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PostPosted: 17 Jun 2022Posted in Headlines

Education Safeguarding Team embed online reporting tool across Cognus

On the 10th of May 2022, the Education Safeguarding Team led training on a new online reporting tool called MyConcern. MyConcern was created and developed by child protection experts, with backgrounds in education, social care, and policing. MyConcern allows anyone responsible for the protection of children, young people, and adults at risk to easily manage […]

PostPosted: 16 Jun 2022Posted in Headlines

Budding Picassos!

It’s time to celebrate Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month (GRTHM) throughout June and our wonderful Traveller pupils have been embracing their inner Picassos and creating some truly amazing pieces of art for our GRTHM art competition. This is a fantastic time of year when our Traveller pupils can use their artistic skills to reflect […]

Inclusive Music Making

Sutton Music Service’s continued work with Open Orchestra is a vital part of our commitment to inclusion and meeting our core role of providing opportunities for young people to play in ensembles and perform from an early stage. The Sherwood Park Open Orchestra project gives pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) the opportunity […]

Working with other Local Offers to best support our young people

Sutton Local Offer has joined a network of other Local Offers, to share ideas and support each other, so that we can provide the best information and guidance to young people and families. Young people and their families, wherever they live in the UK, should have access to a Local Offer. Sutton Local Offer takes […]

PostPosted: 18 May 2022Posted in Headlines

Sutton Music Service DJs Perform at The Sound Lounge

On Monday 9th May, our Sutton Music Service DJs gave their first performance at the The Sound Lounge on Sutton High Street. You can read more about this project, run after a successful bid to Youth Music’s Fund A, on the dedicated Sutton Music Service website Interesting in DJing? Sutton Music Service provides DJing […]

PostPosted: 16 May 2022Posted in Headlines

Cognus Education Safeguarding Manager joins Human First Academy

In the spring term, the Education Safeguarding Team led on a lot of work with Designated Safeguarding Leads to bring professional curiosity to the forefront of thinking. An inspiring video was shared of Jaz Ampaw-Farr in her TEDx Talk, where she re-storied her life as a broken child, highlighting the transformative power we have to […]

PostPosted: 3 May 2022Posted in Headlines

Cognus Therapies Champions Young People to use their Experiences Outside of the Therapy Room to provide Mentoring Support

Tamara Rainsley (Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for Deaf Children and Young People) identified a gap in provision for a deaf young people on her caseload. Tamara felt that the pupil was curious about their GCSEs and Post-16 options and wanted to hear about another deaf pupil’s experience. Tamara has been working closely with […]

PostPosted: 25 Apr 2022Posted in Headlines

Sensory Impairment Service work in collaboration to deliver Easter Family Fun Days

The Sensory Impairment Service worked in collaboration with the Dreaming Tree to deliver the Easter Family Fun Days. Six families attended having their faces painted and participating in some art activities, playing games and of course there were Easter Eggs all round!!! The return of Family Sign after the Easter Holidays has begun, this was […]

PostPosted: 11 Apr 2022Posted in Headlines

Sutton Music Service Spring Concerts

Sutton Music Service Spring Concerts – 21st to 25th March 2022 Sutton Music Service is incredibly proud of all the students who participated in our Spring concerts between the 21st and 25th of March. Their performances were excellent. The ensembles performed a wide selection of repertoire from Bizet, and Strauss, to the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stevie […]

PostPosted: 8 Apr 2022Posted in Headlines

Paving the Way ”all things kind” workshops

Paving the Way have been busy this week, with 2 workshops learning about ‘’all things kind” Over two days, we sang, danced and made Easter crafts with over 40 children and their families. The workshops allowed the families to relax and enjoy the safe environment. Parents were able to discuss any concerns with members of […]