This week, our Comms Crew has been focused on building strong foundations, turning learning into real-world community impact, and handing the microphone over to our students. Here is a look at what the team has achieved across the Trust.
Stewardship and Strong Foundations
Julie led our governance work, supporting seven DLCs with great Director attendance and preparing for the Full Board of Directors meeting. Geoff drove our admissions and recruitment marketing while drafting a formal letter of support from XP for English Heritage. Meanwhile, Ricky and Chris spent Thursday and Friday on the ground in Gateshead collaborating with staff onExpedition products and installing a new Canon printer with full staff training – giving our educators the tools they need to keep student work front and centre.
Making Culture Visible
Chris designed Green Top’s large enrichment display board, installed XP Gateshead’s Crew Quote and Outward Bound boards, and produced Classroom Norms posters for Plover and Carcroft. Grace kept our shared language visible across our campuses by displaying Thursday Night Live posters at XPE and XPD, cutting out classroom protocols for Carcroft, and sorting missing Green Top Crew photos. Simultaneously, Ricky progressed the Green Top Crew Book, XPD’s This Land is Your Land book, and Play Passport resources for NIS and Plover, alongside refreshing the displays at XP Gateshead.
Student Voice and Consequential Service
True to our belief that students should get smart to do good in the world, Chris and Ricky visited Freeman Hospital in Newcastle to scope out the product siting for XP Gateshead’s upcoming display, ensuring student work lives meaningfully in the community. Chris also designed and printed Plover’s RSPCA Christmas cards, turning classroom learning into compassionate action. On film, Geoff worked on Plover’s new EYFS overview video, edited a Staff Crew film for Norton Campus, and joined Grace in Gateshead to capture B-roll for new ‘front of house’ videos created by the students themselves.
