E30 Pioneer have really engaged with our current anchor text ‘Lord of the Flies’. This week after reading chapter 3 they considered whether the island is a utopia or a dystopia. We explored the etymology of the words and offered their own opinions and definitions. Then we looked closely at an extract about the den/shelter … Continued
Good Morning parents, Year 9 will be presenting their learning for their expedition “You give me fever” on Wednesday 16th April, 4:15 – 5:45. This is a whole year 9 event in which your child will be showcasing their learning in a health conference. It is an integral part of XP culture for students to … Continued
Dear Parents and Carers, Year 9 Presentation of Learning: A Focus on Health – 16th April at 4:15pm We are excited to announce that the Year 9 Presentation of Learning (POL) will be held on 16th April the first Wedensday after Easter! This event is a key milestone for our students, offering them the opportunity to showcase … Continued
Dear Parents and Carers, On Friday 28th February 2025, E28 (Y10) will be taking part in fieldwork at the National Holocaust Museum. This fieldwork has been planned to support their learning as part of the ‘Nature Vs Nurture’ expedition where students will be answering the Guiding Question: ‘Are We Really Free To Choose?’. We will … Continued
E29 Explorer has worked so hard this week! In History we have been studying key time periods regarding migration and analysing trends through historical enquiries. We finished a fantastic week, sat in the sunshine reading our anchor text Boy Everywhere this afternoon. Students shared discussions around the treatment of migrants, the harrowing descriptions of journeys … Continued
Year 8 have been working exceptionally hard since their POL on Wednesday night! They have started immersion for their new expedition by researching and designing their own countries through a Citizenship lens. Students discussed key international organisations, grappled with existing forms of government and even wrote their own national anthems. Explorer then voted on the … Continued
8 Explorer took some time out of their Art sessions last week to work on some Physics content. They took to the tennis courts to explore a range of hypotheses based around speed. It turns out that running was scientifically proven to be faster than cartwheeling. Check out Cody trundling along below.
In today’s HUMAN session, Explorer provided each other with kind, specific and helpful critique to improve on their suffragette source analyses. Take a look at their beautiful work…
Students of E29 were invited to attend a celebratory breakfast during crew time for the effort they have put into their recent Student Led Conferences.As Crew Leaders we were really impressed with how far they all have come from last year. The dedication and improvement has not gone unnoticed. How could we not do something … Continued
This morning during Crew time E29 gathered as a year group to wish our fellow Crew member goodbye and good luck. Ryan will leave a big gap in our year group, and in XP School but we wish him well as his family re-locate to sunny Cornwall. Whilst doing a whip around to describe Ryan, … Continued
