Dear Families

“At XP, we build our community through activism, leadership and equity, sharing our stories as we go…”

This one ‘simple’ statement captures all of the work we do and the design of every aspect of our school:

Building our community

“What do we do to survive, sustain and thrive… ?”

Activism

How are we actively contributing to building a better world… ?

Leadership

“How are we moving towards where we want to be … ?”

Equity

“What do we need to be the best version of ourselves… ?”

Sharing our stories

“How are we doing the right things, in the right way, with the right tools, and how can we show this to our community… ?”

Last week, as ever, there were many examples of staff and student work which brought this statement to life and it was great to hear staff’s reflections during Friday’s staff crew on work they were proud of and wanted to share with others from the week. Here are just some examples of the great work from last week:

• Staff giving time to a weekend recce for DofE to ensure readiness for the assessed expedition.
• CPD (continuous professional development) for staff led by staff and students
• G31 fieldwork along The Tyne and G28 Fieldwork at Victoria Tunnels
• High quality work in classrooms and great thinking from students

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We were also lucky this week to have a visit from a great educator and friend, Jill Flack who is visiting the UK from Melbourne, Australia. Jill has extensive classroom teaching experience in Australia, USA, UK and Sweden, teaching in pre-schools, primary, secondary and University settings. It was a real joy to have Jill in school with us sharing her knowledge, energy and wisdom. 

Here is her email of thanks which is extended to you too.

Dear Gateshead XP students, Staff and School Community,

This week I had the privilege and pleasure of visiting your school.

It was a pleasure as I am a long time Educator and passionate about what educational opportunities can do to enrich our lives. I always love to see students, teachers and school communities at work but it was also a privilege because I was able to experience the optimism and enthusiasm for learning that is evident in your school.

Ambassadors Katie and Bella proudly explained and pointed out the features of learning at Gateshead XP as they showed me around. Small groups of students chatted with me about their own experiences and the staff I talked to reflected the positive tone and aspiration that I had heard from everyone throughout the day.

The development and benefits of working together in crews is certainly a feature and the pride in developing academically and personally is a joy for any educator to hear.

Your curriculum, its design and the way it is offered and experienced seems to me to acknowledge the need for a change in the way schools can meet the needs of a contemporary world.

Thankyou for openly sharing with me your thoughts, ideas and hopes for the education offered at your school and best wishes to all of you as you continue to grow and develop.

This week

As you know G31 are studying a learning expedition with the guiding question: “How does water shape our world?”. In science students have been looking at ecosystems which connect to the river and coastal environments and processes that they also have studied in Geography. There are two important pieces of work for G31 this week which will support them to develop their answer to their guiding question:

G31 Expert sessions – Biodiversity

On Monday our Year 7 students will be working with John Hayton from Durham Wildlife Trust. Given that students have been learning about the importance of water within ecosystems and the interdependence of species, John will work with the students to dissect owl pellets to give them an insight into the nature of conservation work and why it is important to protect and maintain biodiversity.

Climate Action Plan Group – Final Session

The above workshop has been organised by SOS as part of our student leadership group’s  work on sustainability. Students that have been part of our Climate Action Plan have their final session on Thursday this week. They will finalise their presentation on how our school can be made more sustainable in a range of areas such as energy consumption, resources and waste management etc. They will then present this to Mrs Mosley so that it can be brought to our Local Governing Committee where actions can then be agreed. We are thankful to our partners and the experts at SOS who have supported this important work.

G31 Fieldwork – Beach Clean and Ecological Fieldwork on Wednesday 18th June

G31 have fieldwork to Whitley Bay this Wednesday. See Mr Devitt’s post for more details. Students will need:

• Sun cream
• A hat
• A large water bottle (or two smaller water bottles)
• Comfortable walking shoes or trainers
• A packed lunch – students that usually have free school meals can be provided one by the school.

G28 Student Led Conferences

SLCs start for our Year 10 students and their families this week. Students have worked to prepare for their conference and will be ready to share their response to recent mock exams, their updated snapshot with HoWL and attendance information and the plans they have moving forward in readiness for Year 11 success, they will also talk through their work experience planning. Please can I remind all families that SLCs, like PoLs, are key moments in the development of our students and it is vital that parents, carers and families fully support SLCs. 

Here is the link to ask questions of  your child if you have not already done so. You should have now received a link to sign up for a time slot from your child’s Crew Leader. Please contact [email protected] if you do not receive this.

Festival Dance Prep

Students dancing at our festival of arts will continue to have their Tuesday morning prep sessions with our expert Eve from Phoenix Dance. Students will need their PE kit to change into for these sessions each week.

PE sessions this week

Our PE sessions this week are as follows. Please ensure that your child has their full PE kit.

• G31 (Year 7) students
  • Class 1 have PE on Monday
  • Class 2 have PE on Thursday
• All of G30 (Year 8) have PE on Wednesday
• All of G29 (Year 9) and G28 (Year 10) have PE on Thursday.

Extended Study and after school clubs

After school clubs and extended study will run as normal this week. 

Looking Ahead 

Staff day – Friday 27th and Monday 30th June

Friday is the first of our staff days this half term, the second is on Monday 30th June (these are our last staff days this academic year). Our staff team will be planning for next year’s expeditions. Students will not be expected to be in school on Friday or Monday.

As usual if you have any questions please contact your child’s crew leader in the first instance. Thank you as always for your ongoing support.

Julie Mosley

Dear Families

We’ve enjoyed a good first week to our final Summer half term.

It was great to hear appreciations, apologies and stands from students and staff in our community meetings last week and all agreed on with the work we needed to do going forward to ensure we hold true to our character values every day – consistently high levels of respect for others, encouraging each other to be the best we can be, positively committed to our own education and that of those around us. Community meetings are a really special place to be, hearing students hold each other to account within a safe and supportive environment is unique and our students show sensitivity and maturity beyond their years.

There’s been high quality work in and out of sessions as usual. We’ve had great work in sessions as usual this week as well as in G31 and G30 SLCs, work alongside experts in Science in G31 and G30 PE, G31 Geography fieldwork along the River Tyne, G28 mock results and information evenings for our G29 families. 

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G29 Pathways Drop In Evening

Thank you to all families who came along to our drop in evening last week. This was an opportunity to meet staff and students to ask questions about our Key Stage 4 pathways.  Can all G29 families please complete this form to let us know your thoughts, and if you have any remaining questions. This is not a final choice for your child at this stage, this will be confirmed through your child’s Crew Leader.

