At XP we are committed to growing character in our students by allowing them opportunities to grow their confidence. One of the ways we enable this is through our student ambassador process. This involves, where possible, students being the first point of contact when we have visitors in school and/or they contribute to conferences and other public events. Being an ambassador allows students to authentically articulate the culture of the school whilst discussing crew and highlight the processes and protocols that are distinctive in our Trust.

Students talk to adults about their learning and show examples of their own work and the work of others. They discuss learning expeditions by showing examples of high quality , beautiful work from their books, portfolios and products. Being an ambassador allows our children the opportunity to share information about XP Trust and the ability to speak to visitors, speak at conferences, presentations and become confident when speaking to the public. All students will be an ambassador for their school or the Trust at least once during their time at XP. They will be able to answer questions about XP and speak openly, honestly and elequently. The ambassador programme is one of the ways we create community in our schools by engendering a sense of ownership and pride in our students.

Schools in our Trust have different ways of ensuring all of our students have the opportunity to be an ambassador at least once in their time at XP.

A suggested process is outlined below:

Role of the Crew Leader

• Crew Leaders share the purpose of being an ambassador with their crew
• Crew Leaders encourage students to be ambassadors when the opportunity arises.
• Crew Leaders pass information to students regarding dates and times for any events or ambassador tours in a timely manner.
• Crew leaders keep a record of who in their crew has been an ambassador, why they were an ambassador (for what event) and make a note of any feedback received from visitors and share this with students and parents.

Role of the Student

• The student takes responsibility for being an Ambassador.
• Students are always paired with an experienced ambassador so that students can learn. from others who model their oracy skills.
• The student feeds back to their crew on their experience.

Our students are Ambassadors for XP Trust. Being an ambassador allows our students  the opportunity to engage purposefully with adults  to  share information about XP Trust  and the ability to speak to visitors, speak at conferences, presentations and become confident when speaking to the public. All students will be an ambassador for their school or the Trust at least once during their time at XP. They will be able to answer questions about XP and speak openly, honestly and elequently. Being a Student Ambassador puts students in charge of sharing information about their knowledge and experiences of XP. Students learn to advocate for themselves.  The structure builds students’ sense of responsibility and confidence and it helps to hone their understanding of what it means to be crew.