No uniform, no classrooms and certainly no algebra – pupils' first days at XP School in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, are unlike many others. Instead of sitting inside, their introductory week is spent hiking in Wales or abseiling in the Lake District.
It is just one of the many innovative teaching methods used at the county's most sought-after secondary school. The so-called 'school of the future' is so popular nearly 11 children apply for each place, reports YorkshireLive.
"We have to do lots of myth-busting," says XP co-founder and executive principal Andy Sprakes, "because sometimes people think we just let the kids do what they want. It's not like that at all.