Punctuality

A calm start to the day is really important for students to settle into learning and this happens in Crew each morning. Students must be on site for 8:25am for the call to Crew and be ready to start sessions at 8:30am. Crew is inextricably linked to our Narrative for Success and these routines and practices in Crew ensure that students are safe and are set up to succeed at the start of every day at school. Poor punctuality affects a student for the rest of the day and as you will agree, good punctuality is needed in all future jobs. It is vital that we are building the habit of excellent punctuality now. We ask all parents to support this and this half term Katy Horne our Safeguarding and Attendance Lead is working with Crew Leaders to support any key students and families who are struggling with punctuality.

Staffing Update

Over this half-term we will have some of our new staff joining us for induction in readiness for the new term. We are now fully staffed in terms of teaching and have one more round of recruitment for Learning Coach positions which is ongoing.

• Mrs Caroline Carter will be joining us as a teacher of ARTS
• Miss Charlotte Fielding will be joining us as a teacher of SPANISH
• Miss Amy Rawcliffe and Mr Gary Watson will be joining us as teachers of HUMAN
• Miss Bennett and Mr Macdonald will be joining us as LEARNING COACHES

G28 Student Led Conferences

Today you will be sent an email with a summary of the mock papers that students sat, along with a link to ask questions of your child and their Crew Leader in advance of their SLC. Crew leaders will be sending out invites to SLCs through Google Calendar.

G28 Work Placements

We will also continue the drive to support students in ensuring that they are ready and organised for their work placements. Students should now be inputting details of their placements into the placementt app. There are students in each crew trained to support peers if they need help on this.

Inevitably, there are some placements for students that have not been able to be organised where we had hoped that this would be possible.

If there are any families from organisations or with contacts in any sectors of employment that could support Year 10 students with a placement in the week of Monday 30th June, please do get in contact with Mr Said on [email protected] .

This week

G31 Geography Fieldwork – Class 2, Monday 9th June

On Monday Year7 class 2 will be heading out of school to carry out Geography fieldwork and investigations in our local river environment Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside. Please see last week’s post for full details of timings, kit required including a packed lunch.

G28 History Fieldwork – Victoria Tunnels, Ouseburn 

This week our Year 10 students will be going to the Victoria Tunnels at Ouseburn to conduct fieldwork for their ‘History All Around Us’ Local Site Study module for their History GCSE. This module encourages students to work as historians to investigate a site of significance in their area which has seen significant change in its use over time. 

• Class 2 will conduct the fieldwork on Monday 9th June

• Class 1  will conduct the same fieldwork on Wednesday 11th June.

Students will be travelling by metro to Newcastle but also walking the above ground route before touring the tunnels. For this reason, students must be wearing appropriate footwear. Students should be appropriately dressed for our changeable spring weather, optimistically a hat and suncream but the forecast is showing a chance of rain so a raincoat will be required.

On both fieldworks, students will be back in time for lunch so there is no need to bring a packed lunch (unless this is the norm for them).

We will be leaving school at 8:30am so students must arrive by 8:15am at the latest to allow registration and be ready to leave the site promptly at 8:30am.

The tunnels are tall enough that students will be able to stand at their full height, and there is space for students to be able to pass each other if necessary. See this link for more details.

XP Trust Festival of Arts – Dance sessions on Tuesdays

As you know, each year we have a festival of arts at which students from across the Trust are able to contribute with creative performances. Again this year we will be taking a group of students to Doncaster to contribute to the festival. To help our dancers to prepare for this, each Tuesday over the coming weeks an expert from Phoenix Dance Theatre will be working with the group. This will happen during the school day on Tuesday; those students that are part of the dance group will need an appropriate change of clothes as per regular PE sessions.

   

This year we will take just over 30 students to perform in bands, to dance and sing as part of the festival.

PE sessions this week

Our PE sessions this week are as follows. Please ensure that your child has their full PE kit.

• G31 (Year 7) students
  • Class 1 have PE on Tuesday
  • Class 2 have PE on Friday
• All of G30 (Year 8) have PE on Wednesday
• All of G29 (Year 9) and G28 (Year 10) have PE on Thursday.

Extended Study and after school clubs

After school clubs and extended study will run this week. 

As usual if you have any questions please contact your child’s crew leader in the first instance. Thank you as always for your ongoing support.

Julie Mosley

Dear Families

We hope you and your children have had a great break and look forward to welcoming students back for the final half-term of this academic year with lots to look forward to! This half-term we will welcome our Year 6 G32 students into school for the first time supported by student leaders from G31, G29 will be making important decisions on their pathways into Key Stage 4, G28 will be taking part in their work placements and students of Spanish will have speaking exams to prepare for – for all students we have a Sports Day on our next Crew Day too!

Our usual reminders for a good start back…

Attendance

Can I remind all families about the importance of students attending school everyday. School attendance is vital to the life chances of young people and being in school improves health, wellbeing and socialisation throughout life. Put simply if pupils are not at school then they are not learning and quickly fall behind in all areas of their development. Term time holidays are not authorised at XP Gateshead. Let’s all work hard together to ensure school attendance is high – students, parents/carers, Crew Leaders and XPG inclusion team.

Punctuality

School opens at 8:00am every morning. Students should arrive between 8:00am and 8:25 am and there are spaces available for socialising, reading or completing extended study. Students must be on site for 8.25am for the call to Crew. A calm start to the day is really important for students to settle into learning so we ask that parents support their child with this.

Dress code 

Please refer to our website post for full details on our dress code. Can I remind parents of the following expectations around daily dress within school and ask for your full support around this as we move into our final Summer half term and warmer weather.

For a normal day within school, we do not think it appropriate that students wear:

• Hats, hoods & coats inside school

• Revealing clothing, i.e. revealing the midriff, chest or upper thigh

• Noticeable make-up, including false eyelashes

• Valuable, sentimental or impractical accessories / jewellery

• For example heavy chains, thick sovereign rings, or false nails

• Impractical footwear:

• For example sliders, flip-flops or high heels.

