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Executive functions: emotional control and response inhibition

Sasha-Gay Brown (Trauma and Attachment Advisor, Virtual School) and Dr Kate Payne (Educational Psychologist) introduce two components of executive functions: emotional control and response inhibition. ‘Emotional control’ is the capacity to manage emotions and feelings to respond appropriately. ‘Response inhibition’ is the capacity to think before acting. Some children or young people may have difficulty […]

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Partnership training boost for the next generation of music teachers

Future secondary school music teachers, working towards their Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) year in their first teaching post have been supported in their development by Sutton Music Service, lead partner in the Sutton Music Education Hub.  Since 2019, Sutton Music Service has been working with the Music PGCE team at Sutton SCITT and Roehampton University […]

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Executive functions: organisation, planning and prioritisation

Dr Kate Payne (Educational Psychologist) introduce two components of executive functions: organisation and planning and prioritisation. ‘Organisation’ is the capacity to create and maintain a system to keep track of information and materials. ‘Planning and prioritisation’ is the capacity to plan out steps to reach a goal and prioritise which is most important. Some children […]

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Supporting Families Arriving in Sutton Through the Hong Kong Resettlement Scheme 

This scheme is expected to see hundreds of thousands of families relocate from Hong Kong to the UK over the next 5 years. The precise numbers who are likely to settle in Sutton are unknown, however, estimates from local groups supporting families estimate this to be over 1000, the majority of which will arrive in […]

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Executive functions: task initiation and time management

Dr Kate Payne (Educational Psychologist) introduce two components of executive functions: task initiation and time management. ‘Task initiation’ is the capacity to begin projects in a timely fashion and ‘time management’ is the capacity to estimate how much time you have and how to use it to stay within time limits and deadlines. Some children […]

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Cognus SaLT receives thanks from parent for support provided to their child 

Jess Wood, Speech and Language Therapist recently received the following feedback from a student’s mother.   Dear Jessica,      Thank you so much for taking the time to call me today and to give me some feedback of your lesson with my son.     I’m so grateful for your help and support. I was immensely happy and emotional that you managed […]

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Vulnerable community receive 2nd dose of vaccinations 

Following the success of the first round of Covid 19 vaccinations on Sutton’s Traveller site, a second visit took place this week, to ensure that all follow up vaccinations were administered. Once again, Cognus’ Traveller Education Service worked in collaboration with NHS Sutton to make it happen. The intervention was so well received by the […]

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Financial education helping secure a better future for Sutton’s care experienced children

Children under the care of Sutton are benefitting from access to high quality financial education to help them develop the necessary skills and understanding to support them financially in their future adult lives.  The need to for children in care to receive financial education was recently highlighted by Vicky Ford MP when she said, “Care […]

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Helping young people understand Personal Budgets

Sutton young people can now learn about Personal Budgets, understand the choices they have and work towards their goals. Information around Personal Budgets is often confusing and difficult to understand. We want to enable our young people to better understand Personal Budgets – what are they, can I ask for one, how am I assessed? […]

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Executive functions: goal directedness, flexibility and meta-cognition

Dr Kate Payne (Educational Psychologist) introduce three components of executive functions: goal directedness, flexibility and meta-cognition. ‘Goal directedness’ is the capacity to achieve a goal without being distracted by competing interests. ‘Flexibility’ is the capacity to see many sides of an idea or situation and being able to change or adapt. ‘Meta-cognition’ is thinking about […]

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