Andy Sprakes

The Power of Crew - EL Conference, Atlanta, USA 2024

Last week, Gwyn and I had the privilege of attending the 2024 EL Conference in Atlanta, USA with five colleagues from across our Trust. The highlight of the conference was a keynote speech by our great friend, mentor and inspiration…

Andy Sprakes

Beautiful Work on Staff Days

At XP Trust we collaborate together to create our learning expeditions. On every other Staff Day, we all work out of one of our sites so that we can share collective ideas and collaborate to create and powerful learning expeditions…

Andy Sprakes

XP Live (Forever)

In July 2024 we launched 'XP Live' by hosting our first Festival of Arts and Culture. Last night, we followed this up with our first in a series of events entitled Thursday Night Live. The gig gave the opportunity for…

Andy Sprakes

If we get 'staff' Crew right, we get everything right!

One of our great friends and mentors, Ron Berger, once said to us that ‘staff culture can never outpace student culture.’ With this firmly at the forefront of our minds we set out last week on our bi-annual outdoor staff…

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Just another day at XP Trust...

It is a privilege to work at XP Trust but I don't reflect enough on the wonderful things I see and experience every day as I work alongside students, teachers, colleagues and other stakeholders in, and across, our Trust. As…

Andy Sprakes

Comms Crew - Strategic Planning

On Tuesday 26 April the Communications Team had a day away to reflect on the great work that the Comms Crew do for our Trust and consider how we can make this work even better. We started with a crew…

Media coverage

Read all about us! Welcome to our Media Coverage page, where we showcase a collection of articles, videos, and documentaries about XP Trust. These features provide an in-depth look at our unique educational approach, the values of Crew, and our commitment to fostering a supportive and innovative learning environment. Through the perspectives of journalists, filmmakers, and educational experts, explore how XP is shaping a school culture that emphasises both academic growth and character development.

Is XP the school of the future?

Click on the image below to see what The Times said…

Introduction to the XP Trust

XP and XP East Year 6 Open Evening

This Week in the Trust

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More About us

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XP in the Media…

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/hardest-primary-secondary-schools-yorkshire-18980030

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/education/these-are-the-doncaster-teachers-who-have-gone-above-and-beyond-for-children-during-lockdown-according-to-parents-3142231

https://www.tes.com/magazine/article/forget-social-mobility-its-all-about-social-equity

https://www.thersa.org/globalassets/pdfs/the-rsa-schools-without-walls.pdf

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/education/free-school-bosses-set-take-over-another-doncaster-primary-school-1347084

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/education/hardest-school-doncaster-get-1848450

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/special-features/innovative-school-trust-planning-new-17125671

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/education/gcse-delight-across-doncaster-some-schools-claim-record-breaking-year-491679

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/education/these-are-best-performing-doncaster-secondary-schools-based-2019-gcse-results-819848

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/troops-take-over-doncaster-school-ahead-flood-relief-996242

https://relationalschools.org/2018/01/18/relational-schools-takes-expeditionary-learning-to-the-heart-of-westminster/