XP Trust Schools - Home education within school

We firmly believe elective home education is the right choice for our family for a myriad of reasons. 

However I am really excited that there does exist a small selected brand of schools which have been opened in the UK within the last decade, which really pique my interest. 

The XP Trust has nine schools currently throughout the UK, a mix of primary and secondary free schools. It's logo is 'Above all, compassion'. 

They imitate an innovative brand of High Tech High and Expeditionary Learning schools which have been very successful in the USA for the last two decades. 

If we were to ever chose the schooling route at any point for our children, this is the umbrella school we would choose. 

The aim of the education learning objective for the children is for them to be prepared for and successful in the modern world.

They reject traditional forms of learning and lessons. They learn more organically and fluidly, with a lot more practical life experience injected into their learning. 

The local communities play an important part and the students are given the opportunity to become a personal and integrated part of their community. 

The pupils have more input in their learning styles. It is a far freer and interactive learning and teaching method than the traditional public schools. 

Our local XP secondary school received 'outstanding' in their latest Ofsted which is more than can be said for the majority of state primary and secondary schools in the area, many of whom were deemed inadequate by Ofsted, causing some complete closures of the establishments, as being unsafe environments for the children. 

It has really pleased to me see that such a positive, out of the box and successful range of schools do exist, and the students and teachers thrive in this environment which is as close to a home education ethos I have ever seen, practiced within a formal school setting. 

I truly hope that the XP Trust will continue to expand across the UK, showing the way towards this new and improved schooling environment. I really recommend you to have a read up on these schools, I've have been inspired about their ethos. 


"At XP - the way we learn - we don't just remember facts, we create memories."

EMILY . XP STUDENT












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