Confirmed providers for the event so far:
New college Doncaster
Doncaster College
John Leggott College
Hall Cross
Northern Racing College
Harrison College – EHCP only
Communication specialist college – EHCP only
Success in PE and After school Enrichment – A Fantastic Term!
Last term was an exciting and successful one in PE and after school enrichment programme! We were thrilled to see so many students getting involved, with over 40 students taking part in clubs, practices, and fixtures each week.
From energetic fitness sessions to competitive team sports, our students showed great enthusiasm, teamwork, and school spirit. A special congratulations goes to our Year 7 netball team, who celebrated their first-ever match win – an incredible achievement that reflects their hard work and commitment during training sessions.
We’re so proud of every student who took part, tried something new, or represented the school with pride. Here’s to building on this momentum and making next term even more active, inclusive, and fun!
Lost property at XP East
Please can you have look at lost property this week at XP East. It will be located in XP East reception area. This will be cleared on Friday so please collect before then.
Netball practice cancelled 5th November
Netball practice is cancelled this week. Practice will be back on 12th November.
thanks Team PE
Ski trip 2026 parents evening
Reminder for all parents and students that the Ski trip parents evening is on Monday 10th November
6-7pm at XP East school. Please check your emails with regards to what you will need to bring.
This week in PE W/C 3rd Nov
Badminton will start on Monday 10th November due to mock exams
Wednesday- Netball practice 3.30-4.30 , Year 10 boys football fixture at home. Finish at 5pm
Thursday- Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30. Girls football practice 3.30-4.30. Year 7 boys football match away, please tick your name off.
Any questions please email team PE
The deadline to apply for a place at XP is fast approaching – 31st October!
If you want your child to be part of a Crew that learns with purpose, courage, and compassion, don’t miss your chance.
Apply via the Local Authority website before the deadline.
https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/…/secondary-year-of-entry
Already applied? Don’t forget to register for the Fair Banding Assessment → xptrust.info/XPTFBA
We’re looking for a SEND Learning Coach at Green Top!
Find out more and apply here to #JoinOurCrew: https://xptrust.org/green-top-send-learning-coach/
Crew Brunel: A Spooktacular End to the Half Term!
What a fantastic final week of the half term it’s been for Crew Brunel! We kicked things off in true Halloween spirit with a themed party that included some frightfully fun games such as Trick or Treat and Pin the Stem on the Pumpkin. Students were told there was a special Boo Basket up for grabs at the end of the week — and tokens could be earned through various activities. The student with the most tokens would be crowned the winner!
Midweek, we held a Year 8 and 9 Community Meeting, where we reflected on how awesome our students have been this term. Teachers shared lots of praises and appreciations, recognising students for their effort, kindness, and commitment both in and out of lessons.
Our creative challenge this week was to design a Halloween costume, and the results were Creeptastic! From scary monsters to clever, funny designs, students really let their imaginations run wild. A special well done to Pippa, whose creative design won her an extra 10 tokens!
We also kept an eye on praises and conducts — every praise earned 5 tokens, while each conduct resulted in 2 tokens being deducted. It was great to see so many students gaining tokens through positive actions and great behaviour.
To top off our busy week, Crew Brunel took part in a Penalty Shootout Fundraiser to raise money for our chosen charity, the Coral Reef Alliance. There were plenty of laughs and friendly competition — and congratulations to Blake for winning the hamper!
We ended the week on a high with a whole-school community meeting, celebrating the end of our first half term of the year. It’s been a fun-filled week full of teamwork, creativity, and community spirit. Huge shoutout to David, who has absolutely smashed it this half term by finishing at the top of our praise leaderboard with an impressive 43 praise points! Well done, David.
In true Crew Brunel fashion, our students showed great teamwork and strategy — instead of competing individually for the boo basket, they decided to join forces and pool their tokens. This led to two teams forming and battling it out throughout the week to see who could collect the most tokens. The competition was fierce, but in the end, the girls took the win! Well done to the girls’ team for claiming the Boo Basket!
Now it’s time for a well-deserved rest over the half-term break — I can’t wait to see what the next one brings!
Miss Mitchell
Sharing our Stories 17/10/2025
Beautiful work this week
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!
To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.
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