We are delighted to share some remarkable insights into the impact of XP Outdoor sessions since their integration into our Crew curriculum.
It’s truly heartening to witness how these sessions have not only provided valuable support to students in various ways but have also presented challenges that contribute to their growth.
As we embark on this journey, we are committed to building our community through activism, leadership, and equity, sharing our stories as we go—all of which aligns seamlessly with the goal of fostering meaningful relationships.
We have a wonderful opportunity to work with Instincts Training. An educational program which address the issue of anti-social behaviour, covering topics such as violence, harassment, misogyny, and consent. These courses are specifically crafted to explain the reasons why it is crucial for individuals to steer clear of these paths that may lead to criminal behaviour.
Moving into Term 2b – XP Outdoor sessions and Instincts Training will work together on the following workshops.
Please get in touch with Emma Watson – [email protected] or Angella Parker – [email protected] for further information or if you have any questions.
Crew Malala were on Lost Property duty this week. Please take a look and claim items belonging to you at XP East reception. At the end of the week anything which remains will be donated. Thanks.
At the end of last year, we asked students in C29 to reflect on the learning that took place outside the classroom and how this has helped them to build Crew.
Beautiful Curation: Carcroft School
Look at this collection of recent work which is now on display in the corridors of Carcroft School. Be sure to stop and admire students beautiful work from across phases and Expeditions!
Its been a really busy week for Crew Malala! We have begun our Passage Presentations, with Will setting the standard through his thoughtful reflections on his character growth, work and readiness for GCSE’s on Monday.
In Crew time on Thursday Malala showed a lot of courage and compassion as they supported a Year 7 Crew in their script writing and preparation for their first Student Led Conference.
We have also been carrying out our DofE volunteering and had a very successful litter pick on Thursday.
Finally, a huge congratulations to Alex who is now a member of the Doncaster Youth Council. He will be representing XP Trust and the views of young people aged 11-18 from across Doncaster. What an achievement!
Please check out an update on Y9’s Presentation of Learning, and the product from the expedition ‘Another brick in the wall’, where we showcased the various stands that represented the different focus areas of our expedition.
During the POL, students used dramatic performance to display the poor treatment of workers in factories, science experiments were completed to teach parents and members of the community about convection and conduction and computer technology was utilised to show the devastating effects of what might happen if atomic bombs were to land at any geographical location across the globe. During the exhibition, we also discussed our designs and models with the audience, and how we felt our designs could revolutionise not only Britain’s social housing policy, but its whole welfare landscape.
For our final product, students designed and constructed 3D scale models of their proposed social housing community, inspired by their ideas of how physical structures and buildings can support us to create a community for the future, and considering limitations in terms of space and resources. Please find below the curation process which is beginning to take shape:
Here at XP Doncaster we work closely with the Careers & Enterprise Company who regularly update us with current labour market information (LMI). Labour market information can help students and parents understand the job market and find out which careers, different qualifications can lead to.
It makes clear where work opportunities are increasing or decreasing, what occupations exist, what you need to study to become a professional in that occupation, what is required to take up an occupation, how one can find a job, change job or progress in a career.
The following LMI information is the most up to date information for the local Doncaster & South Yorkshire area. This page is updated monthly. The following Information is taken from statistics from
This video was produced for Business Doncaster and is to be shown to all students at The Laurel Academy with the aim of showcasing the range of careers that Doncaster has to offer, and to promote remaining in Doncaster after education. The video demonstrates a diverse range of sectors base in Doncaster, and really highlights the opportunities that are found in the town for the younger generation and our learners here at the academy.
The following links will help students and parents find out about what jobs are likely to be important nationally and regionally over the coming years. We would encourage students to look through the resources below before making choices about further education or employment:
South Yorkshire Careers Hub – Up to date reports on the local labour market information for Doncaster and South Yorkshire. You can select different regions of South Yorkshire to compare the LMI for each region.
Working Futures 2014-2024: Report produced by the UK Commission of Employment and Skills on the future of work in the UK.
Target Careers: To find out about different careers sectors – includes useful advice and information such as salaries, the types of jobs available and what your options are with, or without, a degree.
Target Jobs : To look through graduate job descriptions to find out what each job involves and the qualifications and skills that are most needed
Careerometer: Find out about pay and projected workforce changes in different jobs.
Brilliant to see year 11 students fully engaged in some fast paced and competitive anthology poetry revision at lunch time today. This is a great way to get some extra revision completed and have a bit of fun at the same time.
Let’s keep this going because we have cards for A Christmas Carol and An Inspector Calls!
Over 20 Y11 students joined us this morning for the first Saturday revision session of the exam season!
It was really encouraging to see so many giving up their Saturday morning lie-in to come and form revision groups. Today I spotted students practicing for their Spanish reading exam, working on tricky maths questions together, recapping People’s Health, and catching up on some art work. I particularly enjoyed listening to Harvey’s full summary of Romeo and Juliet!
I’m sure that this level of focus and commitment to learning will certainly contribute to some fantastic GCSE results 🙂
We’ll be back next Saturday morning for more of the same.