Daily kit list

As always, all students need to be fully equipped for school and bring a school bag with:

• A filled water bottle
• Pencil case including: pens, pencils, ruler, eraser and pencil sharpener

• A fully charged iPad 

• Their AR reading book (please remember that as part of our reading strategy, we expect all students to read between 20-30 mins. each day)
• Headphones – see the note about music for G30 below.
• A healthy snack for break (no sweets, fizzy drinks or energy drinks or nut products)
• A notebook

This week

G30 Music Composition – Electronic Dance Music

Starting tomorrow G30 will be using what they have learned about Indian Classical Music to create fusion Bhangra dance tracks using their iPads and school Macbooks. All students must have their headphones for these sessions – these are part of their regular day to day kit.

G31 Ecology Experts

Tomorrow we have experts working with a group of G31 leaders to take samples from our school pond, which was a product of G30’s work in the same expedition next year.

Digital Leaders – Clickview staff training Monday 2nd June

Our digital leaders are working with Martyn Soulsby from Clickview, an Edtech company that specialises in providing educational video content to schools to support learning. Our digital leaders will work with Martyn in the afternoon to plan a CPD session which will then be delivered to staff after school from 3.30pm.

G29 Pathways Drop In Evening – Tuesday 3rd June

On Tuesday at 5pm, we are hosting a drop-in event in school for families that would like to talk to Key Stage 4 course leaders, to support them and their child to make decisions about the subjects that will be studied in year 10. Please see Mr Said’s post here for more details.

G28 Mock Results – Wednesday 4th June

On Wednesday afternoon this week, G28 will receive the results from their mock examinations. Crew Leaders will be with students when they receive their results to provide support and guidance, and help students to consider how best to communicate their next steps based on these results as part of their upcoming Student-Led Conferences.

PE sessions this week

• G31 Class 1 have PE on Monday
• G31 Class 2 have PE on Wednesday
• G30 Class 1 have PE on Tuesday
• G30 Class 2 have PE on Friday
• All of G29 and G28 have PE on Thursday.

Extended Study and after school clubs

Due to the ongoing SLCs for G30 and G31, and our first week back from the break there are no after school clubs or extended study this week. They will return next week, w/c 9th June.

Looking Ahead to Next Week

G28 Student Led Conferences

From the w/c 9th June G28 families will be invited into school by Crew Leaders for G28’s next SLCs with a focus on mock results, readiness for Year 11 and work placements.

Dance sessions in school

Each Tuesday from 10th June, students that are dancing as part of the XP Trust Arts Festival in July will have a weekly session during the school day with an expert to choreograph and rehearse a routine which will be performed at the festival. All students that are taking part in the festival were given permission slips at the end of last term, including musicians and dancers. Please can you make sure that these are returned to school as soon as possible.

As usual if you have any questions please contact your child’s crew leader in the first instance. Thank you as always for your ongoing support.

Julie Mosley

Dear Families

Last week there was a lot of hard work from staff and students alike at XP Gateshead. Character growth alongside academic progress and beautiful work is at the core of our ‘Three Dimensional’ approach for students, staff and leadership, including governance. Our Crew Days last week and the DofE work undertaken by G29 students is key in terms of character development and Crew.

The Importance of Crew at XP Trust

Our design principles at XP Trust are summarised in one sentence:

We build our community through activism, leadership and equity, sharing our stories as we go.

Crew is integral to our school’s approach and has been designed with the above in mind as is articulated in our core practices document:

“The cultural heart of XP is expressed through the concept of Crew. This concept is pervasive and runs through everything we do from dedicated Crew sessions, through our curriculum, to the way we enable student and staff voice. Crew is our culture and promotes and sustains the building of community. Crew empowers our students and staff to be activists; to develop their leadership skills; and to be champions of equity. The measure of success in our Trust is weighed through service and kindness as well as the academic success of our children. Crew allows everyone associated with our Trust to become part of something bigger than themselves and fosters a sense of community and belonging, reflected in the stories we share with each other every day.”

G31 Crew Day – Walk for Water

G31 Crews carried out a day of fundraising at Gateshead International Stadium linked to their studies from the last learning expedition “Staying Alive”. This was part of the final case study in the expedition – ‘Water, water everywhere’. Working together in Crews, our students were challenged to carry 5 litre bottles of water around as many laps of the 400m track as they could.

The challenge gave students a small insight into the challenges that people in the world face just to get clean water for washing, drinking and cooking every day and raised awareness of how much we have in our country that we take for granted as a basic human right.

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We are really proud of our students who walked an incredible total distance of 70 km carrying 5 litres of water. We will post a separate update with the total amount raised – at the moment we are almost half way to raising the £2700 needed to install a water facility. All students worked really hard, and we had a great community meeting at the end of the day where students made appreciations for the encouragement shown to each other. Great work G31!

Of course the fundraising is in itself important, and we hope that with the funds raised we will be able to twin more of our school toilets with more facilities installed in Sub-Saharan Africa. Events like this in Crew day are also integral to the development of character and teaching your children that they are important, that they can do important work and make their community and the wider world a better place.

There is still time to donate – please click on this link if you would like to do so.

G30 Crew Day 

As our Year 8 students develop and mature, we challenge them to get stronger together developing their leadership skills and charity work.

Crew Earhart and Crew Kahlo spent the day onsite working outdoors with their Crew Leaders and Outdoor Education expert Wayne Dobson High Tide Adventure Company. Throughout the day, crews undertook a variety of team building challenges looking at how to improve their communication, trust and crew culture to ensure all voices listened to and every student feels valued. 

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Crew Darling and Crew Einstein stepped up to the challenge on Monday completing a  sponsored 13 km walk along The Tyne from our school to Hebburn and back.

Crew Darling took the opportunity to gather sponsors to raise money for a special visit to the Farne Islands inspired by the legacy of Grace darling, the namesake of their Crew. Crew Einstein raised money from their sponsorship to support their chosen charity: anxious minds. 

G29 Readiness for Duke of Edinburgh 

All of our students complete a bronze DofE award in Year 9 and this, like our first week at Ullswater, is a compulsory part of our curriculum at XPG. The DofE programme aims to “develop the skills and attitudes young people need to become more rounded, confident adults. Qualities that colleges, universities and employers are attracted to” – aims that align with ours, developing in students  “confidence, resilience, focus and motivation to achieve things they never thought they would”.

Across this year G29 students have been learning new skills, volunteering and getting physical. The final part of the award is a two day, one night expedition which our students have been planning and training for last week. Students completed a day of campcraft training on Monday and carried out their practice expeditions in Crews on Friday. 

