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Beautiful Work This Week

Children in Need @ Plover

The lovely Year 5 & 6 children have been learning all about Children in Need this week and why the cause is so important. They wanted to raise more awareness, so even more children could be supported. We hope you like their version of ‘I’ll Stand by You’ as we stand with everyone who needs the support!

Beautiful Curation at Green Top

Check out these recent beautiful curations at Green Top School from our Comms Crew!

Crew @ Plover

We asked our students at Plover what Crew looks like and what it means to be Crew – this was their response.

XP Trust – Protecting our Planet

On Friday 15 November Koen Timmers, the world renowned climate educator, visited XP Doncaster to present our students with a plaque entitled, ‘Climate Action Heroes’ in recognition of the work done by students across our Trust in pursuit of our curriculum seam of ‘Protecting Our Planet.’ 

The recognition is also for being part of the Climate Action Project which allows us to connect with students and learners from across the globe to find practical and impactful solutions to the climate emergency.

Meeting Professional Athletes

Last term, students met a few of the Doncaster Rovers first team players and were able to have photos and get autographs from the players. Students asked questions about the life of a professional athlete and the journey that the players have been on playing for different clubs. It was great to hear the players speak about our character traits and how these character traits link to sport. 

In the same week, students visited Hill House school to listen to Olympic gold medal GB hockey player Sam Quek. Her experience as an athlete and the ups and downs she has faced really helped our students to understand that if you want something in life you have to work hard for it! Students were able to have a photo and ask questions to Sam at the end – they even held her gold medal. 

We’re looking for a Cleaner at Norton Infants!

Find out more and apply here to #JoinOurCrew

Top of the Blogs

Recently in Class One @ Norton Infants

Investigation Friction @ Green Top

Proud to be Plover @ Plover

KS1 Family Learning @ Carcroft School

PE Updatew @ XP School

Year 6 Music @ Norton Juniors

More beautiful work from Brooke @ XP Gateshead

Year 11s Hard at Work Annotating Poetry Anthologies @ XP East

Share your stories with us!

We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.

It might be something you or your students have achieved, a charity you’re supporting or anything at all that deserves a wider audience.

Write to us at [email protected] –  we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!

Another amazing week of PE and extra curricular. 13 of our students participated in the Doncaster cross country competition with 3 of them qualifying for the South Yorkshire finals in January. We look forward to them competing in the next round.

Thursday saw 6 of our KS3 students compete in the Doncaster badminton competition.

Another very busy week next week:

Tuesday –

Girls football practice

KS4 Badminton practice

Wednesday –

Y7/8 Girls netball away – Pick up at Hall cross lower school at 5pm

Y7 boys football away – Pick up at 5.30pm from XP

Y9/10 Girls football at home – Pick up at 5pm from XP

Thursday –

KS4 Badminton away – Pick up at 5.15 from XP

Cheerleading club cancelled tonight.

Our Year 11 students are putting in an incredible amount of effort as they work their way through annotating their entire poetry anthology in preparation for their upcoming GCSE exams. Every page is filled with thoughtful insights, detailed observations, and connections that showcase their growing understanding of the poems.

Your dedication and enthusiasm are shining through, and we have no doubt that it will pay off in your GCSEs.

Miss Buckley

Find out more and apply here to #JoinOurCrew

We are thrilled to announce that Crew Spencer has successfully raised a total of £286 for Macmillan Cancer Support! This incredible achievement is thanks to the enthusiasm and dedication shown by our students in completing a sit-up challenge and organizing a bake sale. We are so proud of the hard work put in by everyone involved and are deeply grateful for the generous support from our parents and community members.

Your donations have made a difference, and with your continued support, we look forward to creating more opportunities to raise funds for such worthy causes throughout the year.

Thank you for being part of this journey with us!

Miss Dickinson

Beautiful Work This Week

Jeff Tech High

This October half term, 9 members of staff from across XP Trust travelled to San Diego to work with the best project based learning teacher in the world – Jeff Robin. Each teacher brought with them a personally crafted exemplar – a tangible product of their passion and planning – to refine and inspire transformative future Expeditions.

Inspired by Jeff’s groundbreaking work at High Tech High, the school that inspired XP, they sought to elevate their teaching through creativity, activism, and lasting legacy. Away from the familiar, they embraced new ideas in a setting that ignited their imagination…

Stay tuned for the full length documentary and story of Jeff Tech High…

Green Top’s new Sensory Room!

Stay & Play at Carcroft!

Open Day @ Norton Infants

Top of the Blogs

Fun in the autumn leaves @ Norton Infants

Investigation Friction @ Green Top

Fieldwork Explorers @ Plover

Air Resistance – Parachutes @ Carcroft School

Celebrating 70 Years of Lord of the Flies @ XP School

Norton Remembers @ Norton Juniors

Beautiful Work from Danny in G28 @ XP Gateshead

Crew White Supports the Eve Merton Trust @ XP East

Share your stories with us!

We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.

It might be something you or your students have achieved, a charity you’re supporting or anything at all that deserves a wider audience.

Write to us at [email protected] –  we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!

Tuesday – Badminton and girls football practice 3.30-4.30

Wednesday- Netball practice 3.30-4.30

Thursday- KS3 Badminton fixture away back at school at 5.15pm

Any questions please speak to the PE team

To mark the 70th anniversary of Lord of the Flies, students in E29 have taken on the challenge of interpreting this classic novel in their own unique ways as part of a special competition. From digital artwork to imaginative stories and diary entries written from the perspectives of the characters, they have truly embraced this creative opportunity. Some students are even going above and beyond, filming their own dramatic interpretations over the weekend as extended study!

I’ve been incredibly impressed by their creativity and dedication this week. It’s inspiring to see each student bring their personal vision to life, demonstrating their understanding of the novel in such innovative forms.

Miss Buckley, E29 HUMS Teacher

Thank you to all who attended last night’s Post 16 event, it was lovely to see Year 10 & 11 parents and students there and the feedback from our local schools and colleges was really positive and they are looking forward to welcoming XP and XP East students as year 12s in September. They were really positive about the conversations they had with our young people last night and both our alumni students’ character and dedication to learning that students have and are showing as they progress through their next steps.

I’ve attached a copy of the presentation from last night which has links to all the post 16 providers. The expectation for year 11 students is that they apply for more than one college/6th form/apprenticeship with a recommendation of at least 3 different places. Students don’t need to commit to chosing one specific place and do not need to make any final decisions until results day in August.

Here is also the different minimum expected grades that are needed for each level of course, the school/colleges website will have their own guidance. Some schools and colleges also use grade averages so all GCSEs count towards their entry requirements.

As always any questions please email me at [email protected]

Thankyou for supporting your student and the school in this

Kathryn Burns XP Trust Careers Lead