Our Approach

Cressex Lodge

We realise that pupils who have trauma and attachment difficulties can find the school environment extremely challenging. The attention and regulation issues pupils may have can be a real barrier for them to reach their full potential academically and repeated failure can really knock confidence and lower self-esteem.

At Cressex Lodge we incorporate a DDP informed approach to working with pupils. Being DDP informed is a way of thinking, feeling, communicating and behaving that builds positive relationships and helps to make the young people feel safe. Working in this way helps the troubled young person start to look at themselves and let others start to see them, or get closer emotionally.

Cressex Lodge

Academic Development

We offer a broad and balanced curriculum, based on the National Curriculum. Along with core subjects we offer:

Art and design
Citizenship
Computing
Design and Technology
Geography
History
Languages – French
Music
Physical Education
I-Media
Philosophy and Ethics
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Cressex Lodge

Emotional & Social Development

All of our pupils have emotional and social needs. These can impact greatly on young people’s abilities to learn and make positive relationships. Building relationships and attachments with pupils is key in our approach to learning. Pupils and teachers work on building relationships and each boy is allocated their own Education Mentor. Respect for everyone in the school environment is fostered and a full school meeting at the end of each day is the opportunity for pupils to speak about their school day, share positive experiences or open up about any issues or grievances they may have. We encourage pupils to speak out and to encourage each other.