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As always, our students stepped up to the challenge. Their maturity and independence was commented on throughout the day – how they supported each other, managed the physical challenge, cooked and set up camp for each other and the thorough de-gunge carried out at the end of the day.  We also managed to travel more sustainably on the Metro to get to Seaburn Metro where students then navigated across unfamiliar rural terrain back towards Brockley Whins. Students covered 9km with a significant climb at the start of the morning laden with their clothes, tents and cooking equipment.  

Thank you to those who have made voluntary contributions to XPG DofE so far, this has helped support our purchase of a DofE loan kit for families struggling to be able to purchase the required kit. Every student was fully equipped on Friday, which is thanks to the commitment of all families in G29 as well as the kind donations we have received.

G28 Crew Day

Year 10 students headed to Tynemouth Longsands for their Crew Day, taking part in a range of activities including sports, art and stewardship. The day was planned to allow Year 10 students to unwind after their recent hard work across the mock exams, enjoy the outdoors, and reconnect with the spirit of Crew. Students really enjoyed taking time with their crew to reflect on collaboration, communication and how they support each other and how this can continue in the months to come.  

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Staff Crew at XPG

New appointments

We are delighted to announce that we have now finished recruiting teaching staff for our final year of establishing the school to a full set of cohorts from Year 7 to Year 11. Joining our Staff Crew from August will be members of teaching staff in Spanish, Art & Design and HUMAN. Last week we also appointed two Learning Coaches to join our Staff Crew both of whom bring will real strength to our team.

Farewell to Mr Walters

Friday ‘s Duke of Edinburgh practice with G29 was a fitting end for Mr Walters’ time with XP Gateshead. Throughout his time with us Mr Walters has had relationships with students at the heart of his role, and he has been instrumental in supporting our work on outdoor education including the development of our school site. Mr Walters will be missed by all at XP, although we will continue to see him as a parent and wish him all the best in his important new role, supporting some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

This week

G31 and G30 Student Led Conferences (SLCs) 

SLCs continue this week for our Year7 and Year 8 students.

SLCs, like PoLs, are key moments in the development of our students and it is vital that parents, carers and families fully support SLCs. It has been wonderful to hear of the pride our families, staff and students have felt following SLCs last week and we look forward to hearing more this week.

G28 Fieldwork – Monday 19th May

Year 10 will be visiting Newcastle University on Monday morning to participate in workshops about our Fuel Futures. Students will debate the use of renewable energy,  study the factors that affect the placement of a wind turbine and look at engineering solutions to transport. This fieldwork supports their current STEAM expedition ‘Power to the People!’, where students will be working to answer the Guiding Question: How can we use the planet’s resources more sustainably? See post for more details 

PE sessions this week

Our PE sessions this week are as follows. Please ensure that your child has their full PE kit.

• G31 students (Y7) have PE on Wednesday this week
• G30 students (Y8) 
  • Class 1 have PE on Tuesday and Wednesday this week
  • Class 2 have PE on Tuesday and Friday this week
• G29 students (Y9) have PE on Thursday this week
• G28 students (Y10) have PE on Thursday this week

Extended Study and Clubs

Extended study and after school clubs will not be running this week due to G30 and G31 Student led Conferences.

G32 In-Person Information Evening, Thursday 22nd May at 6pm.

As part of our transition work, we have now met almost all our new students and their families online. This is a huge undertaking, as you can imagine but having 30 minute family meetings allows us to start getting to know our students well.

On Thursday at 6pm, we will hold an Information Evening for all of our new families in Year 6. It is vital that all families attend as we will give important information about the Outward Bound course that takes place for all students at the start of Year 7 as well as our iPad scheme. In addition, we will address some of the misconceptions about our school so that families are completely clear on what we are: ‘A mainstream school with a relentless focus on beautiful work, character growth and academic success’, and also what we are not. There will be an opportunity for you to ask us questions too of course.

Half term break starts Friday 23rd May 

We come to the end of a six week half term on Friday 23rd May and as always, we will finish at 1:30pm for our usual de-gunge. 

We return to school on Monday 2nd June 2025. 

G29 Pathways Drop In Evening

On Tuesday 3rd June from 5pm we will be hosting a drop in for G29 families to discuss KS4 pathways with members of staff that are leading GCSE courses.  See this post for more details.

As usual if you have any questions please contact your child’s crew leader in the first instance. Thank you as always for your ongoing support.

Julie Mosley

Dear Families

Another week of great work at XP Gateshead, even though we only had 4 days in school! 

Our second annual Public Health Conference, ‘Is Public Health Going Up in Smoke?’, took place last Friday hosted by our Year 9 students. G29 students brought their final products: a public health report exploring the impact of smoking and vaping on the local community to the attention of local councillors, health professionals, invited experts and families. We enjoyed an afternoon of youth-led activism, informed debate, and meaningful dialogue which really showed what young people are capable of when supported and challenged to engage with important issues such as health in their community.

The conference was an in-depth look at inequality in health outcomes and life expectancy in Gateshead viewed through the specific lens of smoking and vaping. This is just one aspect of what our Year 9 students have been studying as part of a longitudinal expedition looking at the people’s health since 1250 in the UK. To be ready for the conference students had to read widely and internalise data to be able to defend propositions when quizzed by delegates. After keynote speeches and expert panel interviews written and presented by our students,  Year 9 then ran marketplace information stalls and important discussions around public health. 

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This week

Crew Day – Monday 12th May

On Monday, Crew Day takes place for G28, G29, G30 and G31. We will take time to reaffirm the importance of Crew, building positive relationships through shared experiences and challenges. Students at XPG are ‘Crew not passengers’ and it is vital that we continue to build our crews and culture strong as this is the bedrock of our work at XPG.

G31 (Year 7) 

G31 students will participate in a fundraising effort to support Walk2Water. This event will take place at Gateshead International Stadium from our arrival at around 9am, until departure after lunch time. Families are also welcome to come and support students’ efforts and cheer on students should they wish! We are asking families and friends of XP Gateshead to support the efforts of G31 to help us reach the required total by donating, if they can, using the Enthuse platform linked here.

Students will start school at the regular time. We will be travelling to the stadium on foot and by metro and returning during the school day so students will finish at the regular time of 3.15pm.

