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XP. School News

  • Celebrate XP… support a charity!

    Announcing Our New Publication: ‘Celebrating Ten Years of Expeditions at XP’ A new publication, ‘Celebrating Ten Years of Learning Expeditions at XP’, written by our co-founder, Andy Sprakes, is now available. The book highlights an extensive and broad selection of the beautiful work created by our young people and staff from across our Trust. It…

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  • Curation case notes from Norton

    A post about a comms visit to Norton schools Last week’s Comms Crew curation day at Norton Infants and Juniors to install products, Trust displays and signage was from a personal point of view – both rewarding and productive in equal measure.  The visit was purposeful in many ways, but mainly because it emphasised to…

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  • We’re looking for a Learning Coach (TA) and Crew Leader at XP Gateshead!

    Find out more and apply here to #JoinOurCrew

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  • Sharing our Stories: 12/05/2023

    Beautiful Work This Week A Christmas Carol: Year 11 Study Guide for GCSE – created by Year 11 at XP! Students at XP in Year 11 have been preparing for their GCSE English Literature Exam studying a range of different texts. One of these was A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.  As we learn predominantly…

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  • EL #BetterWorldDay 2023!

    It’s @ELeducation‘s #BetterWorldDay! Here’s a beautiful example of how the community at Plover School are stepping up and doing their bit to make the world a better place with their Plover Pantry food bank. Year 7 students at XP Gateshead carried out a day of fundraising! Working together in Crews, our students carried 5 litre…

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