XP East

Firstly, our sincerest apologies you’ve not heard from us sooner! Given we’ve been focusing on our character traits this week, we’ll use integrity and admit… we’ve just been way too busy having fun! 

There have been so many learning opportunities so far upon our adventure, the first was how to put bed sheets on a bed! Since then we have: 

– Met out Outward Bound instructors 

– Jogged and dipped in the lake (a longstanding Outward Bound tradition)

– Jumped off the jetty

– Swam in open water

– Engaged in a variety of team building exercises

Day 1 was pretty exhausting, being back ‘at school’ was a shock to the system for us all; settling down for a bedtime story last night set us all up for a good night’s sleep! 

Today we are all off site and will be for the entire evening! This means there will be no phone calls home tonight. 

We look forward to sharing our adventures with you upon our return!

Dear Parents and Carers,

The School Age Immunisation Team will be administering FLU vaccinations at our school on the 19th of September 2024.

To ensure your child receives the appropriate care, we kindly ask that you check your email inbox for an important message regarding the vaccination. The email contains a link to detailed information and the consent form.

Please take a moment to review the information and complete the consent form by selecting either YES or NO as soon as possible. Your prompt response is crucial in helping RDASH prepare for the vaccination day.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to email [email protected].

Thank you for your cooperation.

Highlights include over 80% of our students achieved 9-4 in English Language and English Literature, with 22% of our students achieving the EBACC at 9-5. We continue to see the impact of our expeditionary learning curriculum on combined higher outcomes with 22% of our students achieving a 9-6 in English language, English literature, Maths, Combined Science and History across the disciplines. We also celebrate some very strong results in some of the chosen subjects with particular praise to those students who achieved strong grades in BTEC Sport, GCSE Geography, Psychology and Japanese. 

We must remember that E26 was significantly affected by numerous year group closures during the pandemic, and it is within this context that their achievements should be particularly celebrated.

However, as we continuously say at XP East, academic achievement is only one measure of success.

Through our cross-subject expeditionary curriculum, students have enjoyed an engaging, creative and rich learning experience. This has allowed our students to engage with the world and create beautiful work that really matters and that has made a difference.

Through our learning expeditions our students not only gain the knowledge to pass exams, not just the cultural capital of knowing the world around them, but also the powerful knowledge to positively change the world they will adopt when they leave school – those of you who attended the Climate Conference can testify to this!

The wait is almost over: GCSE results will be available for collection from XP School on Thursday 22nd August between the hours of 9.00am-11.30am.

Please read the following information about the collection process:

• Entry and Exit will be by the usual student entrance at car park 3. 
• Each Crew will have a designated area within the heart of XP school (all students of XP and XPE will collect their results at XP School). 
• Crew leaders will have the results for their crew. 
• Students will have the opportunity to wait on the stairs whilst waiting for a space with their crew leader. 
• Students can open their results envelope with their crew leader or leave school to open them.
• If students want to speak to Crew Leaders after they have received their results they will need to wait on the stairs until a space is available.
• Students will need to complete a destinations form with Mrs Burns before leaving school. Mrs Burns will also be available to discuss next steps, if required.
• If students are not able to come to collect their results they must email Miss Cocliff if XP ([email protected]) or Mrs Parker if XPE ([email protected]) from their school email account and request their results be sent to them.  Results will be emailed to their school account.
• If students have any concerns about their exam results they must email Miss Cocliff or Mrs Parker in the first instance outlining their concerns.
• Official GCSE certificates arrive in School late October and students will be invited to a presentation evening in November to receive their certificates. 

We are really looking forward to seeing you all on the 22nd, and can’t wait to see the results of your hard work, through the most challenging of times. Please remember that – as important as your exam results are – they are just a small part of your XP/XPE journey. We are all super proud of the young people you’ve grown up to be, regardless of what’s in the envelope. 

Check out one of our students’ latest beautiful Expedition products, featuring powerful folk songs created by Year 7 at XP Gateshead, inspired by the rich mining heritage of North-East England. From performing mining-related songs to studying historical events and visiting Beamish Museum, our students have captured the essence of the miners’ stories.

Dive into the history and heart of mining communities with us and listen along in all your favourite places here!

Well done to my amazing crew this year. It has been a pleasure to be part of crew this year. We have had an amazing year and it was ace to finish it on a high winning sports day and getting the most praise in year 7. Well done and I look forward to year 8.

GCSE Geography students will be undertaking their required GCSE geography fieldwork on Tuesday 10th September 2024. Students need to arrive at school at 7:45 for a prompt departure and will return to school, traffic depending, by 3:30.  

We will be collecting data on the downstream changes of a river at Edale in the Peak District, this will be assessed in the Paper 3 exam at the end of year 11. 

Students will need the required kit list – if there are any issues with this then please get in touch. Students will need to be prepared for weather changes and being outdoors all day. 

Please complete this consent/medical form to help us to support your child on this fieldwork. The deadline for this is 2nd September 2024.

If you have any questions about the fieldwork, please email me at [email protected]

Thank you 

Harriet Woodward

Here is a video showcasing some moments from the Leeds Rhinos game. The girls loved this experience and got to also meet the players after the match.

What an amazing day we had during sports day. It was great to see all students getting involved. Here are some fantastic moments from the day.