Year 7 students will need a packed lunch for the day and to come prepared for all weathers and for walking a distance. See post for full details. 

G30 (Year8) 

Our year 8 students will be working in their crews getting stronger together. 

Crew Darling and Crew Einstein will be offsite taking part in a 7-mile walk along Hebburn Riverside and back, with a cultural visit to the Buddhist monastery, which will help consolidate the students’ learning from our first learning expedition of the year, Being Human. Crew Darling are taking the opportunity to gather sponsors from their walking efforts to raise money for a special visit to the Farne Islands inspired by the legacy of Grace darling, the namesake of their Crew.

Crew Earhart and Crew Kahlo will be onsite working outdoors on team building including den building with their Crew leaders and Wayne Dobson, an expert in Outdoors Education: High Tide Adventure Company.

Year 8 students will need a packed lunch for the day or their agreed crew picnic contribution and be prepared for outdoor activity and weather.

G29 (Year 9) 

Our Year 9 students will spend Crew Day carrying out campcraft training in readiness for their DofE bronze practice expedition on Friday 16th May. G29 Crew Leaders will be checking their crews to ensure students have all the required kit and are fully prepared. Please see the recent post for more details on the practice and final expeditions along with the kit needed. 

G28 (Year 10) 

Our Year 10 students are heading to Tynemouth Longsands for their Crew Day, where they will take part in a range of activities including sports and art. After working incredibly hard over the past two weeks during their mock exams, this day is a well-deserved opportunity for students to unwind, enjoy the outdoors, and reconnect with the spirit of Crew. 

Students will start and finish school at the regular time and will need a packed lunch for the day. Some Crews have organised a Crew Picnic please ask your child about this. See post for full details.

G29 and G30 Student Led Conferences (SLCs)

SLCs start for our Year 7 and 8 students and their families this week. Students have worked hard to prepare for their conference, preparing to share their recent work, evidence of work around the pledges they have shared and responses to the questions parents and carers have asked to be addressed in the conference. Please can I remind all families that SLCs, like PoLs, are key moments in the development of our students and it is vital that parents, carers and families fully support SLCs. 

You should already have received an email from your child with an updated snapshot and a link to ask questions of them in advance of the SLC. Here is that link if your child has not yet sent that on to you. You will also receive a link to sign up for a time slot from your child’s Crew Leader. Please contact [email protected] if you do not receive this.

PE sessions this week

There are some changes to PE sessions this week due to Crew Day and G28’s DofE practice expedition . Please ensure that your child has their  full PE kit for sessions.

• G31  students (Y7) have PE on Wednesday this week.
• G30 students (Y8) 
  • Class 1 have PE on Tuesday this week
  • Class 2 have PE on Friday this week
• G29 students (Y9) have PE on Thursday this week
• G28 students (Y10) have PE on Thursday this week

Extended Study and Clubs

Extended study and after school clubs will not be running over the next two weeks due to G31 and G30 Student led Conferences.

Changes to the lunch menu this week

Please note that Thursday and Friday lunch options will swap this week. Please see our menu for details (we are on week 1).

If you have any questions please contact your child’s crew leader in the first instance. 

Thank you as always for your ongoing support.

Julie Mosley

Principal

Dear Families

Here we are at the end of our first May Bank Holiday weekend. I hope you have enjoyed the additional family time this weekend.

Last week saw a lot of hard work from students across all year groups and a highlight for me was the way all of our students have supported G28 mock exams which started last week. Our Year 10 students have approached their mocks with real maturity and commitment and we couldn’t be prouder of them. Their courage is admirable as they had their first real experience of GCSE exam papers and conditions and they deserve full congratulations. We will be working with them to make sure they understand that this is the start of their journey and we will be supporting them all the way. In the coming weeks after marking and moderation takes place, we will share the mock results with students along with our predictions at this stage for their final outcomes next year. 

I also want to congratulate our year 7, 8 and 9 students for their support of year 10 this week. On Thursday an exam paper was set to finish after 3:15pm and the whole school exited the site in silence to make sure students in exam spaces were not disturbed. This really showed the respect and compassion students at XPG have for each other, knowing that as a community we all support each other to get to the top of the mountain!

G32 Transition – Online family meetings

We have enjoyed meeting many  of our new students and their families this week online. Family meetings will continue this week. This is all part of us getting to know our new students and their families as much as possible before they start with us on Tuesday 26th August 2025. Our transition timeline is shown below and, as you can see, after our family meetings, we will start our visits to feeder primary schools to meet our new students in person and their current teachers.

G30 and G31 Getting ready for Student Led Conferences (SLCs)

Our Year 7 and 8 students have started their preparation work for SLCs which take place over the fortnight beginning Monday 12th May. G31 and G30 parents will be receiving emails from their child which includes  the pledges they have made to improve their work and a request for questions which students will prepare responses to as part of their SLC. Please note that we expect all families to attend SLCs. These, like PoLs, are key moments in the deliberate development of character for our young people and it is vital that parents, carers and families are present to support these events. 

You should have already received an email with an updated snapshot from your child and a link to ask questions of them in advance of the SLC. Here is that link if your child has not yet sent that on to you.

You will also receive a link to sign up for a time slot from your child’s Crew Leader this week. Please contact [email protected] if you do not receive this.

G29 and our Key stage 4 (KS4) pathways

This week we have held a Year 9 community meeting to talk through our finalised KS4 offer. 

Slides with more information on the nature of the courses in our offer can be found here.

As you can see from the timeline below, over the coming weeks, students will get more details around courses from subject experts to support their choices and families will be involved in discussions ready for finalising choices with Crew Leaders after Summer half term.

On Tuesday 3rd June we are inviting all G29 families into school in the evening to meet with subject teachers of GCSE courses. This is so that families can talk to our staff about their child’s suitability for courses based on their motivation, capability and capacity.

This week

G29 XPG Public Health Conference 2025, Friday 9th May; Is Public Health Going Up In Smoke? 

Our Year 9 students will be hosting an inaugural Public Health Conference on Friday 9th May. We will be opening our doors to families and delegates from 1.30pm. Please use the pedestrian gate if arriving on foot, or push the bell on the vehicle gate if using our car park. Car parking spaces on site are limited, so if parking on the street please be considerate of our neighbours.

The event starts at 2pm and we expect to be finished at around 4.15pm.

