9 Skipper Fully Immersed in Wordsworth

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The GCSE nature poems will be a key part of our ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’ expedition. Today 9 Skipper got up close and personal with nature as we started to consider our relationship with nature.

They completed a very mindful Do Now task taking some time to really look at and handle a carnation.

This allowed them to dive into to William Wordsworth’s ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ and collaboratively produce some stunning annotations.

This is how we Get Smart ahead of GCSEs. Keep working hard because you will see the rewards!

Proud of you all.

Mrs Desborough

We’re Hiring: Join the Green Top Crew!

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We’re looking for two incredible Learning Coaches to join the team at Green Top School!

This is an opportunity to be part of a school where relationships come first, learning is purposeful, and every child is known, supported, and challenged.

You’ll work side by side with teachers to help deliver beautiful, meaningful learning experiences as part of our expeditionary learning curriculum. From Early Years to Key Stage 2, you’ll support children to grow academically, socially and emotionally – helping them become thoughtful, capable, and kind individuals.

Find out more about the roles here: xptrust.org/vacancies

Crew Peake’s Beautiful Work

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I had the opportunity for the first time in a while to pop into Crew Peake’s HUMS session this morning and saw them in the middle of creating a paragraph to synthesize the reasons for rural to urban migration as part of the work they’re completing around Megacities!

I was blown away by the focus in the room and the quality of the work being produced by Y8. Wow! Fantastic work, Crew!!

Ski Trip Jan 2026

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Thank you to everyone who has brought their letter and paid their deposit for the Ski trip. Please keep checking your emails as we will be sending out a letter of confirmation and the next steps for the trip this week.

We have had a fantastic response and are excited for the next steps.

Many thanks Mr Elliot and Miss O’Grady

Sharing our Stories: 09/05/2025

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Beautiful Work This Week

Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.

Top of the Blogs

VE Day Celebrations – Moorends Community Centre @ Green Top

F1 are musicians @ Plover

Celebrating beautiful work @ Carcroft School

G28 Fishing Success @ XP Gateshead

Class Five journey to space… @ Norton Infants

VE Day at Norton Campus @ Norton Juniors

Crew Peake tackle the litter @ XP

Netball superfans @ XP East

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