Building Classroom Culture: Autumn Term Professional development at Norton Campus

Building the Bedrock: The Rationale for Our Classroom Culture PD As XP Trust educators, our commitment extends beyond content delivery; it is fundamentally about ensuring every student becomes the best version of themselves through our Three Dimensional approach: character growth, beautiful work, and academic success. This is only possible when our core principle rings true: … Continued

Sharing our Stories: 05/09/2025

Beautiful Work This Week Welcome back! Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from the our first two weeks back! To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org. Top of the Blogs Year 6 leavers party 2025 @ Green Top Family learning fun @ Plover Our colour … Continued

It’s all about the debrief!

In August of 2025, I visited schools to support and observe ‘First Week Back.’ It was encouraging to see, hear and feel our students engaging in Crew activities that had a clear purpose, were well organised and engaging. The systematic planning by schools to include a Guiding Question that students answer through their shared experiences … Continued