How can a healthy lifestyle impact your body and mind?

5th August 2022web admin

In 2022, Years 5 & 6 began their learning exploration with the guiding question ‘How can a healthy lifestyle impact your body and mind?’

In Case Study One they became historians, they developed our knowledge of history on a timeline to understand chronological order. In Case Study Two, they became scientists working in the field of biology. They learnt depth in human anatomy, studying the circulatory system, function of the heart and how nutrients are transported around the body. 

Finally, in Case Study Three, they became designers and developed our food technology knowledge and skills. They learnt how to store food correctly and how to handle food. In addition to this, they looked at the different food groups and why these foods are important for a balanced diet. They unpicked recipes to look at calorie content and what healthy foods look like. In our final week of food technology they learnt to bake and cook following simple recipes and how to prepare and cook a variety of foods. 

Their key literature was ‘Pig Heart Boy’ by Malorie Blackman; a tale based on morality about a young boy who urgently requires a heart transplant and is given a pig heart. Alongside this, other texts such as ‘At the sign of the Sugared Plum’  were used to support our first Case Study.

The work from English and expedition lessons culminated in a series of beautiful videos that were created collaboratively from children in Y5/6 from across the Trust primaries. There were four main topics included in the video: the history and evolution of medicine, physical health, mental health and first aid. 

You can watch them all below!

Carcroft School – Mental Health

Plover School – First Aid

Norton Junior School – Physical Health

Green Top – Healthy Eating

Power to the People

31st July 2022web admin

GQ: Why do we need to develop a sustainable energy plan for the planet?

Expedition lead: Marc Voltaire
Curriculum: STEAM
Phase/Year group: Year 10
Delivery date: Spring 2022

This STEAM expedition asked fundamental questions about the importance of energy in our daily lives, Where we get it from, how we produce and distribute it, the impact on the planet and the use of Earth’s resources and how we can begin to build a secure and sustainable energy future for us all. 

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The Circle of Life

27th July 2022web admin

GQ: How do animals adapt to their habitats?

Expedition lead: T. Ferguson
Curriculum: Geography, Science, Art and English
Phase/Year group: Primary, KS1
Delivery date: Summer 2020

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Sharing our Stories: 22/07/2022

By web admin22nd July 2022

Happy Friday – here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust this week, for the last time this Academic Year!

Thank you for joining us for another great year of beautiful work and stories from across the XP Trust – we hope you have a wonderful summer!

We’ll see you in September!

To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org/stories
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