Crew Turing SLCs

20th January 2023Web Blogger

Our Crew SLCs have kicked off this week and it’s been really interesting to hear our students talk to us and their parents about their recent mock results, what worked well with their revision leading up to mocks, and what they want to improve on moving forward.

Crew members have spoken with integrity, managed some difficult conversations and the level of self-reflection has been really impressive.

Special appreciation to those of you have taken the time to seek feedback from ourselves or your fellow Crew members, and have presented some of your most recent work to us during your SLC.

During SLCs, we have asked Crew what we can do to help them achieve their GCSE targets. So far, all have requested that we schedule in additional Academic Crew sessions. This is something we are more than happy to facilitate. We have agreed to focus on developing revision strategies and will create a subject specific timetable next week. Plans are already in place to create a Quotation Wall to support our English Literature exam!

We’re looking forward to more SLCs next week.

Mrs Parker & Miss Cocliff

Y11 – D6 is on this week!

20th January 2023Melissa Cocliff

Our Saturday provision, D6, is still on this week despite the staff days today and Monday!

XP East School will be open from 9:30 – 12pm! Our student coaches (ex year 11s!) are in attendance to support with revision techniques, practice questions, or any content you need support with. Alternatively, you are more than welcome to just come and use the space to study independently!

We had a good turnout of students last week who enjoyed their morning and gained lots from it.

We hope to see you here in the morning! 🙂

KS4 Badminton Finals!!

19th January 2023Web Blogger

Tonight we host Rossington All Saints and Hall Cross in the KS4 Championship Finals night. Good luck to the students involved,

Can the students in the team please be picked up from XP at around 4:45

Any questions please contact Mr Stables

E-Scooter Update from South Yorkshire Police

18th January 2023Web Blogger

Please see the attachment from South Yorkshire Police regarding E-Scooters.
Due to this directive from the local authority and South Yorkshire Police, we are unable to allow students to store these scooters in school.

E-scooters are also not covered by insurance whilst on site and for security purposes we strongly encourage them to be left at home.

Many thanks for your understanding and cooperation with this matter. 

XP and XP East School

18th January 2023K Burns

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Business as usual during staff day weekend. With GCSEs around the corner we have decided to still run D6 during the long weekend. Doors are open from 9am with sessions starting at 9.30 – 12pm. With refreshments provided and a relaxed but purposeful atmosphere, D6 is a great addition to Year 11’s build up to exam season. An opportunity to be supported by our Alumni who have been through the same process themselves. Having gained the opportunity to attend D6, these students are taking time from their own Post 16 journey to give back to our current students.

We have both staff and student coaches who can help in all subject areas, including study skills and the resources that students need to access on site. As part of the D6 core team I can highly recommend attending, having seen over the last 3 years, the progress made by students who regularly attend.

Year 11 Star Student in English

18th January 2023Web Blogger

This week’s stand out student in English has to be Leoni Hughes in Explorer. The effort, resilience and focus she has applied to her assessments has been outstanding. She has clearly shown that if you work hard in sessions and listen to feedback you will succeed.

Leoni’s recent language assessment saw her achieve almost full marks in two of her questions. Overall this section of the paper would have seen her get a grade 9! You should be so proud of yourself Leoni.

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Crew Rashford – New Year New Start!

17th January 2023Web Blogger

So it begins, the step into our XP Journey….Passage. 

We have started to prepare for Passage Presentations during Crew. For those parents who may not know the purpose of Passage here is a brief overview. 

Passage presentations are an opportunity for students to reflect on their learning and their readiness to move on to the next phase of their education.

  • To build student investment in high-quality work
  • To hone student oral presentation and critical thinking skills 
  • To assess the skills and knowledge of students
  • To increase students’ accountability concerning character development
  • To provide families and communities with an understanding of the standards, learning goals and Habits of Working and Learning
  • To give students an opportunity to synthesise their learning and reflect on their progress 
  • To require students to demonstrate preparedness to advance to the next level of formal schooling – GCSE’s.

It is one mammoth task, but it is very much worth the end goal!

We are committed and I am really impressed with the engagement so far. I am really looking forward to seeing what Crew Rashford produce.

Students may be asked to complete some task at home, but don’t peek!

Look out for an invite to attend your child’s Passage around March time. 

DofE Update 

We have completed the fitness element of our Bronze DofE and now we are well on our way and doing awesome some First Aid training during our sessions. 

Additionally, every fortnight we either take part in a school litter pick or lost property maintenance at school.

Students are taking this opportunity to become stewards of our community, making a blog post for students to few all the items and ensure the grounds stay free from litter. It has made a huge difference to the site, super impressive.

Really looking forward to the next part of DofE… what this space for more info!

One last thing!

I’d like to appreciate those students that have improved and maintained their attendance since the start of Y9. You have really stepped up!

We have the opportunity to win an amazing attendance incentive – To Win £50 to spend anyway we wish. Wouldn’t that be Awesome!

Let’s give this term a big push and move back up the league table our current position is No 11. 

We can do this – Mighty Crew Rashford!

Mrs Watson 😊