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XP. School News
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iPad Parental Contribution Scheme
All secondary students at XP are expected to bring in a school-managed iPad every day, giving them access to Google Docs, iMovie, GarageBand and Adobe Creative Cloud apps alongside many other school purchased apps. To enable this, we run a great value Parental Contribution Scheme which offers all our parents affordable options to provide the…
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How can a healthy lifestyle impact your body and mind?
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…
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Diverse Doncaster
Guiding Question: Where do we belong?Expedition lead: Josh Meade, Anna Wojcik, Claire Dutton, Laura GodleyCurriculum: HUMAN/ArtsPhase/Year group: KS1Delivery 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 VoltaireCurriculum: STEAMPhase/Year group: Year 10Delivery 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…
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The Circle of Life
GQ: How do animals adapt to their habitats? Expedition lead: T. FergusonCurriculum: Geography, Science, Art and EnglishPhase/Year group: Primary, KS1Delivery date: Summer 2020