The wait is almost over: GCSE results will be available for collection from XP School on Thursday 22nd August between the hours of 9.00am-11.30am.
Please read the following information about the collection process:
Entry and Exit will be by the usual student entrance at car park 3.
Each Crew will have a designated area within the heart of XP school (all students of XP and XPE will collect their results at XP School).
Crew leaders will have the results for their crew.
Students will have the opportunity to wait on the bstairsb whilst waiting for a space with their crew leader.
Students can open their results envelope with their crew leader or leave school to open them.
If students want to speak to Crew Leaders after they have received their results they will need to wait on the stairs until a space is available.
Students will need to complete a destinations form with Mrs Burns before leaving school. Mrs Burns will also be available to discuss next steps, if required.
If students are not able to come to collect their results they must email Miss Cocliff if XP ([email protected]) or Mrs Parker if XPE ([email protected]) from their school email account and request their results be sent to them. Results will be emailed to their school account.
If students have any concerns about their exam results they must email Miss Cocliff or Mrs Parker in the first instance outlining their concerns.
Official GCSE certificates arrive in School late October and students will be invited to a presentation evening in November to receive their certificates.
We are really looking forward to seeing you all on the 22nd, sand can’t wait to see the results of your hard work, through the most challenging of times. Please remember that – as important as your exam results are – they are just a small part of your XP/XPE journey. We are all super proud of the young people you’ve grown up to be, regardless of what’s in the envelope.
Welcome to our final selection of beautiful work from the 2023/2024 academic year!
XP Festival of Arts and Culture – Highlights
In our 10th anniversary year at XP, last week we celebrated with our first ever Arts Festival. Across our Trust, all of our 8 schools brought some of their creativity, community and beautiful work to share at the XP Doncaster campus. Students from our Primary Schools sang their fundraising original song ‘Dear World’, always an emotional and uplifting moment. From Samba to saxophone, spoken word to sensational dance routines – the XP Arts Festival, over nine hours of parades and participation, celebrated our schools, students and partners.
The dynamic Doncaster Youth Jazz Association’ who are now based at XP, delivered a brilliant set – complementing at one stage our parade of birds. Add ice cream and an audience not deterred by the occasional rainfall and you have the perfect day. We would like to appreciate everyone who contributed to this festival – whether artists on stage, backstage or as part of the dedicated crew who helped to make it happen.
See you next year!
All of the photos and videos above were captured by our Student Digital Leaders – beautiful work!
XPCC24
This week, we hosted our annual climate conference at XP. Students delivered a powerful keynote speech and then set up stalls, talking about different solutions and the research they have done on efforts we can all make to protect our planet.
How can a healthy lifestyle impact my body and mind?
During this learning Expedition, students in UKS2 explored how a healthy lifestyle impacts both body and mind through three case studies: history, science (biology), and design technology (DT). In history, they learned to use evidence to deduce information about the past, focusing on the achievements and societal structures of ancient civilisations. In science, they studied human development and the circulatory system, emphasising the importance of diet, exercise, and lifestyle on bodily functions. In DT, students applied principles of a healthy and varied diet, learned to measure ingredients accurately, and demonstrated various cooking techniques while creating and refining recipes.
Every school produced different final products that encapsulated their learning. Plover school’s Expedition culminated in the creation of colour tiles to decorate the school’s exterior, each carrying messages of mental well-being. These tiles serve as a lasting legacy of the students’ work, promoted during a colour run event involving parents and activities aimed at mental health awareness, with funds raised going to a mental health charity. Norton Junior School focused on producing healthy recipes, where students practised calculating ingredient ratios and perfecting cooking techniques – they then celebrated their work with parents with an event at Campsall Park, where participants ran 5k and enjoyed a healthy picnic together!
Diverse Doncaster: where do I belong?
Year 1 and 2 pupils from Norton Infants embarked on a cross-curricular expedition to answer the question, “Where do we belong?” through art, geography, and history. They explored ideas through drawing, painting, and sculpture, learned to use geographical vocabulary and mapping skills, and investigated historical events and significant local figures. The expedition included expert visits, including talks from local leaders, to deepen their understanding of Doncaster’s uniqueness and diversity. Students also visited local landmarks, created related artwork, and produced an interactive travel guide. This project culminated in a family-oriented orienteering activity, showcasing the students’ findings and creative works.
