Monday– Year 8 Netball tournament away pick up at Hall Cross lower school at 5.00pm
Year 9 boys football pick up at Hall Cross lower school pick up at 4.45pm
Wednesday– Year 7 and 8 football fixture away pick up at XP at 5.15pm
Thursday– Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30. Badminton fieldwork.
Look forward to seeing you all there.
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.
Will it float or sink? @ Plover
The Student Becomes the Master @ Carcroft School
Crew Brunel: Finishing Half Term Strong @ XP
Building Bright Ideas for a Better Planet @ Norton Infants
The Last Straw: Making Maths Fair and Square @ Norton Juniors
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!
On Tuesday this week, our crew took part in a litter picking session around our school grounds as when we came back after half term, we noticed that there was quite a bit of litter left around the site. We all agreed that we take pride in our school, so we decided to do something about it!
Working together as a team, we collected rubbish from the playground, field areas and pathways. It was surprising to see how much litter had built up over just one week. However, it felt good knowing that we were making a positive difference to our environment.
As a crew, we have now made a commitment to tidy up our school every two weeks by litter picking during crew time. We believe that small actions can make a big difference, and we want our school to be a clean, safe and welcoming place for everyone.
This experience reminded us about the importance of responsibility, teamwork and respect for our environment. We are proud of what we achieved and look forward to continuing this effort throughout the term.
Together, we can keep our school clean! 🌱
Thanks Miss Askin and Crew!
National Careers Week (2nd–7th March 2026) helps students learn about different careers through workshops and employer activities. The school follows a Careers Roadmap from Year 7 to Year 11, guiding students as they explore options and make decisions about their future.
At XP we develop key transferable skills such as listening, teamwork, problem‑solving, and creativity.
Please support your student in Years 9–11 complete an aspirations survey, and Year 11 students also must complete a Next Steps survey to support post‑16 planning.
Work Experience for C29 (Year 10) will run from 11th–15th May 2026, offering benefits like real‑world experience, confidence building, and CV development. It requires full attendance and support from parents/carers.
Year 10 will also be attending taster days at local colleges to help them begin to make choices about where they will study after XP.
Unfortunately football practice will not be on this week. It will start on Wednesday 4th March with Mr Currie and Mr Booth.
Welcome back everyone. Please see the enrichment timetable for this half term. All starting this week.
Come along and try some new activities.
After the huge success of the Ski trip 2026 we have decided to run a Ski trip in 2027 to Pila, Italy.
This is open to students in C29, C30 and C31. If your child is interested in going skiing please complete the google form.
All information is on the google form.
Any questions please email [email protected] or [email protected]
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.
Class 10’s Safer Internet Day Assembly – delivered by Kole and Sam! @ Green Top
Academic Crew @ Carcroft School
G30 Beautiful Work @ XP Gateshead
Chinese New Year Festival @ Norton Infants
An Unforgettable Ski Trip to Pila with Our School Students @ XP East
Magnificent Mathematical Treasure Hunt @ Norton Juniors
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!
We’ve got vacancies for cleaners across our Trust – visit xptrust.org/vacancies to find out more and #JoinOurCrew
Find out more and apply here to #JoinOurCrew: https://xptrust.org/green-top-send-learning-coach/
