S5E12 - XP Trust’s Andy Sprakes: If the Work Matters, Every Child’s Work Matters

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Episode Notes

Alec talks to the XP Trust's Chief Academic Officer, Andy Sprakes, about how XP schools make sure every child's work makes it into the final product, and the hard lesson that made them take this so seriously.

This is the shorter version of this episode. To find out about how XP does student portfolios and uses them for student-led conferences and "passage presentations," listen to the "director's cut" version of the episode here.

• Examples of XP Trust Expeditions and Student Work
• The XP Trust Statement of Values and Ethos
• XP Schools Assessment Handbook
• Click here to see photos of Toby’s Dust Jacket for the book "What Makes a Successful Community?", and XP's "anatomy of a learning expedition" photo

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