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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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  • Crew Nightingale Year 10 X29

    Year 10 Students Embark on Their LOOL Creative Journey Our Year 10 students have chosen LOOL Creative (Leaders of Their Own Learning) as their specialist area in Art, a key step towards completing their GCSE qualification. Each student has selected a pathway that reflects their interests and talents, choosing from Art, Craft and Design, 3D…

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  • Year 7 Stepping Back in Time.. X32’s beautiful work!

    Year 7 have kicked off exploring their first case study, Raiders and Rulers! This has taken them back to 1066, a year that changed the course of British history. In English, they’ve been exploring the themes of love and conflict in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, discovering how Shakespeare’s ideas still connect with us today. Alongside…

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  • Comms: coming soon to a school near you!

    Last week we launched our new Comms Fridays – where the team bases itself in a different Trust school each week. We kicked things off at Norton Campus, spending the day with staff and students to capture stories of Crew, discuss upcoming Expedition products, and support ongoing projects. We’re scheduled to be at every school…

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  • ‘Lit in Colour’

    Due to our work with ‘lit in colour’ – as inspired by our Meridian Partnership – we have this week received over £1500 of books to support our crew reading and independent reading.

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