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Cognus Therapies support the work placements of university students
“I wish I’d had Cognus as a placement in the beginning.” Speech and Language Therapist student from City, University of London acknowledges the support that she has had from the Cognus Therapies Speech and Language Therapy Team this term. Mica came to us from City University of London to complete her five-week university placement and […]Read more on Cognus Therapies support the work placements of university students
Cognus Education Safeguarding Team’s work with schools to support September return
The start of a new school year is always exciting, but challenging at the same time. In the first ten days of the autumn term, the Education Safeguarding Adviser received forty-two calls for advice, which is almost a 40% increase on previous years. There were eighteen Children Missing Education referrals received and two hundred and […]Read more on Cognus Education Safeguarding Team’s work with schools to support September return
LCCM & Sutton Music Service presents: Step into the Industry
Sutton Music Service aims to help every young musician in the borough to make, be inspired by, and celebrate the music that they love. We advocate music learning for all. We know that different types of music touch people in different ways, so we engage with and celebrate all forms of music and all abilities. Music […]Read more on LCCM & Sutton Music Service presents: Step into the Industry
Black History Month inspired competition
To mark Black History Month, Cognus would like to invite all young people and Sutton Schools to get involved with our EDI Artwork Competition. The aim is to create a piece of art that illustrates what EDI (equality, diversity and inclusion) means to them. Categories: Primary, Secondary and 16+ To enter: Send a scan/photo of […]Arvon Writing Residential Course
Sutton Virtual School took eight young people to Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire for a week, to develop their creative writing skills. They participated in creative writing sessions with published author Irfan Master and poet, theatre maker, spoken word performer and Young Identity co-founder Nicole May. We were also joined by Melvin Burgess who talked […]Summer Fun Day
Sutton Virtual School and the Children in Care Council, joined up over the summer to hold a fun day for the children, young people and families we work with. We welcomed over 20 families, who participated in creating some art pieces, tested their aim with a penalty shootout, tried their hand at learning some circus […]Paving the Way team up with Sutton’s Children’s Centres
Paving the Way have teamed up with Sutton Children’s Centres at different venues during the summer holidays for ‘Mini Olympics’. Whilst the children were taking part in the fun activities on the Start Well programme, members of the Paving the Way team were able to offer support and advice to parents of children with older […]Read more on Paving the Way team up with Sutton’s Children’s Centres
Paving the Way and Sutton Music Service – African Drumming workshop
The Paving the Way Team delivered a summer African drumming workshop to children and young people who are currently waiting and working with the Paving the Way caseworkers. We collaborated with the Sutton Music Service and delivered the workshop for children aged between 5 and 11 years old. The aim of this session was to […]Read more on Paving the Way and Sutton Music Service – African Drumming workshop
Cognus Education Safeguarding Manager levels up during the pandemic
During the summer, Hayley Cameron, Education Safeguarding Manager, received confirmation of her Masters Award and Accreditation. She achieved Master of Arts in Advanced Child Protection with Distinction. Hayley started on this journey back in January 2019, after being accepted on to a 2-year distanced learning course with the University of Kent. ‘I would like to […]Read more on Cognus Education Safeguarding Manager levels up during the pandemic