XP East

Dear Parents and Carers,

Our school has been chosen to support Public Health, in Doncaster Council, by participating in a Borough-wide questionnaire of young people’s health behaviour. 

The school and the health of our children and young people will benefit greatly from taking part in this questionnaire, as it will allow us to identify where we should focus our efforts in making sure our pupils are the healthiest they can be.

The results of the questionnaire may prompt review of the curriculum and have also been used in a variety of ways including:

1. As a starting point for discussion in classroom activities.

2. As a guide in the choice of resources.

3. As a prompt for appropriate timing of courses.

4. As a beginning for further enquiry to strengthen existing programmes, e.g., in PE.

5. As a starting point for discussions between parents and schools.

The questionnaire has been developed by PFA Research Ltd, in partnership with the Public Health department and the questions cover a wide range of health behaviours, including:

• Healthy eating
• Physical activity
• Safety
• Emotional health and well-being
• Exploratory health behaviours

There are questions of a sensitive nature, for example, asking children about bullying, safety issues including exposure to knives, and attitudes to safety online. The content of the questionnaire has been developed with great care and has been approved as acceptable by Public Health Specialists and Safeguarding Leads.

The survey is GDPR compliant with each questionnaire completely anonymous and confidential. There are no personal details that would identify your child and no ability to trace your child’s results at any point during the completion of the survey or the subsequent report. Both your school and Doncaster Council will receive a report with a summary of all results across Doncaster as well as results from your school.

I hope you will agree with us that this is an exercise in which we wish to cooperate fully. If you have any concerns or wish to discuss this further please contact Mr Tucker, Leader of Key Stage Three, at [email protected] . 

The questionnaire will be carried out before the end of term.

Happy Friday! Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust this week!

To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit http://xptrust.org/stories #WeAreCrew

Students in E29 went to the Staffordshire Regiment Museum to learn all about World War one specifically looking at life in the trenches, the uniform they wore, and the weapons they used. Students had an opportunity to speak to volunteers dressed like German Soldiers who spoke to the students about the difference between German and British trenches.

XP’s first ever visit to the University of Cambridge took place just prior to half term as a follow on activity after presentations delivered in school. Places were fully funded by the University of Cambridge, and we are very grateful to them for this opportunity. All pupils on this visit completed a written application to Phase Leads outlining their suitability for the visit and only the most detailed and carefully crafted applications were successful. This provided pupils with a valuable opportunity for self reflection. 

Despite the early departure of 6.30am, everyone arrived at school on time and in high spirits. We shared the coach with other schools from the Yorkshire region, which provided opportunities to make new similarly minded connections. 

We were hosted by Homerton College where we were able to look around the student accommodation and enjoyed lunch in the main dining room. The student guides who showed us around were Doncaster expats, which we really appreciated. It helped our XP pupils realise that Cambridge is a university destination for Northerners too! Pupils chose to attend either a history lecture about the Elizabethans or a STEM lecture about cancer research. This was a great opportunity for pupils to experience university teaching and many were confident to question the lecturers further about their work. Some of us even got to meet (and speak to) Simon, the principal at Homerton College!

We enjoyed a guided tour of the city centre where we admired the architecture of the various colleges, watched students punting on the river and noticed landmarks such as the Corpus Clock. Pupils also enjoyed spotting their favourite shops and takeaways (essential aspects of student life!) 

Everyone returned home tired after a long day but feeling it was worth it. Staff would like to appreciate all pupils for their great company and conduct throughout the day – what a wonderful day we had!

Miss Cross, Mrs Parker & Miss Cocliff x

Hello Parents / Carers

Please check your emails as we have sent our XP and XP East School parents and carers a letter to inform you of the plans we now have in place for our students for the upcoming NEU Teachers Union Strike Action day on Tuesday 28th February 2023.

Many thanks for your continued support

XP and XP East School Office

We are due back from the Staffordshire Regiment Museum approximately 3.55 pm.

Good evening, this is to confirm that the dates for the above will be Monday 24th April for XPE, and Tuesday and Wednesday 25th – 26th April for XP, as stated at the GCSE Parents Meeting last term.

I have been to visit Crew Marx in session today, it is great to see them learning without me stood at the front! They have had some Spanish and Citizenship this afternoon!

Kiahna completing some work on climate change and the importance of how we treat our planet during citizenship. I also visited the other half in Spanish learning about what they can spend their pocket money on and the importance of the language.

Keep up the great work guys!

Please see below pictures of XP East lost property.

Thanks