Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!
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What does it mean to be human? @ XP
]We are making our mark! @ Norton Infants
Stepping back in time at Norton Village Hall @ Norton Juniors
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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 is a profound and often moving reminder of the purpose, agency, and consequence of our work; illuminating the transformative power and far-reaching impact of Learning Expeditions.
In the next few weeks, the book will be made available to the general public and will retail at £20. However, to mark the publication of this much-anticipated book, it is being made available exclusively to staff across our Trust for a not-for-profit cost price of £5. In the spirit of Crew the proceeds will be donated to charity.
When staff fill in the google form and order the book at this price, they will be able to choose to donate to one of two local charities and one national charity that have supported and worked alongside us in the past.
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude and congratulations to the exceptional staff across our Trust whose unwavering dedication, creativity, and passion made this publication, and the transformative work within it, possible.
Charities Staff can support by purchasing the book
Curriculum Seam: Protecting Our Planet
RSPCA – https://www.rspcadoncasterrotherham.org.uk/
Curriculum Seam: Standing for Social Justice
Schools of Sanctuary – https://schools.cityofsanctuary.org/
Curriculum Seam: Diversity and Belonging
Children in Need – https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/
We have been mastering our norms for using the rekenreks in Crew Ramsay including; reds ready to go, fast maths eyes and 1 bead push! We are getting better and better at making numbers with one push! Crew Ramsay LOVES Maths.
We have been focussing on our basics this week including letter formation, number formation and fine motor strength/dexterity. Here we are moving through table top provisions in both writing and maths lessons. On these tables we love practising the basics and taking pride in our work. What a great start to the year.
Crew Haddock is focusing hard on handwriting to master correct letter formation
Today, we were given a set of materials needed to create our Mars Rovers. We used the materials to practice building what they may look like… 🪐
This afternoon, Crew Colclough stepped back in time alongside dedicated volunteers from Victoria Cross for an immersive World War II history workshop. Pupils were captivated by the hands-on session, which brought history to life through authentic WWII artifacts—including gas masks, deactivated weaponry, and inert grenades. It was a memorable, deeply engaging experience that gave everyone a powerful glimpse into the daily life of a soldier.
Today we created some beautiful artwork for our final product based on the British graffiti artist STIK.
To start we did a gallery walk to critique his artwork. We then did several drafts before doing our final designs.
