E28 visited Burleigh Hall in support of their most recent expedition, studying the Elizabethans. Students had a tour of the hall and learned about the history behind it.
“Miss, would you like to see my pencil drawings?” “I’d love to see them, Freya.” I had no idea how incredibly intricate and beautiful her pencil drawings really are. The level of detail is so impressive, and Freya has really demonstrated our character trait of Craftsmanship and Quality. The flower drawing took around six hours. … Continued
The focus this week has been GCSEs, what to expect, how to revise, and how to prepare. On Thursday students had a visit from XP alumni who have been through their GCSEs and gone on or are going on to university. Students had the opportunity to ask questions during this session. The end of the … Continued
Crew Malala kicked off Year 11 by taking a hike around Langsett Reservoir in the Peak District. They were set a number of photography challenges (as if the walk wasn’t challenging enough). Here are some photos that students took today:
Term 2a was full on for Crew Malala. We have completed our SLCs, where students spoke in detail about their learning over the past term and their current progress. They also reflected on their Habits of Work and Learning. It was great to see Crew being able to talk about both their strengths and areas … Continued
Yesterday E28/Y10 students had a visit from With Me In Mind, a local organisation which helps students manage anxiety and other mental health concerns. One of the strategies they talked about was mindfulness, and so this morning we are putting that into practise by doing some mindful colouring to start our day.
Today in crew we celebrated Sandra’s birthday with the most beautiful cake made by Sandra’s very talented mum. It was lovely for crew to sing happy birthday and share the cake throughout the day. Sandra was very kind and wanted to share her birthday cake with her crew and also other friends (and staff) around … Continued
This term’s title include Rule of Wolves, Death Note, The Carpet People, Kick to the Moon, Keeper, and Why Every Farmer Needs a Flamethrower.
This term we have begun to use part of our Thoughtful Thursday. Crew have identified their priorities and begun to use time to revise, recall and develop their knowledge of a range of subjects. Next week we will be looking at revision techniques and bring back to Crew how we have found flash cards, revision … Continued
For the first week of school, our new Y7s ventured away with many students and teachers that they didn’t know. Although I myself have worked within XP school for over 8 years, I had never had the privilege of having a crew from Year 7 and had never experienced this side of the outward bound … Continued
