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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.

Each school and service in Sutton is invited to have a named Trauma Champion who can be the lead advocate for supporting all children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). We are running the following Trauma Surgery sessions where professionals discussed case studies and collaborate on support for the young person in education. You […]

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 will 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 […]

Suspension and Exclusion guidance

New statutory guidance on school exclusions has now been published, following the recent DfE consultation, along with new Behaviour in Schools Guidance. The new guidance incorporates changes recommended in Edward Timpson’s May 2019 report on school exclusions. The new guidance will apply to any exclusion or suspension decisions taken from 1 September 2022. Schools should […]

Suspension and Exclusion guidance

New statutory guidance on school exclusions has now been published, following the recent DfE consultation, along with new Behaviour in Schools Guidance. The new guidance incorporates changes recommended in Edward Timpson’s May 2019 report on school exclusions. The new guidance will apply to any exclusion or suspension decisions taken from 1 September 2022. Schools should […]

PCLA census data

Identifying Previously Looked After Children (PCLA) The school census requires the school to identify CLA and PCLA children within their school. It may be difficult to identify the Previously Looked After Children (PCLA) within a setting if you haven’t been informed by adoptive / SGO parents of their status. Children previously looked-after are those who […]

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 […]

New to Role training

Sutton Virtual School are offering training sessions for new to role Designated Teachers (Children Looked After and Previously Looked After leads) . Please share this invitation with any appropriate staff in your school who would benefit from attending. This training is specifically for any Sutton Designated teacher who is new to role or will be […]

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 […]