Governance at XP
For Governance enquiries please contact the Clerk to the Board
email: clerk@xptrust.org
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Dates of Trust and Board meetings
Trust AGM
Trust AGM
Wednesday 17th December 2025 at 3:00pm at XP East
Board of Directors Meetings
Board of Directors Meetings
Wednesday 9th July 2025 at 8.00am
Wednesday 3rd December 2025 at 8.00am
Wednesday 25th March 2026 at 8.00am
Wednesday 8th July 2026 at 8.00am
Director-Led Committee (DLCs) Meetings
Director-Led Committee (DLCs) Meetings
Agendas and Minutes are available on request. Please email: clerk@xptrust.org
Agendas and Minutes are available on request. Please email: clerk@xptrust.org
About our Trust
About our Trust
XP SCHOOL TRUST LTD is a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) consisting of:
Three secondary mainstream schools
XP is an 11-16 (250 capacity) secondary school in Doncaster which opened in September 2014
XP East is an 11-19 (250 + 100 Post 16 capacity) secondary school in Doncaster which opened in September 2017, forming a campus with XP
XP Gateshead is an 11-16 (250 capacity) secondary school in Gateshead which opened September 2021
Five primary mainstream schools
Green Top in Thorne, Doncaster which academised and joined the Trust in September 2017
Norton Infant School in Norton, Doncaster which academised and joined the Trust in July 2019
Norton Junior School in Norton, Doncaster which academised and joined the Trust in July 2019
Plover in Intake, Doncaster which academised and joined the Trust in June 2020
Carcroft in Carcroft, Doncaster which academised and joined the Trust in September 2021
Strategic Vision - Our Design Principles
Strategic Vision - Our Design Principles
The Trust’s strategic vision is to create and effectively manage schools which are based on our Design Principles:
"At XP, we build our community through activism, leadership and equity, sharing our stories as we go..."
"At XP, we build our community through activism, leadership and equity, sharing our stories as we go..."
Building community - "What do we do to survive, sustain and thrive...?"
Activism - "How are we actively contributing to building a better world...?"
Leadership - "How are we moving towards where we want to be...?"
Equity - "What do we need to be the best version of ourselves...?"
Sharing stories - "How are we doing the right things, in the right way, with the right tools...?"
Our design principles connect our governance, staff and students by aligning our executive practice through these five principles:
Governance Structure
Governance Structure
The governance structure of XP Trust is a simple hierarchy:
The Trust
The Board of Directors
The Executive Leadership Team
The Director-Led Committees (DLCs)
Working Groups representing appropriate stakeholders
All governance is focused on active and purposeful engagement of stakeholders to ensure each school is continually proving and improving their practice.
School voice is enabled through open school representation at DLCs and their Local Community Groups
Growth of the Trust
Growth of the Trust
XP Trust believes that our children deserve a three dimensional education focused on Academic Performance, Character Growth and Beautiful Work. We would like to see this offered to as many families as want it, and there are a number of ways this is being achieved. We allow our Trust to grow organically and purposefully. We consider our capacity, capability and motivation to work with others, which includes location, cultural alignment and leadership availability.
Conferences, Workshops, Visits and Publications
Conferences, Workshops, Visits and Publications
Our practices are being disseminated through our work with others by facilitating conferences, workshops and school visits. When we can share our work easily through digital distribution, we will freely do so. We also have published work available through our XP Trust shop.
Creating new schools
Creating new schools
We create new schools when opportunities arise to build them around a strong foundation of existing leadership. Schools within our Trust will only be named 'XP' if we have created them ourselves.
Existing schools joining our Trust
Existing schools joining our Trust
We consider other schools who ask to join our Trust and we promote our Trust in areas where we have leadership capacity.
Working with other MATs
Working with other MATs
We consider working with other MATs that are culturally aligned with us.
Working with other organisations
Working with other organisations
Partnership with other organisations allows us to amplify our practices. We currently have a strong partnership with the Edge Foundation amongst others.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
XP Trust would like to acknowledge the continuing informal support and challenge provided to us by EL Education. Their continuing example, mentorship, publications and above all, friendship is instrumental to our success.
We would also like to acknowledge the influence of High Tech High schools which set us out on our journey in 2012.
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