PE sessions this week

There are some changes to PE sessions this week due to the bank holiday and mock exams. G28 (Y10) students will not have their usual PE sessions. G31, G30 and G29 students PE sessions are shown below, please ensure that your child has their  full PE kit for sessions.

• G31 students (Y7) have PE on Wednesday this week
• G30 students (Y8) 
  • Class 1 have PE on Tuesday this week
  • Class 2 have PE on Friday this week
• G29 students (Y9) have PE on Thursday this week

Extended Study and Clubs

Extended study and after school clubs will be running Tuesday to Thursday this week.

Looking ahead

Crew Day – Monday 12th May 

Every half term, we look to run a Crew Day which is an opportunity to ‘tend’ to crew and culture. Crew is our support network at XPG and key to the continued success of everyone at our school. We will revisit what it means to be crew, and our responsibilities in getting everyone to the top of the mountain.

We will put out separate posts this week for each year group to give further details of each Crew Day and the kit needed for each year group.

G29 DofE Practice Expedition – Friday 16th May 

Our Y9 students will be carrying out their DofE bronze practice expedition on Friday 16th May. This will take place offsite for most of the day with the final part taking place on our school site until 4:30pm. This is part of getting them ready for the final assessed expedition which will take place on Friday 4th July – Saturday 5th July. Please see the recent post for more details on the practice and final expeditions along with the kit needed. G29 Crew Leaders will be checking their crews to ensure students have all the required kit and are fully prepared.

Students should arrive at school for the normal time on the morning of Friday 16th May. They will travel by Metro with their packed rucksacks and complete a 10km walk whilst carrying their gear. They will return to school by Metro in the afternoon and students will practise setting up camp, cooking a meal, pitching a tent and re packing their bags independently. We expect the day to conclude at around 4:30pm to allow time for these tasks. Students will be expected to stay beyond 4:30pm if necessary to complete all activities and the spirit of crew and stewardship will be vital – it is essential that all students complete the practice expedition successfully to ensure they are fully prepared for the final expedition.

Supporting families with DofE kit – XPG Voluntary School Donation

As a school, we fully fund DofE and last year allocated a significant budget for start-up costs (tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, etc). We would also like to add to this kit over time and be able to loan hiking boats, waterproof coats and trousers to support families who are not in the position to be able to buy these items for their children. 

We have been approached by several parents over time who have wanted to make voluntary financial contributions to the school to support XP Gateshead and the work we do in learning expeditions and other activities. We have decided to open up an option on Parent Pay ‘XPG Voluntary School Donation’ to allow for any parent/carer to be able to make a contribution if they would like to. At the moment, we will use contributions to build our DofE loan kit so that all students have access to the required kit and this will be in place for Year 9 students. We also welcome kit donations from Year 10 families who want to add to our loan kit for this year’s expedition.

Thank you to those families who have offered to support our work and for their generosity.

If you have any questions please contact your child’s crew leader in the first instance. 

Thank you as always for your ongoing support.

Julie Mosley

Principal

Dear Families

It has been another busy week at XP Gateshead with some great work from students and staff alike. We have had several visitors in school this week who have all commented on how confident and articulate our students are when talking about their learning, the strength of relationships at XPG which mean our students are safe, are known, feel seen and valued.

Whenever visitors come to XPG, it is our students who give ambassador tours. Like our open evenings, Presentations of Learning, Student led Conferences and Passage presentations it is the voice of our students which is the most important and we continue to use every platform for them to use their voice and be the leaders of their learning. Here is some feedback Brodie and Scarlett in Year 9 received this week from a visitor:

“I am writing to thank you for your time today. I am so grateful to you for explaining the way your school works and the special things about your experience as students there which make it such an excellent place to learn.

I have had the opportunity to visit many, many schools in my time but I have never been as impressed as I was today by the clarity and meaningfulness of what you shared with me. I agree with you that you are receiving a brilliant education which is going to help you to become the people you want to be. I have no doubt that you will put it to good use for the benefit of the wider community.

Thank you again. As I said, I will not forget you; you have made a profound impression on me and you did a fantastic job of representing your school community in a very positive light.”

Summer term expeditions 

G31 and G30 students have all had their Summer expeditions and guiding questions revealed and have made a great start to these new expeditions. This term’s expeditions and guiding questions are:

Year 7: How does water shape our world?

Students will investigate how river and coastal processes shape the land and the species that live in these ecosystems. They will also study a range of literature inspired by water including an anthology of poems and Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’. They will create art inspired by nature and as a final product will write articles connected to the water quality in our rivers and seas and will do service learning to clean up local wild spaces.

Year 8: Is Migration worth the risk?

Students will look at push and pull factors that lead to migration, and will study some cases where conditions have led people to seek refuge such as war or climate change, as well as economic factors such as rural to urban migration in India. They will work with our partners at the Comfrey project to be able to hear the stories of migrants first-hand and will create artwork inspired by the geometric patterns found in Islamic art and architecture connecting this to data about migration.

Last week’s highlights

Year 7 Class 1 students carried out fieldwork this week to our local nature reserve to investigate the area close to the pond and how the water in this area impacts on biodiversity. Class 2 will carry out the same fieldwork in a few weeks time.

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G29 students have continued to impress us with their high quality script writing in readiness for their Public Health Conference which takes place on Friday 9th May at 2pm. 

Last week saw the start of our G28 mock exams for year 10 students which will continue over the next two weeks. We are running these exams in the same way that final GCSEs run so that our students get a realistic experience to learn from and build upon. See the recent mock exam information post for parents and students here.  

As you know our 3-Dimensional curriculum has a relentless focus on beautiful work, character growth and academic success. We have seen that when children are supported and challenged to go beyond their comfort zones, to produce beautiful work beyond which they thought possible, then in turn they grow and become stronger in character. This sets them on a pathway to achieve well and enjoy academic success. 

This week

G32 Transition – Family meetings

Transition has started for our new G32 cohort. We are really looking forward to getting to know our new students and families this week as online family meetings take place for every child with their family. Families will receive invites to these meetings in the coming days.

PE sessions this week

There are some changes to PE sessions again this week due to staff absence.  As you know, Mr Devitt is recovering from a broken ankle and we have been working hard to cover sessions with staff who are known to our students. We are grateful to Lauren Cadenas for supporting us further at XPG and allowing us to get another afternoon of sport expertise for students on top of her usual Thursday sessions with Year 9 and Year 10. Please make sure that your child has their full PE kit for sessions.

