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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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Cognus do EDI

Cognus ran a competition for Black History Month in the month of October, asking young people in Sutton schools to send in artwork of what equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) meant to them. The competition had a great response with over 30 entries from primary, secondary and post-16 young people. Cognus’ EDI group voted for […]

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Education Safeguarding Team working in partnership with our Police

The Education Safeguarding Team run the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Network Meetings across Sutton.  At the recent meeting with Primary DSLs, PC Chris Hamilton from the Police Youth Engagement Team gave a presentation about how their team can support children, either on a 1 to 1 basis or in group sessions and assemblies. The officers […]

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Autism Week 2022

To celebrate Autism Week 2022, Cognus and Sutton Partners have arranged a range of activities taking place later this month. To sign up: Tues 22nd March 6-73.0pm: Parent Workshop, Book your place here: Microsoft Forms Mon March 28th: All Aboard Train Play Session Book here: https://aac-suttonautismfestival.eventbrite.co.uk Thurs 31st 6-7pm E-Safety Talk: Register your place for […]

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Half term home visits by the Paving the Way team

Paving the Way have been out doing home visits over half term.  Why? This strengthens relationships with the entire family, sharing resources and the opportunity to observe children in their own environment is an invaluable tool to provide evidence and help us to tailor the support we provide appropriately.   Read more about the service […]

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Hearing Impairment – Making a Difference Where it Matters Most Providing Above and Beyond

It is always uplifting for colleagues to receive positive feedback; and reassuring to feel that the service they provide is so valued by our families. The e-mail shared below, is from a parent who accessed our service prior to moving to another borough. The Sensory Impairment Team, as anyone who meets them will know, are […]

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“Triple Threat Therapists” at Bandon Hill Oak Field inspire staff with their Emotional Regulation training

        The Therapy Team at Bandon Hill Oak Field School for Autism, including Speech and Language Therapists, Alison Rees and Alannah Booth; and Occupational Therapist, Shelly Fredericks, work collaboratively to provide programmes and training with the children, parents and staff. They combine a range of approaches including SCERTS and the Zones of […]

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Cognus Education Safeguarding Team work to further promote The Child Safeguarding Toolkit

Following on from the work carried out with KMTV, a unique partnership between KM Media Group and the University of Kent, in May 2021, where a visual podcast was created on the topic of learning from serious case reviews, further work to promote the Child Safeguarding Toolkit has been carried out by the team. ‘What […]

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