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Maths

Maths gives children many key life skills, including number, time and money and we want children to enjoy maths. Here are some websites with Primary-aged maths activities you could try at home: Other websites Maths Chase games (Interactive times tables and quick-fire mental maths) ‘Third […]

Maths

Maths gives children many key life skills, including number, time and money and we want children to enjoy maths. Here are some websites with Early Years maths activities you could try at home: Other websites Activity Sheets by ‘Orchard Toys’ Third Space Learning for home learning […]

COVID-19 support

Coronavirus (COVID-19) adoption support fund scheme to help vulnerable families The Secretary of State for Education has announced that up to £8 million will be available for therapeutic support for families whose adopted children may have already suffered trauma and may be made more anxious owing to the uncertainty of the effects of the virus. […]

Sutton Virtual School achieve record GCSE results

We have seen record year 11 GCSE results where 13% of young people achieved a good pass (grade 5+) in English and Maths (compared to 6% last year) and 29% achieved a grade 4+ in English and maths (up from 6% last year). These results will allow a greater percentage of our young people to […]

Trauma and Attachment Library

Trauma Informed Transition The Coventry Grid Interview The Coventry Grid Interview is a widely used tool that can assist in deciphering behaviours that are associated with ‘Attachment Difficulties as oppose to Autism’. The Coventry Grid Interview (CGI) exploring autism and attachment difficulties Pages 70-80 of this resource comprises of an Interview Sheet. Please do not […]

Designated Teachers

The Designated Teacher for Children Looked After and Previously Looked After is a Statutory role in schools and should be held by a senior leader able to influence practice and policy across the school. Children Looked After (CLA) and Previously Looked After (PCLA) in schools have often, experienced a disrupted learning journey, sometimes missing extended […]

Reading

Sutton VS – The Power of Reading Promoting reading for Primary Aged Children – a guide Reading VIPERS Inference Skills Challenge Cards Inference-Skills-Challenge-Cards (accessible version) Book review template 1 Book-review-template-1 (accessible version) Book review template (more detailed)

Reading

Here is a guide to help Promoting reading in the Early Years Sutton VS – The Power of Reading

Celebrations all round for record exam results 2020

Despite the difficulties faced due to the Coronavirus, we admire the resilience demonstrated by the children and young people that we support, who have by adapted to the changes in their education and everyday lives. Our year 11 pupils set new records for exam results this summer with significant grade increases compared to 2018/19 adding […]

Coping with Change

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful” – Joshua J Marine   We all experience fear when embarking upon unfamiliar journeys. How we manage and interpret change will determine the impact. Our children are no exception to fearing the unknown, in fact as you know transition is a challenging period. As […]