Professionals

Our Virtual School Offer

Sutton Virtual School support both families, schools and professionals to ensure that children receive the best educational opportunities. We now support children looked after, children previously looked after and children with a social worker. What does our offer to schools include? We support schools to develop […]

Our Values

Be Courageous Have Aspiration Show Integrity Be Kind Our motto ‘Aim, Aspire, Achieve’ Our rewards We issue rewards each term to children who have reflected our values in their learning – both in or out of school. We will email carers a link to receive a book or educationally linked resource if they are successful […]

Children Previously Looked After

Children Previously Looked After can benefit from having the close monitoring and individualised support in school that is provided to Children Looked After. Whilst there is no statutory expectation for schools to have a Personal Education Planning (PEP) meeting for Children Previously Looked After, we would suggest that schools consider using a PEP when it […]

News and events

In this section you can access the latest news and events for Sutton Virtual School, our local community and education nationally. Sutton Virtual School Annual Report 2023 Help at Hand service run by The Children’s Commissioner National Advocacy Helpline

Schools & Professionals

Sutton Virtual School work with schools and professionals to help improve educational outcomes for the following groups of children: Children Looked After Children Previously Looked After Children with a social worker Children with formal kinship arrangements We value the importance of building relationships with other professionals and use collaborative approaches to support the development of […]

Governors

Sutton Virtual School is committed to providing support and training for Governors so that they can ensure all Children Looked After, Previously Looked After and Children with a Social Worker receive excellent educational experiences. It is the statutory responsibility of a school’s governing body to ensure that an appropriately qualified and experienced member of staff […]

Sutton Virtual School

Sutton Virtual School acts as a local authority champion to promote the progress and educational attainment of Children Looked After (CLA), Previously Looked After (PCLA) and children with a social worker so they achieve educational outcomes comparable to their peers. Sutton Virtual School does not exist in real terms, or as a building. Children do […]