Dear Parents/Carers,
As you are aware, we are joining the XP Trust very soon- we are hoping this will be no later than the 1st June 2021.
When we consulted with parents back in the Autumn, we had shared that we would follow the Doncaster Holiday pattern for 2021/2022. However, since then, the XP Trust have adapted their calendar and the two are now very much aligned.
Now that this is the case, I’m writing to parents to propose that we align our calendar in the new academic year rather than waiting for another year.
However, you will notice that one of the differences with the calendar is that the XP Trust have 10 staff days (INSET days) opposed to the Local Authorities 5 days. These staff days would be an opportunity for our staff to work with staff from the other XP Schools. One of the ways in which the days would be utilised would be to allow staff to work collaboratively in order to plan even better expeditions. Expeditions take a considerable amount of time to plan so the additional 5 days have been welcomed from our staff team who are working hard to provide a high quality curriculum within the time given. In addition, all trust CPD will also take place on these days, and again, CPS would love to be a part of this from the start if possible. I hope that parents can see why having the additional 5 days to work with the trust would be a fabulous opportunity for us as a school in 2021/2022.
I’ve attached the XP calendar, along with the Doncaster one. Hopefully, you’ll see that the two are very similar so hopefully this won’t cause too much of an inconvenience for parents. However, if this calendar change would effect you, please let me know by completing the Google Form as this will help me to make a decision as to when to switch calendars- 2021/2022 or 2022/2023.
Please could any feedback be provided by Monday 12th April so that we can then finalise our calendar for 2021/2022 and share this with parents and carers. Please find link attached below along with the calendars.
https://forms.gle/A38v11NWw3wfY6547
Thank you in advance for your co-operation and support.
Miss Laing