2025 Cressy DHS Prospectus - for web - Flipbook - Page 8
OUR SCHOOL
School Improvement
While the school is high performing, we continually seek improvement to ensure our
students receive an excellent education suited to changing times.
Reviews, including the use of data, occur regularly involving sta昀昀, students, parents,
community members and the Department for Education, Children and Young
People.
Current priorities are Improved Reading Outcomes and Improved Wellbeing for
Learning which includes;
• Attendance
• School Climate
• Safeguarding
• Updated literacy approaches with a focus on reading, writing and spelling
• Curriculum implementation and consultation across all areas, as well as a focus
on My Education (careers planning)
• An approach to reduce bullying based on research which is currently being
implemented following input from student leaders
• Sta昀昀 learning at whole school, team and individual levels featuring feedback as
a key element
• Embedding connections and relationships across the school
• Personalising learning to cater for individual needs through strategic approaches
The school has a strategic plan 2022-2025 which is available from the o昀케ce. Annual
improvement plans are also available.
Literacy Development: The Reading
Priority
National literacy testing over recent years, and internal school assessments, indicate
that Cressy students are making positive improvements when compared to similar
schools. This is particularly the case in spelling where the introduction of the Single
Word Spelling Test has led to developments in this area with our students consistently
improving by more than the expected rate, in some cases by a massive 2 years in 1
calendar year.
Writing and reading are showing similar trends following sta昀昀 learning and the
implementation of contemporary approaches.
• By the end of 2024, Cressy’s Teachers and Teacher Assistants will have completed
DECYP’s Qualiteach reading modules
• Our Education Support Specialist and Quality Teaching Coach along with other
trained sta昀昀 are implementing the MacqLit reading program to support literacy
development across our school
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