Beautiful Work This Week
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.

Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.
We are artists! @ Norton Infants
Leading our own learning outside in the sunshine @ Plover
Writing Skills @ Carcroft School
Making music! @ 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!
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.
Crew Outdoors @ Norton Infants
Karate Community Clubs @ Plover
Challenge Crew – putting our memory through its paces @ Carcroft School
A Visit from Rt Hon Ed Miliband @ Norton Juniors
Weekly update for families @ XP Gateshead
Year 11 Historians Explore Industrial Heritage @ XP
Another ace week in PE @ XP East
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!
Staff and students at Plover School are incredibly grateful to Sodexo at Doncaster Royal Infirmary for their generous book drive, organised in collaboration with Chapter One. Their dedication to collecting and donating used children’s books has had a significant impact on our school community. This contribution helps ensure our students have access to quality reading materials, fostering a love for literacy that will benefit them for years to come.
A particularly special moment was when we welcomed Nia to our school. Mrs Lewis and Class 2L were thrilled to meet her, as they listened to her read to them a story and ask thoughtful questions afterwards. The warmth and generosity shown by Sodexo and Chapter One have left a lasting impression, reinforcing the importance of collaboration in education. On behalf of Plover School, we extend our heartfelt thanks for their kindness and commitment to making a difference in children’s lives.
XP Gateshead is hiring! We’re seeking dedicated educators for History, English, Spanish and Arts. Join us in shaping the future of learning. Apply now:

This year a team from XP are running the Sheffield Half Marathon on the 23 March to raise funds for our upcoming Music and Arts Festival in July.
The event this year builds on the success of last year’s festival as we hope to expand the scope and range of participation for our students and the wider community.
To make this happen we need your support! If you could make a donation, however big or small, we can place music and the arts right at the heart of our mission to make ourselves, our community and our world a better place!
Just click the link here to make a donation.
Thank you for your continuing support.
Andy Sprakes
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.
Play is the work of childhood @ Norton Infants
Class 12: working on conjuctions @ Green Top
Bob Marley is 80 @ Carcroft School
Celebrating Rosa Parks @ Norton Juniors
Weekly update for families @ XP Gateshead
A star in the making in Crew Pasteur @ XP
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!
A small corner of the Frenchgate Shopping Centre is looking extra special at the moment, thanks to the curation of amazing artwork created by students across our Trust! This exciting exhibition umbrellaed under the heading of ‘A Decade of Activism,’ is a snapshot of how the work of our children have been making a difference over the past ten years.

From protecting the planet to spreading kindness, these incredible displays nurtured from the students’ Expedition work show what really matters to young people. Each piece tells a powerful story about standing up for what’s right, helping others, and believing in a brighter future, which tie into our beliefs of community through activism, leadership and equity – sharing our stories as we go.
Whilst, also embracing our three rich curriculum seams Protecting Our Planet’, ‘Standing for Social Justice’ and ‘Cultivating Diversity & Belonging.’









Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.
Know Yourself, Grow Yourself @ Norton Infants
Year 3 Singing with Geoff @ Green Top
Do you want to make a pizza? @ Carcroft School
March against Segregation @ Norton Juniors
Weekly update for families @ XP Gateshead
X31 Skipper – Bringing a ‘Storm in a teashop’ to life! @ XP
E30’s Powerful Work on Macbeth @ XP East
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!
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to hear Jeff, a key influence behind the creation of XP, talk about his life, work and Jeff Tech High!
