Education for all (Inclusion)

Penalty Notices

To make sure all requests are appropriate please see our Code of Conducts; Penalty Notice Code of Conduct (August 2024) is Live for all offences occurring after 19th August 2024. Penalty Notice Code of Conduct (October 2023) (regarding all offences which occurred before the 19th August 2024) Previous LBS Penalty Notice enquiries as per the […]

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Paving the Way Team Sensory Workshop

The Paving the Way team held a sensory workshop on 24th October in collaboration with Occupational Therapy. Together we hosted 17 families and created sensory bracelets, lava lamps, pom poms, windmills, fiddle sticks as well as playing games and exploring our small sensory world. The staff were really lovely. This is our first workshop and […]

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ePEP

We are pleased to announce that the updates to the Sutton Virtual School PEP document are now live.  We have designed the new PEP with input from designated teachers, social workers, foster carers, young people and our CLA nurse team.  Please ensure you familiarise yourself with the updates and watch the training video which takes […]

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National Advocacy Helpline – new contact details from 1st October 2023

Since 2015, the Department for Education has commissioned a national advocacy helpline to support the rights of children to be heard. Since 2017, this helpline has been delivered through Coram Voice’s ‘Always Heard’ service. We are writing to inform you that from 1st October, the national advocacy helpline service will be provided by the National […]

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Request Forms

Please click on the links below to download the forms. If you have any questions about completing the forms, please email ep.service@cognus.org.uk Educational Psychology Brochure 2024-2025 Order Form School request for Educational Psychology involvement 2023-2024  Young persons consent form (16 – 25)

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Speech and Language Therapy Assistant is sharing a weekly Makaton sign to all school staff.

Maria Fitzgerald (Speech and Language Therapy Assistant, SaLTA) is sharing a weekly Makaton sign to all school staff. The Head Teacher at Foresters Primary Opportunity Base is supporting a universal approach through supporting The Speech and Language Therapies team to up skill all staff by modelling a Makaton sign in every assembly, each week. Posters […]

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Education Safeguarding Team attend event to raise awareness against Gang Violence and Knife Crime

On Wednesday 27th September 2023, the Education Safeguarding Team attended an event at The Limes College about knife crime, gang violence and restorative justice. Five minutes of madness…a lifetime of regret (The Chris Donovan Trust) At the event, a range of speakers bravely shared their stories with the realisation that although you cannot change what […]

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Therapies new Post 16 Assessment Clinic proves to be a huge success in its first year

  The Academic Year 2022-23 saw the introduction of Cognus Therapies Post 16 Assessment Clinic. Emma Perridge (Occupational Therapist, OT) and Ashlea Stephens (Speech and Language Therapist, SaLT) noticed that they were getting a number of referrals into the Therapies service for the same young people. To avoid duplication for the young people and their […]

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Have your say on home to school assisted travel

Have your say on home to school assisted travel Sutton Council wants to hear from children and young people and their parents and carers who use its home to school travel service. In partnership with Cognus, the Council is reviewing its Home to School Assisted Travel Policy and has different options they want to hear […]

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Level 1 British Sign Language (BSL)

Do you want to communicate with Deaf people? Then come along to our BSL Level 1 Course! When:  Course commences on 18th September 2024 (Please note, this course has already commenced and is full. The next one will commence in September 2025, so if you’re interested, please email enquiries@cognus.org.uk to register your interest for 2025.) […]

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