As a school we have a responsibility to ensure our programmes reflect educational research and practice.

In 2008 we are involved in the first year of a two year Literacy Professional Development Programme (LPDP) which will focus on the teaching of reading and in particular the teaching of reading comprehension.

We plan our professional development carefully and use assessment information to inform our programmes.  The reading assessment information collected in 2008 showed our students were doing well in reading as a group however there is always room for improvement.  If you would like to read the full report to the Board of Trustees it is available on the Parent Information Board outside the staffroom.

We will also begin the first year of the New Zealand Curriculum development and continue our work in developing Inquiry Learning.

Oxford Crescent School Charter 2008