Children engaged in a presentation of learning. Alongside their families, they visited our Diverse Doncaster art gallery and were able to see their art work of significant landmarks from across Doncaster. The artwork was accompanied by writing explaining important facts and information they have discovered throughout the expedition. Children were also invited to take part in our Doncaster orienteering challenge. Each family was given a list of clues about significant places in Doncaster – the children had to demonstrate their knowledge by working out what the location was, find the image of it in our school grounds and use the orienteering peg to mark their answer.
From Bean to Bar – what is the cost of a bar of chocolate?
In the summer term of 2024, Year 3 and 4 students at Carcroft embarked on a learning expedition titled “From Bean to Bar,” exploring the question, “What is the real cost of a bar of chocolate?” The curriculum spanned history, science, and design technology, integrating studies of the Mayan civilization and fair trade practices. Students applied their learning by baking brownies, creating Mayan-inspired packaging, and developing an understanding of states of matter. For the presentation of learning, students sold their baking in boxes and invited parents to try different healthy dishes inspired by Mayan cuisine!
Beautiful Presentations of Learning at XP Gateshead
There have been a series of wonderful celebrations of beautiful work at XP Gateshead this week! G29 celebrated their learning from the Expedition ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’ – students truly excelled in all areas, from catering for 150 people, creating wooden birds decorated in their own Islamic art, folding over 150 paper cranes, creating menus, seating plans, not to mention the artwork inspired by the poem that they then performed beautifully. You can read more about it here.
G30 celebrated their work from across their first work at XPG – you can read the full blog and see more photos here. They also launched their CD of folk songs from their ‘From The Ground Up’ Expedition – which is available to stream online from next week! Stay tuned for more information!
And finally, last night G28 celebrated their learning from their ‘Hold Back The River’ Expedition with a Live Stream full of creative writing, read and recorded by the students – you can watch the stream below!
Farewell, Class of 2024!
As we say goodbye to our Class of 2024 cohort across our XP Trust primaries, we wish them all well with their futures! We will miss you and remember – you will always be Crew.
Here are some highlights from Green Top’s Leavers celebrations yesterday!
GCSE Geography students will be undertaking their required GCSE geography fieldwork on Tuesday 10th September 2024. Students need to arrive at school at 7:45 for a prompt departure and will return to school, traffic depending, by 3:30.
We will be collecting data on the downstream changes of a river at Edale in the Peak District, this will be assessed in the Paper 3 exam at the end of year 11.
Students will need the required kit list . Students will need to be prepared for weather changes and being outdoors all day.
Please complete this consent/medical form to help us to support your child on this fieldwork. The deadline for this is 2nd September 2024.
If you have any questions about the fieldwork, please email [email protected]
GCSE Geography students will be undertaking their required GCSE geography fieldwork on Tuesday 10th September 2024. Students need to arrive at school at 7:45 for a prompt departure and will return to school, traffic depending, by 3:30.
We will be collecting data on the downstream changes of a river at Edale in the Peak District, this will be assessed in the Paper 3 exam at the end of year 11.
Students will need the required kit list – if there are any issues with this then please get in touch. Students will need to be prepared for weather changes and being outdoors all day.
Please complete this consent/medical form to help us to support your child on this fieldwork. The deadline for this is 2nd September 2024.
If you have any questions about the fieldwork, please email me at [email protected]
This week crew have been litter picking on the school grounds to complete their final product for their current expedition. Crew made sure they worked together to keep our school looking great.
We are so proud of the hard work they have produced over this last year and hope they all have a fantastic summer!!
The last of the taster days will take place on Tuesday the 16th students will be leaving school at 9am and should arrive back between 3:15 and 3:30pm depending on traffic. All students will be provided with a lunch at the college and will take part in three taster sessions and an enrichment session. The students have chosen the sessions that they would like to attend. XP Is proud to offer students a range of opportunities to help them make informed decisions about their next steps as they prepare to move into year 11.
Huge well done to the year 7 rounders team for their first rounders tournament at XP Doncaster. Unfortunately we lost our 1st game however we reflected and learnt from our mistakes and won our 2nd game. It has been a fantastic year for rounders, well done it all the players involved.
