G28 Update: Results Day 20th August

29th June 2026Darren Mead

Dear Parents and carers,

GCSE results day is the 20th August. Students and families will be welcomed into school from 9am to collect their results. We look forward to seeing you there!

Results Day will be organised as follows:

  • Each Crew has a designated area within the  Dining Area 
  • Students can open their results envelope by themselves, with their crew leader or leave school to open them.
  • Crew leaders will have the results for their crew and can  speak to students after they have received their results if they need to. 
  • Results can be collected between 9am and 11.30am. School will be closed afterwards. 
  • If students are not able to come to collect their results they must email Mr Mead ([email protected]) from their school email account and request their results be sent to them.  Results will be emailed to their school account by the Central Exams Administrator. 
  • If students have any concerns about their exam results they must email Mr Mead, Mr Said or Mrs Mosley outlining their concerns.
  • Official GCSE certificates arrive in School late October, students will be invited to a presentation evening in November to receive their certificates. .

Any queries please contact Mr Mead ([email protected])

Enjoy the Summer.

G28 parent Update: Education Records

24th June 2026Darren Mead

Dear G28 Parents and Carers,

We will be issuing digital education records to year 11 pupils on Friday afternoon, before our final community circle. To accommodate this  work can students please be in school by 1:45pm.

Education records are part of a new service from the Department for Education (DfE) to provide pupils with their education information and help them share these details as part of their post-16 journey.

Education records contain unique education information for each pupil, including:

their name, address and date of birth
the schools they have attended
their qualifications (after results are released) I
any support needs

This video summarises their use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSg32VhCHSw

Education records will be issued on the DfE education record app. Pupils must download the app onto their phones from the Apple or Google App Stores. The rest of the issuing process will take place in school. Please encourage your child to download this before they come into school.

The Apple version of the app requires iOS version 15.0 or newer and the Android version requires 8.1 or newer.

After the issuing process, pupils will have their education information on their phones. They can then use the app to share this information digitally with sixth forms or colleges when they enrol.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Best Wishes,

Darren Mead

Exams Officer

G28 Easter Revision Timetable 2026

25th March 2026Darren Mead

Dear Families,

As we approach the Easter break, our focus is on supporting our G28 students as they enter the “final push” toward their GCSE examinations in May.

To help our students feel fully prepared and confident, we are running a series of dedicated revision sessions over the holidays. These sessions are designed to help students consolidate their learning and ensure they are ready to produce their best possible work during the exam period. It is not our expectation that all students attend all sessions, however students are welcome and in some instances will be directed. Sessions will run from 9.30 – 12.00 in the morning and 12.30- 15.00 in the afternoon.

G28 Easter Revision Timetable 2026

The following sessions will be led by staff to provide focused support:

AM (9.30 -12)PM (12.30- 3)
Monday 30th MarchMaths 
Tuesday 31st MarchPhotography / Fine ArtPhotography / Fine Art
Wednesday 1st AprilHistory English 
Thursday 2nd ApriliMedia – NEA practiceiMedia – NEA practice
Tuesday 7th AprilMaths Geography 
Wednesday 8th AprilHistory English 
Thursday 9th AprilScience Foundation Science Higher 
Friday 10th AprilReligious Studies Religious Studies

Action Required: Session Sign-Up

To ensure we have accurate registers and can maintain student safety on site, we require families to confirm attendance in advance.

Please complete this [Link to Google Form] to let us know which sessions your child will be attending.

As discussed during our recent TSLCs, we want our students to strike the right balance between productive revision and well-earned rest over the break. We appreciate your ongoing support in helping G28 step up to this challenge so they can head into the summer feeling proud of their efforts.

If you have any questions, please contact your child’s Crew Leader in the first instance.

Thank you as always,

G28 Crew Leaders

G28 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