Could you help to inspire the next generation of XP and XP East? 

We are currently working to create a directory of experts for our upcoming Year 9 Passage Presentations and would appreciate your help! 

Passage Presentation is an opportunity for students to reflect on their learning and demonstrate their readiness to move onto the next phase of their education – GCSE.

Students share their high quality work to a panel of experts and their family through an oral presentation, increasing their accountability and character development demonstrating the skills and knowledge they have gained in Key Stage 3. 

As part of the presentation students provide insight into their future goals and aspirations and we would like to ensure an authentic expert for each of them at their presentation – this is where you come in! 

We are seeking support from any members of our community to become an expert panelist at a Passage Presentation, to listen to the presentation, ask questions and support in directing pathways. In order for this to be a success we request help from members of the public who are able to share their own experiences and advice in order to advance our students to the next level of formal schooling.

If you feel this is something you are interested in, please use this link to sign up to the directory. 

Presentations will take place week commencing 27th January 2025 for 3 weeks. You will receive an invite from the student you have been allocated nearer to the time. 

Should you have any further questions, please contact a member of our Key Stage 3 Team: 

Natalie Johnson- [email protected] (KS3 Lead) 

Emma Watson- [email protected] (Phase Lead XPE 8/9)

Chris Morrison- [email protected] (Phase Lead XP 8/9)

We appreciate your support in advance. 

Sensory Circuit Update – First Week Back

For those children who would normally attend sensory circuit from 8.30am in the school hall, this is not on for the first week back due to SLC’s. Children must enter school at their classroom door please in the morning during the first week back. Sensory circuit will commence again from 8.30am on Monday 13th January. 

Thank you,

Mrs Faulding and Mrs Cook.

Christmas TODAY (Friday) at Green Top

Good morning

What a week! We’ve had an amazing time celebrating Christmas with the children! Here is a reminder of the plan for today:

  • Green Top’s Christmas Jumper Day (non uniform)
  • Carols around the Tree will take place at 1pm on the KS2 playground (near the gazebo – gates open at around 12:45).  Children can be collected from their usual doors following the carols
  • Carols around the tree letter: https://greentopschool.co.uk/carols-around-the-tree-2024/ 
  • The ‘Friend’s of Green Top’ will be selling refreshments at Carols around the tree and selling anything they may have left following the Christmas Fayre on Wednesday.
  • NO CLUBS – School closes for Christmas at 3pm

Christmas Tuck Shop and Christmas pocket money toys (low stock left)

Mrs Fitzpatrick will be selling her Christmas sweet treats Thursday and Friday.  She will go round classrooms each day for the children to purchase cones and Christmas bags.  Prices are from £1 to £3.50

Also, depending on what is left following the Christmas Fayre she will also be selling the Christmas stocking fillers.  Prices for these range from 50p upwards

Thank you once again for your continued support and engagement with everything we do for your children and our community. Have a wonderful Christmas!

Sharing our Stories 19/12/2024

Beautiful Work This Week

Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust for the last time in 2024! To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.

Top of the Blogs

Our Wonderful Christmas Concert @ Norton Infants

Christmas @ Green Top

Christmas Cards and Calendars @ Plover

Helping in the forest and having fun! @ Carcroft School

A Whole New World @ XP

To Infinity and Beyond @ Norton Juniors

Another Brick In The Wall @ XP Gateshead

Share your stories with us!

We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.

It might be something you or your students have achieved, a charity you’re supporting or anything at all that deserves a wider audience.

Write to us at [email protected] –  we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!

Safe Parking at Green Top School!

Crew Council at Green Top are tackling an ongoing issue with parking around the school! They got together and made this video to make a stand for better parking in the community. Their message is clear – park smart, stay safe, walk more! You can watch their activism here…