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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Safeguarding and SEND Teams, work with LSCP to emphasise the importance of learning from Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews 

Cognus Education Safeguarding and SEND Teams, work with the LSCP TO emphasise the importance of learning from Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews   Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (CSPRs) are systematic reviews of serious child safeguarding cases, at both a local and national level.  On Thursday 17th March 2022, Sutton LSCP held a Reflective Learning Event for […]

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Mini Melody Makers: A collaboration between Sutton Music Service and Cognus Early Years

On the morning of 24th February, eight Ofsted-registered childminders in Sutton brought over 20 of their charges to the Cognus offices to participate in Mini Melody Makers, a series of three music sessions for children under five. This project is a collaboration between Sutton Music Service and Tania Long in the Early Years team. Mini […]

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Cognus Therapies and LBS supporting Young People in Preparation for Adulthood

        Thought Leadership (March 2022) – Cognus Therapies and London Borough of Sutton Working Together to Support Young People as They Transition to Adulthood In the London Borough of Sutton, the Preparing for Adulthood agenda is endorsed for all children and young people but especially from Year 9 and with a more […]

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Paving the Way Post – a newspaper written by local students

Members of the Paving the Way team, have recruited some new journalists from the Nurture group at Highview Primary School on Friday, to come up with some new ideas for The Paving the Way Post. The children thought of some really useful ideas to support their peers during transitions, holidays, school trips and family issues […]

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Cognus Therapies and Oaks Park High collaborate to support students working towards their Prince’s Trust Award

Since Tracy Wooton (SEN Inclusion Coordinator Lead, KS4/5) started at Oaks Park High School in September 2021, she has made waves of change including introducing the Prince’s Trust Award and Certificate in Employment, Teamwork and Community (ETC) Skills programme to the Horizon ASD Base’s Key Stage 4 curriculum. School use an embedded approach to deliver […]

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