Professionals

Child Employment Permits

The youngest age a child can work part-time is 13, except children involved in areas like television, theatre and modelling where they will require a licence to perform. Between the ages of 13 and 16, children can’t work unless they have a child employment permit. It is illegal for businesses to employ 13-16 year old children without […]

Welcome information – Child Employment

Meeting our service We support to families, schools, agencies and third parties to safeguard children and young people in the workforce. We license and authorise child performance applications in line with laws and regulations. We process work permits for children between the age of 13-16. We issue licences and train chaperones, so children involved in […]

Resources

Please choose from the options below Social Communication Autism Service Resource List AET Transition-Toolkit Secondary school transition pack template Autism Service Pupil Transition Booklet Passport A5 Doublesided leaflet Example of child’s primary transition book Template for transition book for receiving teacher Transition between year groups Y8 demo book Transition tips for all year groups Tips […]

Welcome information – Autism service

Meeting our service Cognus Autism Service is an education support service. We promote an inclusive education for young people with social communication difficulties, or a diagnosis of autism. Our service resources helps schools tailor their environment. This enables celebration of the way autistic students learn and interact with the world. We work with early years, […]

Autism Acceptance Week events for 2024

A celebration of Autism Acceptance Events 2024 Artistic and Autistic Exhibition Please click on each of the images below to view the events for each week. Please follow the link to make bookings for sessions via Eventbrite Parents and Professionals Young People and Families More events and activities confirmed! The Sutton Independent Travel Training Workshop […]

Traveller Education Service

Cognus’ Traveller Education Service works with Gypsy Roma and Traveller children, young people and families in both Sutton and Merton to promote and support improved access to education. We use a multi-agency approach to make sure education settings support those with Traveller ethnicity to access and fully engage with services available to them. We also aim to raise awareness […]

Sutton Music Trust

Sutton Music Trust delivers a wide range of services to pursue excellence in education settings and improve the lives of children, young people, and families. We are also a subsidiary charity of Cognus Limited, separately registered as a company and with the Charities Commission. They work to implement the aspirations of the National Plan for Music Education […]

Special Educational Needs

SEND Support Plan A child or young person has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her. A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if he or she: Each child identified as requiring special educational provision should have a SEND Support Plan (SSP) (also called […]

School Inclusion

Cognus’ School Inclusion service provides information, advice, and guidance to schools to support inclusive practice and the prevention of exclusion. A Range of support can be offered that may include: To speak to a member of the inclusion team, or for more information, please contact Cognus’ Inclusion Coordinators on:

School Improvement

Cognus’ School Improvement service supports schools to bring about continuous and sustained improvement in teaching and learning. Our aim is to ensure that all the maintained primary schools in Sutton have access to the right expertise to support learning and governance. We do this by: For more information, contact Jane Morgan, School Improvement Advisor, at jane.morgan@cognus.org.uk