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To celebrate the last week of term, Crew Anning was joined by Crew Lewis for a fun and creative morning of pumpkin carving and a delicious crew breakfast!

The activity gave everyone a chance to show off their artistic skills, enjoy some teamwork, and share a few laughs along the way. It was also a brilliant opportunity to pause and reflect on the first half of Year 9 — thinking about how far we’ve come, what we’ve achieved so far, and how we can continue to grow and support one another in the next half term.

Well done to everyone for their effort, enthusiasm, and teamwork. A great way to end the term on a high note!

We hope you are all having a lovely half term and can’t wait to hear all about it on our return!

See you soon – Miss Askin and Miss Barton

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Beautiful work this week

Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!

To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.

Top of the Blogs

We are Scientists @ Green Top

Plover is proud to receive the ‘Choose Kindness’ award! @ Plover

Pumpkin Carving @ Carcroft School

Authors in the making! @ XP

Two NJS Teams enjoy success! @ Norton Juniors

Expert Visitor – Ed Miliband @ Norton Infants

Crew Peake – Shining stars! @ XP East

Congratulations to Hannah in G28 Crew Frank! @ XP Gateshead

Share your stories with us!

We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.

It might be something you or your students have achieved, a charity you’re supporting or anything at all that deserves a wider audience.

Write to us at [email protected] –  we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!

As the first half- term of Year 9 draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment to express just how incredibly proud we are of every single student in Crew Peake. This term has been defined by their exceptional efforts, remarkable progress, and a real demonstration of our HoWLs and character traits.

Their commitment shown to school this term has been nothing short of amazing!  We’ve seen great dedication in lessons, with students tackling challenging topics head-on and showing genuine academic resilience and growth – parents have received a number of emails from staff such as Miss Buckley, talking about their efforts in Humanities! This dedication is reflected beautifully in the huge amount of positive praise points awarded to our lovely kids this term, recognising everything from outstanding classwork to daily acts of kindness.

Crew members continue to shine, not just within our crew room, but across the entire school community. It has been fantastic hearing so many members of Crew Peake receiving shout outs in our community meetings for setting an example and making a positive difference.

We wish you all a restful and enjoyable break, and look forward to welcoming crew  back next term, ready for even more success!

Miss Cocliff & Mr Morrison x

Starting the Day Right – X32 Crew Breakfast & Dodgeball! 🥐🏐

This week, X32 kicked off the day in the best possible way – with a crew breakfast followed by a game of dodgeball! It was a brilliant chance to build crew spirit, share laughs, and enjoy some well-earned time together after a busy half term.

Since starting at XP, X32 have been nothing short of amazing. From settling in so well to showing real maturity and kindness, they’ve embraced the XP way with enthusiasm and heart. Their commitment to crew has really shone through, especially in our recent attendance push.

Attendance plays such a huge role in success at school – not just academically, but socially and emotionally too. X32 are really taking that message on board, and we’re already seeing the benefits. Starting the day with energy, community, and a bit of friendly competition was the perfect way to celebrate all their hard work.

Well done, X32 – keep it up! Have a Great Half Term

Here is our fantastic enrichment offer for after half term. This will run until December. Come along and try out some of the amazing clubs we offer. All after school clubs run from 3.30-4.30. Any questions please email team PE

Miss O’Grady – Subject lead of PE [email protected]

Mr Currie – PE Teacher/ Year 10 and 11 phase lead [email protected]

Miss Bowser- PE/ Science Teacher [email protected]

It’s October after all… and who doesn’t love this time of year?!

To mark the season, Crew White kicked off their Tranquil Tuesday with a perfectly chilling short story — The Signal-Man by the legendary Charles Dickens. It couldn’t have been a better fit, as Year 10 are currently studying A Christmas Carol as part of their English GCSE — so this little literary detour tied in beautifully.

We circled up, closed the blinds, switched off the lights, and read by torchlight to set the spooky scene. The atmosphere was just right — a little eerie, a little exciting, and a whole lot of fun.

A huge appreciation to Kiera for bravely stepping up to read aloud and saving Mrs. Fowler’s sore, croaky throat. That’s the Crew spirit in action!

Here’s to more Tranquil Tuesdays filled with stories, atmosphere, and a dash of Halloween magic.

X28 Ethics have been keeping their Friday 5 sessions filled with energy and motivation! This new routine is already becoming a highlight of the week.

Each session, they tackle a 15-mark exam question together, planning, debating, and refining their responses as a team. Students earn points for hitting exam criteria, building strong arguments, and challenging powerful ideas, all while learning from each other and preparing to write their answers in full.

It’s been brilliant to see their confidence, critical thinking, and exam readiness grow week by week!

Our Year 7 students have been working incredibly hard on crafting their historical narratives this week, and the creativity on display has been fantastic!

Students have been critiquing each other’s work, offering fab feedback, and sharing ideas to help one another improve. The atmosphere in sessions has been buzzing with collaboration and imagination as everyone pushes themselves (and each other!) to make their writing as powerful as possible.

We were also joined in Session 5 today by some of our Year 11 experts; Leo, Joseph, and Alfie, who spent time coaching the younger students, offering guidance, and providing expert critique. Their advice and encouragement really inspired Year 7 to keep raising the bar.

With so much talent, hard work, and support flying around, it’s safe to say we’ve got some future published authors in the making. Watch this space…