We are so proud of the overall results that our students in the E25 at XP East achieved in our GCSE results.
Highlights include over 60% of our students achieved 9-4 in English Language, English Literature, Maths, Double Award Science and History. We continue to see the impact of our expeditionary learning curriculum on combined higher outcomes in English Literature and History with a third of our students achieving a 6 or above 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 and GCSE Geography.
We must remember that E25 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, 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.
For example, all of our students in E25:
- Engaged in debate with and supported our community with a documentary film that premiered at Cast theatre. ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’ looked at migration, working closely with refugees and asylum seekers in our city.
- Hosted, guided and presented to 1000s of visitors from all over the world, including America, Australia, India and Hong Kong.
- Created printed publications that showcased their beautiful work – including ‘Are We Really Free To Choose, which became an exhibition at the D31 Gallery in Doncaster.
- Created animations to support children with newly diagnosed illnesses for the NHS
- Have developed their presentation skills through Passage Presentations and Student Led Conferences (including the Climate Change conference to hundreds of visitors)
- Engaged in purposeful learning during fieldwork to locations such as the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, the Royal Armouries in Leeds, Oakham castle in Leicester, the Jodrell Bank Observatory, Hatfield Moor, Outward Bound in Aberdovey, Wales.
All of our students in E25 have worked purposefully at university and with experts in school including:
- Representatives from the ‘Black Lives Matter’ in Doncaster
- A range of NHS experts ranging from specialists of cancers of the blood, transplants surgeons, hospice workers, radiographers, spinal injury experts, clinical engineers, Diabetes UK
- WW1 munition experts, local business representatives, local historians.
- Working alongside experts and specialists at Loughborough University and Leeds Beckett University.
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!
Our work for students at XP is three dimensional – academic success, developing character, and allowing them all to respectfully express who they are through their beautiful work:
Academic success + character growth + beautiful work = The best version of you!
We remind our students throughout their journey with us that, as adults, we are judged by who we are and the quality of our work. This is why we focus relentlessly on character growth and beautiful work as well as qualifications at XP Trust schools. Qualifications will get you through the door. Who you are and the quality of your work will get you the job, the place at university, the start up business loan.
Therefore, we continue to be proud of our staff, students, parents and the wider community that has supported our students to be the best version of themselves. We have achieved all this because of our differences.
We welcome all of our former students to join our XP Alumni to keep in touch with our schools and each other, sharing your experiences beyond our school.
XP Alumni –
Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/xp-alumni/?viewAsMember=true
Facebook https://www.linkedin.com/company/xp-alumni/?viewAsMember=true
We look forward to continuing this work with our current and future students and remind our E25 students that they will alway be part of Crew XP!
Mrs Salter
Principal
