Families

Introducing Solent University’s XLR8 To Success Programme

Academic Success is not just about studying and tests When most children and young people think about doing well in school or college, they assume it’s all about hitting the books, studying, revising for exams and performing well in tests. Whilst all of this is true it’s also worth considering the importance of taking care […]

Positive Steps into Adulthood

Progressing into further education can be a daunting prospect for young people, but it needn’t be. Moira has compiled some information for carers and post-16 young people, to help take the confusion out of further education, training and employment. Post 16 Options: – Education Depending on the qualifications you already have, you can study for […]

CiCC Champions Recruitment Campaign

Sutton Virtual School are working closely with Children in Care Council (CiCC) to support young people in care. CiCC are looking to recruit adult volunteers to work with care experienced young people to help support and advocate for them and to be a point of contact when they need it. If you are interested in […]

London Learning Consortium – latest traineeship groups

The Step to Employment Traineeship is a practical and engaging route to employment for young people. The programme combines employability training, English & Maths qualifications, and a minimum of 70 hours work experience with an exciting employer that wants to nurture and develop new talent. Next Start: Cohort 1 – 26th April 2021 (Additional new cohorts […]

Education Untapped podcast

The Education Untapped podcast features episodes on a range of educational topics

Archive News

Opportunities with The Prince’s Trust in August 2021 Sutton VS launches ESOL Summer School 2021 London Learning Consortium – latest traineeship groups CiCC Champions Recruitment Campaign Palace For Life Foundation – Traineeship Programme for NEETs Good News Stories -2020 Sutton VS achieves record GCSE results 2020 COVID-19 support Record Exam Results 2020 Latest Update from […]

The Sound of The Virtual School

Over the half term Sutton Virtual School and Sutton Music Service collaborated and ran our first Beginners Producing Music Sessions! It was great to see the students engaging so well with the sessions. Over the three day course, students learned how to use the Sound Trap software by first looking at the basics, creating a […]

The Education of Children Looked After: Sutton Virtual School Annual Report 2020

The Virtual School Annual Report describes how Sutton Virtual School works closely with foster carers, social workers and schools to help improve the education of our Children Looked After. In order to see the other ways in which Sutton’s Children Looked After have been supported, watch the short summary video (https://youtu.be/jmDVLdEVzck ) Sutton’s Children Looked […]

Palace For Life Foundation – Traineeship Programme for NEETs

Please see the initiative below for NEETs with Palace for Life Foundation. Open days will be held the week beginning the 15th of February 2020 over Zoom, giving you an overview of the programme and an insight into the training and qualifications you will benefit from. Palace for life Education, Training and Employment: PL PFA […]

Good News Stories -2020

Virtual Headteacher completes Virtual London Marathon Kate Leyshon, Sutton Virtual Headteacher completed the 26.2 miles of the Virtual London Marathon to raise awareness of the importance of healthy active lifestyles for our young people. Please watch the short video. The event raised over £1000 which will be used to put on some sports based enrichment […]