G29 February Mocks

14th January 2026Darren Mead

Dear Parents and Carers, G28 will start their mocks on Thursday 29th of January and will last for two weeks. These will give them a new experience of revising over an extended exam period, and another chance to hone exam skills. Most importantly they can get the ball rolling on revision for the Summer GCSE exams.

XPG G28 February Mock Exams 25_26 – February (1)Download

As in the previous Mocks in Year 11 we will run these as we will the Summer GCSE exams so that students develop ther exam skills and learn the rules and protocols of public examinations.

This very useful video from The Exam Office that remind students of these rules that will make their exam experience as smooth as possible.

If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Mr Mead and The G28 Team.

G28 POL Power to the People

By Darren Mead15th July 2025

Dear Families,

We are proud to share with you the G28 presentation of learning Power to the people. It is the culmination of a lot of hard work and thinking on the part of our students. Who have explored the UK’s energy future. Our guiding question “How can we use the planet’s resources more sustainably?” is at the heart of this work, where students have designed and justified Energy Plans for the UK in the year 2040.

 

G28 POL Power to the People

The student work can be found here on this website. It contains the  Energy plans and student online jigsaws. 

Our  “Exit Ticket” is here to leave the students some praises and for you to make a pledge about our energy future, after you have watched their presentations.

As always thank you for your support and we wish you all a very happy Summer Holiday!

G28 Power to the People POL Update

By Darren Mead15th July 2025

Dear G28 Families,

Later on today, we will post our online POL presentation and student work for our G28 expedition Power to the people. Our guiding question “How can we use the planets resources more sustainably?” is at the heart of this work, where students have designed and justified Energy Plans for the UK in the year 2040. The presentations last for around 50 minutes.

Please standby for the release of this material and enjoy our student work together with your family. As always there will be an “Exit Ticket” to complete when you have watched their presentations.

G28 and G29 GCSE Science Revision Guides

By Darren Mead13th February 2025

We are pleased to offer your child the opportunity to purchase the CGP GCSE Combined Science AQA Revision Guide, an excellent resource to support their studies.
We highly recommend this revision guide as a valuable tool to support your child’s preparation for their GCSE Combined Science examinations.
Pricing:
By purchasing these through school you will be able to buy at a discounted price.
Foundation or  Higher Level Revision Guides: £6.75 (RRP £11.99)
Exam Practice Workbook – Higher or Foundation (includes answers): £7.50 (RRP £11.99)
To buy these please use the XP Trust Shop. We would recommend buying the Higher editions as they contain all of the information for both foundation and higher entry. We can direct students at a later date to content that is relevant to their GCSE entry in year 11. Please select the ‘pick up’ option at checkout.
In the first instance could you please order before the 20th of February, so we can place the order. If you miss the deadline we will be organising a second order later in the next half term..
https://shop.xptrust.org/collections/xp-gateshead-revision-guides
Many thanks.
The Science Crew.

Last Chance to sign up for G28 Raiders and Invaders POL

By Darren Mead18th December 2024

Dear Parents and Carers,

Our Raiders and invaders POL takes place from 4.30pm on Thursday 19th December. Doors will open at 4.15 pm so that the lessons can start promptly at 4.30pm. Yes, you read that right… lessons. Our PoL will take the form of taught lessons where students will teach you about an aspect of Viking History and the science of metallic materials from our expedition. 

We are asking you to sign up for two sessions. Your child will be able to tell you which session they have planned and are carrying out. This will be the first choice you make on the form, but the second session in the evening that you will attend.  This means you will be with your child at the close of the evening and be able to take the “Are you smarter than a Year 10? “ challenge, competing against your child! 

Our DT and IMedia students have designed a kiosk and the interactive quiz as part of their studies, so please also take the opportunity to ask them about their work. 

 

The sign up is below and we will confirm your choice with you in the evening. We will cap the sessions at 15 people. 

 

Class 1 Sign up

Class 2 Sign up 

We are looking forward to seeing you!

The G28 Team

Crew Angelou Charity Sale

By Darren Mead18th December 2024

At the G28 presentation of learning Thursday evening, Crew Angelou will be selling Christmas themed vases for five pounds each, each one hand decorated. Only five will be on sale this Christmas however a beautiful spring edition will go on sale next year if that’s more your taste.

All proceeds will be used to support of our crew charity , Young minds.

Merry Christmas from Crew Angelou!

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G28 POL Raiders and Invaders 

By Darren Mead14th December 2024

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Our Raiders and invaders POL takes place from 4.30pm on Thursday 19th December. Doors will open at 4.15 pm so that the lessons can start promptly at 4.30pm. Yes, you read that right… lessons. Our PoL will take the form of taught lessons where students will teach you about an aspect of Viking History and the science of metallic materials from our expedition. 

We are asking you to sign up for two sessions. Your child will be able to tell you which session they have planned and are carrying out. This will be the first choice you make on the form, but the second session in the evening that you will attend.  This means you will be with your child at the close of the evening and be able to take the “Are you smarter than a Year 10? “ challenge, competing against your child! 

Our DT and IMedia students have designed a kiosk and the interactive quiz as part of their studies, so please also take the opportunity to ask them about their work. 

 

The sign up is below and we will confirm your choice with you in the evening. We will cap the sessions at 15 people. 

 

Class 1 Sign up

Class 2 Sign up 

We are looking forward to seeing you!

The G28 Team

G28 GCSE Checkpoint Assessment.

By Darren Mead9th October 2024

G28  have a checkpoint assessment in Science next week  on Tuesday . Students have been directed to help via their Google classrooms.

Students should focus upon the following targets:

LT1 I can use the periodic table to work out what different elements need to be stable

  • I can interpret the Mass and atomic number in terms of the structure of an atom
  • I can draw the electronic configuration of the first 20 elements
  • I can describe how ions are formed and what charge they will have
  • I can write accurate chemical formula of compounds based upon their position in the periodic table

LT2 I can explain the properties of ionic compounds using knowledge about ionic bonds

  • I can explain the electrostatic forms holding ions together in an ionic bond
  • I can represent ions using dot and cross diagrams
  • I can explain the formation of an ionic lattice structure
  • I can I can explain the melting and boiling points, solubility  and the conductivity of ionic compounds
  • I can write accurate chemical formula of compounds based upon their position in the periodic table

LT3 I can explain the properties of covalently bonded compounds and elements

  • I can explain how a covalent bond is formed
  • I can represent simple covalent molecules using various methods
  • I can explain the melting and boiling  point, and conductivity of  small covalent molecules
  • I can describe the structure of giant covalent materials and explain their properties  (Diamond, Graphite, Fullerenes, and silicon dioxide.)
  • I can describe  the size of nanoparticles
  • I can explain the properties and uses of  nanoparticles.
  • I can discuss the advantages and disadvantage of using nanoparticle

LT4 I can explain the properties of metal materials referring to their structure and bonding.

  • I can describe metallic bonding in pure metals
  • I can explain the conductivity of heat and current in metals
  • I can explain the high melting and boiling points of metals
  • I can explain the ductility and malleability of metal materials
  • I can describe a metal alloy and explain their properties