Professionals

Welcome Information – Sutton IASS (SIASS)

Meeting our service SIASS provides free, impartial, and confidential information and advice. We support families of children and young people with a Special Educational Need or Disability in Sutton. Our staff are IPSEA trained in SEND law. We will inform you of your legal rights and empower you with information and advice. This will enable […]

Welcome Information – Sutton School Admissions

Meeting our service The School Admissions Team coordinates applications for Sutton residents. This relates to children looking for a school place to start Primary School at age 4/5 or Secondary School at age 11/12. They also coordinate applications in-year for Sutton schools up to Year 11. Starting Primary School applications must be submitted by 15th […]

Upcoming Training and Events

Click on the images for further information on the training and events offered LBS Training Offer Fully funded training for school staff through the LBS training offer, delivered by the Educational Psychology Service. Click on the image for further information and book via this link Activated Learning Activated learning is an approach which seeks to […]

Guidance

Families Educational Psychology Parent/Carer Information Sheet EBSA guidance for parents/carers – Guide for Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Trauma and Executive Function Series – A series of videos aimed at foster carers, parents and school staff supporting children and young people who may have had adverse experiences in their early life. Professionals NEW – Extreme […]

How EPs support professional development in schools, services and organisations

• EPs deliver training to parents, teachers, teaching assistants, other professionals and students to support key areas. Please click on the link to the CPD training menu.• EPs provide supervision to professionals such as ELSA, CPD supervision groups, teachers, TAs or senior leadership.• EPs deliver therapeutic intervention to individual children or groups such as cognitive […]

Supporting the emotional wellbeing of refugee students in schools

Aimee Rolls, Trainee Educational Psychologist, Cognus Educational Psychology Service & UCL’s IOE The session focuses on how school staff can support the emotional wellbeing of children with a refugee background using a psychosocial approach, looking at how we can: The training provides a space for reflection for staff to focus on these areas and how […]

Critical Incident documents and protocols

Unexpected and tragic events cannot be prevented from occurring, and sadly bereavements and traumatic incidents are a reality that schools face. How we respond to these events is important in promoting feelings of safety and psychological wellbeing for the students and staff in our schools. The unexpected, and thankfully infrequent, nature of these events however […]

EOTAS and The Law

All children, regardless of their circumstances, are entitled to a full-time education which is suitable to their age, ability, aptitude, and any special educational needs they may have. Parents of children of compulsory school age have a duty under section 7 of the Education Act 1996 to secure suitable full-time education for them, either by regular […]

Principals and Service User Eligibility

Principals Key principals: Cognus will be responsible for arranging the educational provision for children and young people of compulsory school age who may not receive a suitable education unless such arrangements are made for them. Examples of where this may be required include: Inclusion and SEN Support Cognus will provide support in exceptional circumstances where […]

EY SEND Resources

SEND Transitions Early Years SEND – Transition Process for the Private Voluntary and Independent (PVI) Sector TR1 – Transitions Form Summary of Receiving Schools for September 2025 TR2 – Early Years SEND Transition Form – Agenda and Summary of Transition Meeting Held Sutton Transition Plans Eligibility, guidance and process Early Years Transition PlanDownloadable template Guidance […]