School Photographs – Monday 6th November

30th October 2023Sarah Shaw

On Monday 6th November, our new school photographer, VC Photography, will be in school to take individual and sibling photos of all year groups.

Our photographer will also extend a photo opportunity to our families with younger siblings who do not currently attend our school.  If you would like your children photographed together please come to the school hall (via main reception) between 8am and 8.40am where our photographer will be set up.  We will try to accommodate all requests, however, we anticipate that this early session will be popular so please allow plenty of time as there may be a queue.  

Once the photographs have been taken proof cards will be provided one week later for you to view your photographs and place any orders online, if you choose to do so.  Any orders placed by the deadline will be delivered in time for Christmas.  

Thank you.

Our art competition closes tomorrow- you have to be in it to win it!

30th October 2023Miss Blackham

We are challenging ALL of our pupils to enter our half-term art competition. We would love you to create a piece of art to display proudly in our school staff room. You can create any piece of artwork you like! Please ensure any contributions are given to your class teacher on the 31st October who will pass them on to myself and the winners will be notified on the 1st November. There will be numerous prizes: the most creative, the brightest, the most unique and an overall winner!

We hope you all get involved and we cannot wait to see all your beautiful art creations!

-Miss Blackham

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Sharing our Stories: 20/10/2023

20th October 2023web admin

This week, most of our schools are on their half term break – except our newest school, XP Gateshead. They’ve had a week full of incredible stories…

Beautiful Work This Week @ XP Gateshead

Thomas Hepburn Memorial Service

On Saturday 14th October some of our staff, students and families from G30 attended the annual memorial service for Thomas Hepburn at St Mary’s Church, Heworth. The service commemorates the life of Thomas Hepburn who spent his life working to improve the lives of miners and their families as well as being the founder of the Colliers United of Durham and Northumberland in 1825. 

It was a real honour to be invited to the ceremony where the acclaimed filmmaker, Ken Loach, spoke about Thomas Hepburn’s life and his fight for social justice as a leader of the first miners’ trade union. The service also featured readings from the local MP for Easington Grahame Morris, the Mayor of Gateshead, Cllr Eileen McMaster and the Reverend Lucy Moss. The Durham Miners Association Brass Band were wonderful and accompanied the service throughout.  Following the service, wreaths were laid at Thomas Hepburn’s grave and the Felling Banner group gave our students the great honour of laying their wreath.

Coming Soon: ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’

Beautiful Curation in our new spaces…

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!

Happy Half Term!

13th October 2023Mrs Ogle

Wishing you all a lovely half term break.

Well done to all of our children for their continued hard work.

We will see you all back at school on Monday 30th October.

Enjoy and stay safe

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