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24/09/2024 ELSA Development Day

Suicide – exploring attitudes around suicide and managing difficult conversations with young people. Click on the image for further information. Date: Tuesday 24th September 2024 Time: 9am-3pmWhere: Cantium House, Wallington, SM6 0DZCost: £55 To Book: Complete the order form and send to sutton.elsa@cognus.org.uk
Tue 24 September, 2024, 9:00am - 3:00pm

Cantium House
Wallington
SM6 0DZ

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A·LIST

We are delighted to announce a new training programme being developing by the Educational Psychology Service (EPS) at Cognus, leading to certification as a literacy intervention facilitator: the A·LIST programme. Similarly to the ELSA programme, the A·LIST programme is designed to be delivered to teaching assistants or learning support assistants who will receive six full […]

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Autism Leads in Schools 2025-26

Autism Leads in Schools Role Want to be your school’s Autism Lead? ❤️Purpose of Role ❤️The Autism Lead champions inclusion for autistic students, sharing knowledge, strategies, and lived experience to strengthen whole-school practice and ensure every learner can thrive. 💙Key Responsibilities 💙 🧡Expectations 🧡✅Attend termly training✅Shadow advisory visits where possible✅Disseminate strategies across staff team and gather feedback✅Share own […]

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Early Identification and Notification

For Parents / Carers Click on the image to view the information leaflet for parents / carers on the Early Identification and Notification process For Professionals Click on the image to view the information leaflet for professionals on the Early Identification and Notification process. CCGs, NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts MUST inform the appropriate […]

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GRTHM 2024 Family Histories

This year, the theme for Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month was ‘Family‘. We asked the children and young people that we work with to find out about their own family history and share it with us. Here are some of their families… This is Alfred Henry Clark – known as ‘Tiddler’. He is Scarlett […]

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Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)

ELSAs are trained to support pupils with social and emotional needs. Their work is mostly one-on-one, though small group sessions are sometimes used for social and friendship skills. ELSAs receive clinical supervision from educational psychologists but are managed within their own schools. ELSAs cannot fix children’s problems but provide crucial emotional support. They build respectful […]

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