XP School

Another busy week on the PE front! With the start of the new term, Badminton has made appearance on the extracurricular timetable and it got underway with over 30 students in attendance. This was great to see ahead of the KS3 competition next week against other Doncaster schools! 

Netball, girls football and cheerleading have all continued, along with the year 7 and 8 girls attending a football tournament at Hayfield school which saw them go unbeaten with two wins and two draws, whilst only conceding one goal in the whole tournament! 

The year 10 boys were also in action this week as they narrowly missed out on advancing to the next round of the national cup, only to be beaten on penalties by Snaith school. 

In lessons all learners have been working away on their final week of their current sports in preparation for the next sporting block starting. We have also had the continued pleasure of students from Club Doncaster Sports College coming in and doing some lesson delivery as part of their level 3 BTEC in Sport Coaching and Development.s with CDSC.

Finally we look forward to another busy week on the PE front next week.

Regards,

The PE team.

Beautiful Work This Week

Jeff Tech High

This October half term, 9 members of staff from across XP Trust travelled to San Diego to work with the best project based learning teacher in the world – Jeff Robin. Each teacher brought with them a personally crafted exemplar – a tangible product of their passion and planning – to refine and inspire transformative future Expeditions.

Inspired by Jeff’s groundbreaking work at High Tech High, the school that inspired XP, they sought to elevate their teaching through creativity, activism, and lasting legacy. Away from the familiar, they embraced new ideas in a setting that ignited their imagination…

Stay tuned for the full length documentary and story of Jeff Tech High…

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Crew White Supports the Eve Merton Trust @ XP East

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Year 10 students have worked incredibly hard to create thoughtful and detailed poetry anthologies, and their effort deserves recognition. These anthologies not only showcase their personal connections to the poems but also reflect a deep understanding of literary techniques and themes.

Each student has carefully selected and annotated their poems, ensuring the anthology will be an invaluable tool for revision in Year 11. With attention to detail and creative insight, these anthologies are a true reflection of their growth as writers and thinkers.

Well done, Year 10! Your hard work will pay off in the year ahead.

Miss Buckley

Tuesday – Badminton and girls football practice 3.30-4.30

Wednesday- Netball practice 3.30-4.30

Thursday- KS3 Badminton fixture away back at school at 5.15pm

Any questions please speak to the PE team

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Lord of the Flies, students in X29 have been working hard on their own creative interpretations of this classic novel. They’ve completed excerpts of graphic novels, each illustrating some of the novel’s most powerful and key events. Through these graphic depictions, they’ve been able to express both the intensity and deeper themes of the story, combining visual creativity with literary analysis.

It’s been fantastic to see their work come together as they bring Lord of the Flies to life in a fresh, new way!

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Tuesday- Girls football practice and Badminton practice 3.30-4.30

Wednesday- Year 7/8 girls football away back at 5.15. Netball practice 3.30-4.30

Thursday – Cheerleading practice- 3.30-4.30. Year 10 boys football match at home finish at 5pm

Any questions please speak to a member of PE.

Beautiful Work This Week

Visitors from Hong Kong!

XPD hosted eight visitors from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust – an organisation established in 1884 – that is one of the top ten charities in the world . The visitors are looking at models of education, visiting XPD to see how and why we do what we do. The feedback they left about our team and students was wholly positive. They were ‘touched, impressed and inspired’. We hope to be able to welcome them again soon. 

Bikeability at Plover!

Plover Primary had an exciting and active day, thanks to the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, who awarded the school a cycling workshop with triple Olympic Gold Champion and Active Travel Commissioner, Ed Clancy. This recognition was given for Plover’s dedication to promoting active travel and the high participation of their students in the Mayor’s Walk and Wheel Challenge. The Bikeability Trust, led by CEO Emily Cherry, generously donated balance bikes to the children, further supporting the school’s commitment to encouraging cycling from an early age.

Cycle North also played a key role, delivering ‘learn to ride’ workshops that taught 26 KS2 pupils how to ride a bike for the very first time. Additionally, Judith Shaw from Doncaster Council Road Safety Education kindly donated bike lights to the school. The day concluded with an inspirational whole school assembly led by Ed Clancy, where children were celebrated with Bikeability badges and snap bands for their achievements.

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Crew Spencer’s sit up challenge @ XP East

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