Our Open Evening this week is now fully booked

Due to high demand and our limited size and space in our current temporary building, we have had to limit the number of places at the event. If you have not registered to attend, please do not turn up on the evening as we will not be able to accommodate you.

More information about our school

Our website is also a valuable source of information and will give you a real flavour of the rigour of XP and our relentless focus on academic success, character growth and beautiful work.

We have put together an information website for families that were are not able to attend which you can find here.

Frequently asked questions can be found here.

We look forward to meeting lots of year 6 families this week.

Julie Mosley

Principal

XP Gateshead

Beautiful Work – Character Growth – Academic Success

We are pleased to be able to announce more details for our Open Evening on Tuesday 3rd October at 6pm. This is an event for prospective families that are considering XP Gateshead as a destination school for their children in the next academic year (from September 2024).

Signing up to the event

As we are anticipating high interest in these evenings and due to our limited size and space in our current temporary building, you will need to sign up for this event to be able to attend.

We are limiting the number of places to three places per family, including your child in Year 6.

Please do not sign up if your children are currently in Year 5 or below. This will mean that we can accommodate as many Year 6 families as possible.

TO SIGN UP FOR THE EVENT PLEASE CLICK HERE

More information about our school

Our website is also a valuable source of information and will give you a real flavour of the rigour of XP and our relentless focus on academic success, character growth and beautiful work.

Last year we put together an information website for families that were not able to attend which you can find here.

Frequently asked questions can be found here.

We look forward to meeting you.

Julie Mosley

Principal

XP Gateshead

If you would be interested in signing up for instrumental music lessons, please complete this form.

To be clear, this is not a commitment from you at this stage. This is an expression of interest.

As you know a school-managed iPad is part of the standard kit required of students in secondary schools across XP Trust. We have brokered a successful Parental Contribution Scheme to enable this for all our children for the last 4 years and continue to do this again for 2023/24.

The iPad scheme for September 2023 includes:

• An iPad 9th Generation

• A logitech keyboard and trackpad

• AppleCare + for two years 

• Jamf – (device management and security)

• A glass screen protector

We will have a bank of Apple Pencils for use in Art and Design sessions. You are welcome to purchase an apple pencil of your own, should you wish, and we would recommend either:

• Apple Pencil – Touch sensitive
• Skriva – Not touch sensitive but does shade on the angle of the nib. 

The extended warranty is covered by Apple for the first two years. You handle your own claims through an app. Further information can be found here:

https://www.apple.com/uk/support/products/ipad/ 

There is a claim excess for broken screens at £29, we will supply a glass screen protector free of charge. This will be checked regularly by Crew Leaders as part of our kit checks. 

You can get support and make warranty claims here: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/apple-support/id1130498044

Loss or theft of the iPad needs to be covered by your personal home insurance.

Cost of the scheme

The total retail cost of these items bought separately would be £598. Through our new purchase scheme the cost to you is £451.

This balance will be applied to your Parent Pay account and you can manage your own payments. Here are a few options.

• £12.53 per month for 36 months (£2.89 a week)
• £18.79 per month for 24 months (£4.44 a week)
• Pay the balance at any time within three years at comfortable amounts for your circumstances.
• Speak with your child’s Crew Leader if you need financial support with this.

At the end of your child’s time in school the device can be kept by the family if the balance has been paid in full.

To order your child’s ipad, please complete this Google Form.

What a delight it has been to welcome your children into their new school for the last two days. A reminder that on Thursday we have an event in school for adults from families at 5pm.

This is an opportunity to reinforce some really important messages, and to meet your child’s Crew Leader.

Children do not need to come to this event.

You can follow live updates throughout the day on our Twitter feed here. Smiles all round!

For year 6 students, each day will start at 9.00am with students able to arrive from 8.40am.

Each day will end at 3.15pm.

Lunches

Students can have a delicious school lunch or a packed lunch.If you have not already done so, please can you complete this form to let us know of your child’s dinner choices for each day.

Dress Code

Some students choose to come in their primary school uniform or PE kit, however this is not necessary. Students need to dress modestly and appropriately for a day of learning in school. More details of our dress code can be found here.

Students will be introduced to PE at XP on Monday, so we recommend trainers and clothing appropriate for sports on Monday so that a change of clothes is not needed.

