Welcome to XP Trust! 

On this page you will find examples from across Year Groups and Phases of our Expeditionary Curriculum. Our learning expeditions are cross subject, academically rigorous and connect with our community and the wider world through students creating purposeful products that have real agency. Through creating beautiful and meaningful work our students grow their character, as well as, improving as learners. Whilst we are proud of our work, we want to share it with the world for critique so that we can continue to improve. Feel free to use any of the expeditions, or adapt them for your own use. And if you improve them please let us know!

Best wishes

Andy Sprakes

• Diverse Doncaster

  GQ: Where do we belong?

  Expedition lead: Josh Meade, Anna Wojcik, Claire Dutton, Laura Godley
  Curriculum: HUMAN/Arts
  Phase/Year group: KS1
  Delivery date: Summer 2022

  In the Summer of 2022, Year 1 and 2  pupils from primary schools across the XP Trust studied a cross-curricular expedition looking to answer the guiding question, ‘Where do we belong?’

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• Power to the People

  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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• What a Wonderful World

  GQ: Why should we protect our beautiful planet?

  Expedition Leads: Lauren Marsh, Angela Graves, Gavin Chadwick, Sophie Myers
  Curriculum: HUMAN/STEAM
  Phase/Year group: LKS2
  Delivery date: Spring 2022

  In the Spring of 2022, Year 3 and 4 pupils from Primary Schools across XP Trust studied a cross-curricular expedition looking to answer the guiding question, ‘Why should we protect our beautiful planet?’

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• From The Ground Up

  GQ: What do the communities of the North East owe to the miners?

  Expedition lead: Martin Said
  Curriculum: HUMAN/STEAM
  Phase/Year group: Year 7
  Delivery date: Autumn 2021

  In the Autumn term of 2021 students at XP Gateshead studied an expedition called ‘From the ground up’ exploring all three curriculum strands of diversity and belonging, social justice and the climate emergency.

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• Do Your Bit

  GQ: Why do we need to honour all those who sacrificed in WWI?

  Expedition lead: Emmy Tatters
  Curriculum: HUMAN
  Phase/Year group: Year 7
  Delivery date: Spring 2022

  In Spring 2022, students in Year 7 studied a HUMAN expedition called Do your bit!

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• You Give Me Fever

  GQ: How can the eyes of the past help us to respond to public health issues in the future?

  Expedition lead: Jamie Portman
  Curriculum: HUMAN/Arts
  Phase/Year group: Year 9
  Delivery date: Spring 2022

  In January 2022, students in Year 9 studied a joint HUMAN and STEAM expedition called ‘You give me fever’. This expedition followed a thematic study of health, considering how it has changed over time from the Medieval Period to the modern day.  In order to do this we focused on factors which can affect our health, such as wealth, poverty, science and technology and the role of the government.

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• When a Nazi Calls

  GQ: Are we really free to choose?

  Expedition lead: Marc Voltaire
  Curriculum: HUMAN/STEAM
  Phase/Year group: Year 10
  Delivery date: Autumn 2021

  In September 2021 X25 and E25 studied a joint Human and STEAM expedition which answered the guiding question “Are we really free to choose?”.  In order to do this we studied ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestley, Nazi Germany, the science of genetics and evolution alongside political arts. 

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• Not all Superheroes Wear Capes

  GQ: What will I do to be a Superhero in my community?

  Expedition lead: Sam Goode
  Curriculum: HUMAN/STEAM
  Phase/Year group: KS1
  Delivery date: Autumn 2021

  In September 2021 Key Stage 1 began their Autumn expedition. This was a high energy expedition around the guiding question; what will I do to be a superhero in my community?

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• How Inventive Were The Romans?

  GQ: How inventive were the Romans and what did they do for Doncaster?

  Expedition lead: Luke Oldridge
  Curriculum: HUMAN/STEAM
  Phase/Year group: LKS2
  Delivery date: Autumn 2021

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• Welcome to the Machine

  GQ: To what extent has innovation advanced our society?

  Expedition lead: Jenny Townson
  Curriculum: HUMAN/STEAM
  Phase/Year group: Year 9
  Delivery date: Summer 2021

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