What’s coming up?
We have lots of events taking place over the next few school weeks that I’d like to remind you of/ draw your attention to. You may have missed these if you’re not subscribed to our blog. (Details of how to do this are shared below)
| Date | Who | Event |
| 4th Oct | E30 (Y7 Explorer and Pioneer) | Fieldwork offsite – 8.30am til 3.15pm, National Coal Mining Museum (keep an eye on the blog for updates) see blog for further details |
| 6th Oct | X30 (Y7 Admiral and Skipper) | Fieldwork offsite – 8.30am til 3.15pm, National Coal Mining Museum (keep an eye on the blog for updates) see blog for further details |
| 6th Oct | X26/27 and E26/27 Georgraphy LooL students (Y10/11) | Fieldwork – Required GCSE fieldwork – Sheffield during school day (keep an eye on the blog for updates) see blog for further details |
| 6th – 13th Oct | C26 (all classes in Y11) | Mock exams – see blog post/letter emailed for further details |
| 12th Oct | C26 (all classes in Y11) | Fieldwork – see letter, returning at 4.45pm (keep an eye on the blog for updates) see blog for further details |
Half Term
A reminder half term begins on Friday 13th October, students are dismissed from school at 1.30pm to allow our de-gunge protocol to be completed before the break. We return on Monday 30th October for Term 1b.
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If it is good enough for our kids…
Last week we had the first of our staff days for this term. We have two staff days each term at XP so that our teachers can collaborate across the Trust to create and deliver the high quality curriculum that our students study. On Friday 22nd September we shared our key priorities for this year and prepared for our student showcase. We also shared good practice between crew leaders to support student attends, HoWLs and academic performance. On Monday 25th September we carried out phase microadventures that focused on staff crew development including pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones and replicating some of the things we do in the first week back with our students, reminding ourselves of our character traits.
Ron Berger came to visit
Our staff and students were privileged to take part in a master class around ‘beautiful work’ where Ron shared beautiful work from across the states but also from our trust schools. He spoke about the craftsmanship and quality seen in our schools when he shared highlights of his visit with our students. It was great to hear him talk about ‘courage’ and how we all have different courage but for some of us it is easy to be courageous when public speaking, for others it’s easy to be courageous when abseiling from a bridge. We will use this language with our crews as we reflect on our courage.
Find out more about Ron Berger and his influence on EL Education in America, the books he has written and why we value his views on education by following this link https://eleducation.org/who-we-are/people/ron-berger/