• G30 students (Y8) have PE on Tuesday this week
• G31 students (Y7) have PE on Wednesday this week
• G29 students (Y9) have PE on Thursday this week.
• For G28 students (Y10) have PE on Thursday this week.

Extended Study and Clubs

Extended study and after school clubs will be running Monday to Thursday as usual this week.

If you have any questions please contact your child’s crew leader in the first instance. 

Julie Mosley

Dear Families

Welcome back, we hope you have enjoyed the Easter Bank Holiday break. 

We had a good start back to school last week and the vast majority of students have settled back with us quickly and, as always, have impressed us with their HoWLs, character values and their engagement in learning during last week’s immersion.

G28’s PoL – Are we really free to choose?

It was wonderful to see so many families last week for G28’s public debate at Newcastle Sixth Form College. Our students had a fantastic day on campus, getting a chance to use the great facilities on site and find out what’s available to them for post 16 study at the college.

It was great to see debating teams challenge each other around some key topics on democracy, feminism, genetics, social media, the right to protest and the persecution of minorities in Nazi Germany. The confidence shown by our students and their speaking skills conveying the deep understanding of content covered in this expedition was stunning. 

G28’s Work Experience – w/c 30th June 2025

The slides that Mr Said spoke to during the PoL evening can be found by clicking here. Students will be introduced to the Placementt app in upcoming Crew sessions.

G31’s PoL – Why is it important to honour all those who sacrificed in WWI?

Like many of you I thoroughly enjoyed watching the pre-recorded G31 PoL last Thursday which was broadcast on Youtube. For those who haven’t seen it, watch the presentation online by clicking on this link.

A huge congratulations goes to all of our Year 7 students for their craftsmanship and quality in this work and special mention to our Digital Leaders who recorded this work.

   

New Term – New Expeditions for G31 and G30

Our Year 7 and Year 8 students were working hard in immersion last week, making connections between their studies in lessons, building background knowledge and developing curiosity.

Year 7 were studying freshwater species and their adaptations in STEAM, and in HUMAN were investigating how the power of water has been represented in literature and its symbolism in religion. In ARTS students were carrying out observational drawing of water settings using the grid method.

In HUMAN Year 8 have been looking at how migrants and refugees stories have been represented, and have looked at first-hand accounts of both refuge and migration. In STEAM, students have also been studying the island nation of Tuvalu and their pleas for richer nations to take more urgent action to tackle climate change.  In ARTS students have looked at objects with sentimental value and building skills in using oil pastels to represent these objects.

This week their new guiding questions will be revealed along with the challenges and new learning this term’s expeditions will bring.

G29 Expedition ‘You Give Me Fever’ 

G29 continued to work hard on their current expedition ‘You Give Me Fever’’. Our students continued to look at public health over time and investigate health inequalities in Gateshead today, looking at the correlation between disease and deprivation.  Preparations have now started in earnest for the Public Health Conference which this year is on the theme of tobacco and smoking.

G29’s Presentation of Learning will be a Public Health Conference, hosted by our students in school on Friday 10th May, 2pm.

We appreciate this is an earlier than normal start, however this has been carefully considered and will allow us to make use of professionals as part of the process. 

We need your support

Monitoring online activity 

There are a minority of students who took longer to settle last week and we have invested a significant amount of staff time picking up issues around friendships which have played out online outside of school. This is definitely not what we expect or want to spend time on and we ask for your support, as parents and carers, to monitor your child’s online communications outside of school hours. 

As you know, character growth is a key component of our 3-Dimensional curriculum at XP Gateshead and we all (students, staff and families)  have a responsibility to support the development of our character values of courage, craftsmanship and quality, respect, integrity and compassion.

I understand the challenges that being a parent or carer of a teenager brings and how difficult this can be, especially around social media and finding the right balance between privacy, monitoring and trust. Here are some useful links to support conversations with your teenager:

https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/

https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents

This week

G28 Mock exams – Fine Art, Tuesday 22nd April

This week marks the start of our mock exams with Fine Art students completing a practical mock exam in Art during the whole day on Tuesday. The mock exam for Photography students will take place in the final half-term. 

The main mock exam session takes place between Monday 28th April and Thursday 8th May:

Students should continue the revision for their upcoming mocks. Staff have put together this revision website as a guide for families which has a wealth of information to help you to support your child right the way through to the final assessments in Year 11 next year.

You can access this any time by going to the XP Gateshead website and clicking on Parents – GCSE Revision on the menus.

G31 Fieldwork – Wednesday 23rd April

This fieldwork will take place in the Windy Nook Nature reserve on Wednesday morning – students will be back in school for the normal lunch time. The forecast is set to be dry and cool. Students will need to be prepared with:

• Regular full kit – including a water bottle
• Appropriate clothing for the weather including a coat
• Comfortable walking shoes or trainers

PE sessions this week

Due to the shortened four day week, our PE sessions this week are shown below. Please ensure that your child has their  full PE kit.

• G31 students (Y7) have PE on Thursday this week
• G30 students (Y8) have PE on Wednesday this week
• G29 students (Y9) have PE on Thursday this week

Extended Study and Clubs

Extended study and after school clubs will be running this week.

If you have any questions please contact your child’s crew leader in the first instance. 

Thank you as always for your ongoing support.

Julie Mosley

Dear Families

Welcome back, we hope you have enjoyed your Easter break.  We are really looking forward to welcoming our students back tomorrow for the start of our Summer term at XP Gateshead.

Passage feedback from G29 families 

We would also like to gather feedback from G29 families following last term’s Passage Presentations so would appreciate your time in completing the following form.

You can give us your feedback by clicking here.

Our usual reminders for a good start back…

Attendance

Over the Easter break you may have seen the news article which listed XP Gateshead in the 15 best state secondary schools for attendance in the North East. This was based on attendance figures for the full academic year 2023/24. 

You can read the article by clicking here.

We were really pleased to see our school named in this list but we still have work to do and continue to work hard XPG around attendance this year as it is vital to the life chances of our young people and their success. 

We will continue to look closely at attendance and the ways we celebrate attendance and support those students and families who need to improve their attendance. We expect every  student to be in school and want every young person to hit our 97%+ attendance target. 

Attendance is an area we all work hard on together – students, parents/carers, Crew Leaders and our inclusion team. We appreciate your full support with this.  