Plans for the days

Our guiding question for the two days will be:

“What will it take for me to be the best version of myself at XP?”

Monday 3rd July

On Monday students will experience Crew, Humanities and English, PE and Art.

We will end the day with a Community Meeting where students will make appreciations to each other connected to our character traits of courage, respect, integrity, craftsmanship & quality, and above all compassion.

Tuesday 4th July

On Tuesday students will have another Crew session as well as Spanish and STEAM sessions in Maths and Science.

Again we will finish the day with a Community Meeting to celebrate the beautiful work and character of our newest students over the two days.

Thursday 6th July – Meet your child’s Crew Leader

Our ‘Meet the Crew Leader’ will be hosted in school. This is an important opportunity for families to meet their child’s Crew Leader and being forming the strong relationship that will be needed to support and challenge your child to become the best version of themselves. This event is for adults from families only, you do not need to bring your child to this event.

This event will start at 5pm on Thursday evening and is expected to last for around 45 minutes.

We are so excited to welcome G30 into their new school next week, and meeting you all again on Thursday.

A reminder that our transition days for new Year 6 students are now on Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th July.

Each day will start at 9.00am with students able to arrive from 8.40am.

Each day will end at 3.15pm.

Lunches

Students can have a delicious school lunch or a packed lunch. Please can you complete this form to let us know of your child’s dinner choices for each day.

Dress Code

Some students choose to come in their primary school uniform, however this is not necessary. Students need to dress modestly and appropriately for a day of learning in school. More details of our dress code can be found here.

Our Transition Days for Year 6 children will now be on Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th July.

Each day will start at 9.00am with students able to arrive from 8.40am.

Each day will end at 3.15pm.

Our new Year 7 students’ Outward Bound adventure begins on Tuesday 29th August. Students need to be arrive at school between 8.00am and 8.25am. The coach will depart later that morning.

Participant Form

Outward Bound Participant Form

Returnable Deposit

Students must bring a £10 deposit with them on the morning which will be handed back to them at the end of their adventure if there is no loss or damage to equipment. This is an important part of the process for the week, and teaches the students about join responsibility as a Crew.

Medication

Any medication for students must be in the original box, clearly labelled with your child’s name and details of regularity of administration and dose. This includes:

• Inhalers
• Epipens
• Travel sickness pills
• Painkillers
• Antihistamines

Please get in contact with [email protected] if your child will be bringing medication and we can provide you with a self-administration or permission to administer form.

Kit List

Specialist equipment such as walking boots, tents, sleeping bags, hiking rucksacks and waterproofs will be provided by the centre.

The kit list for students is listed below. Please ensure that your child has all of these items.

If you are having problems sourcing these please get in touch with our office via [email protected] . Older clothes are far better for the week as they will get wet and or muddy.

• 1 large bag or suitcase to take kit on the coach
• 2 bin bags –  to store wet and dirty clothes
• 1 pair of trainers for getting wet – these trainers will definitely get wet so it is important that you have a second pair.
• A second pair of trainers to stay dry for day to day wear – these are likely to get muddy so preferably not new.
• 3 sweatshirts, jumpers, hoodies or fleeces – Fleeces are ideal as they dry quickly but any of the other items are a good substitute. You should include at least one warmer fleece for your expedition.
• 3 pairs of trousers – Lightweight trousers (not denim) such as walking trousers, leggings or tracksuit bottoms.
• 3 T-shirts – Aim for tops that cover shoulders from the sun.
• 1 long-sleeved base layer/top 
• 1 pair of shorts – Not denim
• 1 pair of nightwear/pyjamas
• 1 set of casual clothes for around the centre
• 7 sets of underwear including socks – This is a minimum number. Trainer socks aren’t recommended as they may cause blisters.
• At least 2 pairs of thick walking socks
• Sunhat, sunglasses, suncream – don’t bring expensive sunglasses, suncream needs to be at least factor 30.
• 1 set of warm hat and gloves
• At least 1 towel – Quick drying microfibre towels are great. You will need a towel for showering and on activities, so bring at least one.
• Watch with alarm if possible
• 1 set of swimwear plus t-shirt and shorts for use in water
• Toiletries – including soap, toothbrush and toothpaste, blister kit, plasters, insect repellent, lip salve, hand sanitiser, wet wipes, talcum powder (for your feet), etc.
• 1 pair of flip slops or sandals – optional