Families – Page 21 of 29

Early years

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. A study by the […]

Working with schools

It is not a Statutory duty for schools to do Personal Education Planning (PEP) meetings for Children Previously Looked After, however many schools and families that we have worked with find having an education planning meeting really beneficial to identify and meet the needs of the child. It can also be useful to plan the […]

Resources

We have a number of resources available to support the education of the children we work with across all ages. Sutton VS – The Power of Reading Anxiety Low Mood Regulation Signposting Understanding trauma for professionals

Training and resources

There are a number of training videos and learning resources that families, schools and professionals may wish to use to support the children we work with.

Raising aspirations at home

In order to support our children towards high aspirations in their education and future careers, we have linked with InvestIn to provide videos to support future career success. Please click the links below to access the videos. The Power of Networks – How your child can build a powerful network for a successful career with […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

Health

Health Support Mental Health Support

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 […]