Cognus – Page 21 of 30 – No limits on learning

PostPosted: 24 Jul 2021Posted in Headlines

Supporting students to develop a positive understanding of their autism identity

During her time with Cognus, Rebecca Duffus has been a speaker at many national conferences, such as the TES SEN Show and the Education People Show. Over the past year, the conference world has changed somewhat and most shifted to online delivery. Rebecca was pleased to be able to contribute to the Inclusive Communication Essex (ICE) Sharing Day which was held online for the […]

PostPosted: 23 Jul 2021Posted in Headlines

School Residential visits resume

As well as the easing of some of the restrictions on social gatherings, swimming pools being able to reopen and once again being able to go inside cafes and restaurants, step 3 of the lockdown easing, that came into effect on May 17th, has also allowed schools to take children once again on overnight visits. […]

PostPosted: 23 Jul 2021Posted in Headlines

Primary to Secondary School Transition for Autistic Students

As part of the end of year transition from Year 6 to 7, Rebecca Duffus, our Advisory Teacher for Autism, has shared a range of resources with Primaries and Secondaries related to transition for autistic students/those with social communication differences. Resources for Primaries: Time to move on leaflet for TAs/LSAs who are available to support with […]

PostPosted: 22 Jul 2021Posted in Headlines

#WeCannotWalkAlone – Refugee care leavers making strides in education

As Refugee Awareness Week has passed, so has the #SuttonWalksToCalais challenge. Sutton Virtual School finished in style, completing in total, an amazing 418 miles! We definitely made it to Calais and were well on our way through Europe, past Belgium and into Germany where we 30 miles from Frankfurt! We may be small but our eight person Virtual School […]

PostPosted: 21 Jul 2021Posted in Headlines

23rd July 2021 Local Resolution Listening Event Rescheduled

In response to feedback and recognising that the Summer Holiday is now firmly upon us, and with children at home, the local resolution listening event has been rescheduled to the Autumn term. Building on the success of recent sessions, Cognus are planning a series of events over the coming year. Watch this space for updates […]

PostPosted: 16 Jul 2021Posted in Headlines

Education Untapped Podcast – Encouraging diversity in the world of disability

Ashlea Stephens (Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Post 16 Lead for Cognus Therapies) interviews Luke Fox, an autistic adult with a language disorder from Sutton. Luke was shortlisted for a Sutton Community Award in the category of Outstanding Young Person in February 2021. We will be hearing from Luke about his experiences in […]

PostPosted: 9 Jul 2021Posted in Headlines

Flapjacks and OT – developing skills for life

The Therapies Team work with a huge number of children and young people in the Local Area developing their Speech and Language and Occupational therapy skills to support their access to education and prepare them for adulthood. One of the Cognus Occupational Therapists, Jacqui Waller, has been working with a student for a number of […]

PostPosted: 6 Jul 2021Posted in Headlines

Joanna Cassey has been appointed permanent Managing Director of Cognus

After a successful 9 months as interim Managing Director of Cognus, Joanna Cassey has now been appointed as permanent Managing Director. Cognus is owned by Sutton Council and provides 26 educational services to children, young people, families and professionals across Sutton. Jo’s breadth of knowledge, experience and passion for education at a local and national […]

PostPosted: 2 Jul 2021Posted in Headlines

Two snapshots of the work that our SEND Service provides for our children and young people

XXX is a 16 year old young lady with significant health issues currently attending an out of borough special School. Although very happy at the school, she was not able to remain there for Post 16 education because the provision can’t cater for this age group. The young person and parental preference was for a […]

PostPosted: 2 Jul 2021Posted in Headlines

Read about the difference a Senior Therapy Assistant has made to engagement with a young person in their SaLT sessions

Gitty joined the Cognus Therapies Post 16 Speech and Language team in December 2020 and is already an integral part of the team. As we were, and still are in the middle of a pandemic, she has yet to meet any of the team or the students on her caseload face to face. She delivers both 1:1 and group sessions under the supervision of a […]