support. There will be additional support from our school learning coaches and members of the Leadership Team.

We’re really looking forward to seeing our Y11s at D6 this Saturday, there are only 9 available Saturdays between now and the end of their GCSE exams!

(Please note that D6 is only open to Y11 & 10 at the moment).

Watch me rise!

15th March 2022Web Blogger

As you will know, year 9 have undertaken their passage presentations over the past couple of weeks and as crew leader I have been absolutely blown away. The outstanding craftsmanship and quality has shone through each and every one of Crew Rowling’s presentations.

This has been a turbulent journey and I’m sure that crew will agree that there have been plenty of ups and downs while preparing for their passage presentations. The preparations have taken, what seems like a lifetime but I am very proud of the determination and resilience that each student has shown. The professionalism that each student showed was incredible and it was very clear that passage meant a lot to them.

There were a few nerves leading up to their presentations for some but the amazing friendships and support from crew really shone through with daily debriefs about the passage presentations from the night before and some even stayed behind to give moral support to other crew members. This was something that did not go unnoticed by other staff and experts that joined us.

Here’s just a few snaps I managed to get along the way…