Families

CLA Nurses

Sutton Virtual School works alongside the specialist CLA Nursing team.                       The CLA nurses carry out health checks which are six monthly  for children under 5 years old and annually for children aged of 5 – 18 years.  They will work in coordination with us […]

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Jobs

 Job Support                                                 Dress for Success (for women) www.dressforsuccessgl.org Smart Works (for women) www.smartworks.org.uk/ Suited & Booted (for men) www.suitedbootedcentre.org.uk            

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Housing

Housing/Accommodation Support                     Care Leavers’ Foundation Grants  up to £400 to care leavers aged 18-29 –  household items, emergency living expenses, education costs, medical needs, training and employment.  The Tunstall Jubilee Foundation Grants to Individuals & organisations. Supporting young people leaving care by the provision or […]

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Health

Health Support                                       Mental Health Support                            

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Finance

Finance Support                         Buttle UK Awards grants of up to £2,000 to estranged young people aged 16-20 for support with education, employment and training, setting up home, and improving emotional and physical wellbeing. Applications should be made by statutory or voluntary organisations on your […]

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Education

Learning is life long and Sutton Virtual School will endeavour to support you through your learning journey throughout your life. Supporting you with applications, finding the right course and supporting the interview process. Local Colleges                     Supporting Care Experienced Young People into University Isabelle Kirkham is […]

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Pupil Premium Plus funding

Schools receive £2530 per year Pupil Premium Plus funding for all children who have previously been in care and are now on a Special Guardianship Order, Adoption Order or a Child Arrangement Order.   The funding is not a personal budget for the child and can be used by the school in any way they choose […]

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Foster carer training

We are hosting a programme of training sessions in 2023-24 to ensure that foster carers can gain access to educational knowledge to help them in their role. Please find attached our CPD programme for 2023-24 and a link to sign up for the training sessions.  Once you have signed up on the link, we will […]

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Primary

Sutton Virtual School works closely with schools, nurseries, foster carers and prospective adopters, to promote the education of children in care. We are keen to support you to give lots of opportunities for fun, play-based learning at home, so we hope that you’ll find lots of useful ideas and information here.     If you’d […]

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