Monday- Badminton 3.30-4.30
Wednesday – Netball practice 3.30-4.30
Thursday- KS3 badminton fixture (only selected students) 3.30-4.45 away.
Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30.
Sharing our Stories: 06/11/2026
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
Expert Visitors who care @ Norton Infants
5SO Carpenters @ Norton Juniors
Calling all geographers and climate activists @ XP Gateshead
Share your stories with us!
Write to us at [email protected] – we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!
Passage Presentations at XP
This video was created to support the Core Practice on Passage Presentations and features actual presentations from students from XP Doncaster and XP Gateshead. A huge appreciation to all those students sharing their stories and allowing us to create this piece of work to help future Year 9s shape their own presentations.
We’re looking for a great teacher of Mathematics at XP Gateshead
What if teaching Maths could be about more than covering the curriculum? What if every young person could leave school believing that they really are a mathematician? At XP Gateshead, that’s the ambition.
Joining XP Trust means becoming part of a community that does things differently. We believe education is about more than passing exams.
If you want to teach in a school where your creativity is valued and your work makes a difference, XP Trust is the place for you.
Find out more about the role here: https://xptrust.org/xp-gateshead-maths-teacher/
PE W/C 2nd Nov
Wed- Netball practice 3.30-4.30
Thursday- Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30
Reminder: Applying for a place at XP Secondary Schools – Fair Banding Assessment
To ensure a balanced intake of students across all ability levels, all applicants to an XP secondary school must sit a Fair Banding Assessment. Completing the assessment is a key part of the application and must be done to be considered for a place.
This multiple-choice test focuses on non-verbal reasoning and helps us place students into one of five ability bands. There is no pass or fail, and results are used solely to support a broad and representative admissions process.
Key Dates:
- Registration Deadline: 31st October 2026
- Assessment Date: 21st November 2026
Find out more and complete your registration here:https://xptrust.info/XPTFBA
Crew Rosa Parkes
It has been an action-packed term for Rosa Parkes! The students have hit the ground running, tackling new subjects and fully immersing themselves in their GCSE courses. It really has been non-stop, and their hard work is absolutely paying off. I am bursting with pride over the praise our students have received this term, and I couldn’t wait to share some of these highlights with you!
Students have been completing extended study in Maths and Science, working really hard on SPARX and Tassami. All this hard-work will help you prepare for your GCSE’s
Netball superstars
This week in netball, our Year 7 and Year 9/10 teams took to the court against Sir Thomas Wharton. Across both teams, our students demonstrated fantastic teamwork, clear communication, and a fierce determination to succeed!
The Year 9/10 team played first, delivering a match filled with outstanding netball from both schools. Our attack was absolutely on fire, and while the game was fiercely contested, XP/XP East ultimately secured a hard-fought victory.
It was also a milestone week for our new Year 7 squad, who played their very first game together. The students did a brilliant job, testing out new positions and experimenting with different formations on the court. We can’t wait to see how they continue to develop!