If, for any reason, your child is unable to attend school you must contact the school office before 8:25 am by telephone. This is a safeguarding procedure which has to happen on every day of absence.

Punctuality

School opens at 8:00am every morning. Students should arrive between 8:00am and 8:25 am and there are spaces available for socialising, reading or completing extended study. Students must be on site for 8.25am for the call to Crew. A calm start to the day is really important for students to settle into learning so we ask that parents support their child with this.

Dress code 

Please refer to our website post for full details on our dress code. Can I remind parents of the following expectations around daily dress within school and ask for your full support around this as we move in to a new Summer term and the weather is becoming warmer.

For a normal day within school, we do not think it appropriate that students wear:

• Hats, hoods & coats inside school

• • Revealing clothing, i.e. revealing the midriff, chest or upper thigh

• Noticeable make-up, including false eyelashes

• Valuable, sentimental or impractical accessories / jewellery

• • • For example heavy chains, thick sovereign rings, or false nails

• Impractical footwear:

• For example sliders, flip-flops or high heels.

Daily kit list

As always, all students need to be fully equipped for school and bring a school bag with:

• A filled water bottle
• Pencil case including: pens, pencils, ruler, eraser and pencil sharpener
• A fully charged iPad 
• Their AR reading book (please remember that as part of our reading strategy, we expect all students to read between 20-30 mins. each day)
• Headphones 
• A healthy snack for break (no confectionery (sweets), fizzy drinks or energy drinks, nut products)
• A notebook

This week

New Term – New Expeditions for G31, G30 and G28

A new term means new and exciting expeditions for our Y7, Y8 and Y10 students. Immersion will take place this week and our students will be working hard to find out what their new guiding questions are and the challenges and new learning their expeditions will bring.

G31, G29 and G28 Presentations of Learning to come

G31 Year 7 HUMAN – Why is it important to honour all those who sacrificed in WWI?

The recorded PoL for this exhibition will be broadcast on Youtube this Thursday 17th April at 6pm to allow families to watch with their children at home.

You will be able to watch the presentation online as a family by clicking on this link on Thursday.

The final product for this exhibition is a radio podcast and we are delighted that yet again, year 7’s work will be part of the Remembrance programming on the radio in November. More details to follow. 

G28 – Are we really free to choose?

A reminder that students need to bring back their HUMAN books that were being used for revision over the break.

G28’s PoL will take the form of a debate on Wednesday 16th April at Newcastle Sixth Form College at 4:30pm. 

Alongside the Presentation of Learning which is in the form of a debate, we will also be sharing important information with parents regarding work experience at this event as well as taking the opportunity to celebrate and award our students’ DofE success too. 

Students will be using the campus earlier as part of the preparation for the PoL and also as part of their continued preparation for Post-16.

G29 Expedition ‘You Give Me Fever’ 

G29’s bumper 16-week long new expedition ‘You Give Me Fever’’ continues this term. Our students continue to look at public health over time and investigate health inequalities in Gateshead today, looking at the correlation between disease and deprivation.  

G29’s Presentation of Learning will be a Public Health Conference, hosted by our students in school on Friday 10th May, 2pm.

This will be another step up for our students, hosting a conference , delivering keynote speeches with an audience including families and more. We appreciate this is an earlier than normal start, however this has been carefully considered and will allow us to make use of professionals as part of the process and end the week and expedition with a bang!

PE sessions this week

There will be changes to PE this week as unfortunately Mr Devitt has broken his ankle this weekend. We will put a plan in place and communicate that with families tomorrow. There is no PE tomorrow.

Extended Study and Clubs

As is usually the case at the start of a new term there will be no extended study or after school clubs running this week. After school sessions will all start again next week.

Easter Bank Holiday Weekend

Students will finish school at 3:15pm on Thursday 17th April and return to school on Tuesday 22nd April at the normal time. 

If you have any questions please contact your child’s crew leader in the first instance. 

Thank you as always for your ongoing support.

Julie Mosley

 

Dear Families

Here we are at the end of another fantastic term at XP Gateshead and what a term it has been!

G30 Presentation of Learning

Year 8 students presented their ‘What is Power?’ expedition at Caedmon Hall, Gateshead Central Library on Thursday. We were all blown away by the quality and depth of their understanding – performances of Macbeth intertwined with insights into the meaning of the word power in society, science, history, geography and art. 

This PoL is a real challenge for our students and they showed great courage in terms of presenting to an audience and being part of a drama performance. The high quality of their work and performance was down to the commitment they have shown and the support they have given each other. It has been wonderful to see the pride in our students today reflecting on the mountain they climbed this week, especially those who thought they couldn’t (and there were many). Students are definitely starting to see that there is more in them than they know!

Can I thank G30 families for their attendance and support at last night’s PoL. 

G31, G29 and G28 Presentations of Learning to come

I’m really looking forward to seeing G28 and G29 families at our upcoming PoLs at the start of the Summer Term and enjoying the online G31 PoL too. See below for details:

Year 7 HUMAN – Why is it important to honour all those who sacrificed in WWI?

PoL will be recorded in school and steamed for families to watch with their children at home via Youtube. This will be broadcast in the first week back after the Easter Break on Thursday 17th April at 6pm. 

Year 10 – Are we really free to choose?

PoL on Wednesday 16th April at Newcastle Sixth Form College at 4:30pm. 

Alongside the Presentation of Learning which is in the form of a debate, we will also be sharing important information with parents regarding work experience at this event as well as taking the opportunity to celebrate and award our students’ DofE success too. 

Students will be using the campus earlier as part of the preparation for the PoL and also as part of their continued preparation for Post-16.

Mr Said will be putting out a further post for G28 families with reminders and information about mocks, revision and art packs.

Year 9 – How can we continue to make progress on public health?

PoL on Friday 9th May in school from 2pm. This Presentation of Learning is in the form of a Public Health Conference, hosted by our students. Please note the earlier time for this.

I am sure that you will all agree that our students have continued to rise to the challenge – they continue to work hard, get smart and be kind on a daily basis producing beautiful work, developing their character to achieve academic success.

Thank you so much for your continued support. 

We look forward to seeing you after the holiday on Monday 14th April at the usual time where we will be starting on our next exciting expeditionary adventures.

Happy Easter from all the staff crew at XP Gateshead.

Julie Mosley