Education for all (Inclusion)

Empowering SEND Champions working with pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs.

Jessica Wood, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, recently delivered an interactive, fun and informative workshop for 15 of our dedicated SEND Champions. This event marked the third workshop of the year under Cognus Therapies’ Graduated Response initiative, which aims to support schools within the London Borough of Sutton (LBS). The workshop brought together staff from […]

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Primary Family Support Group

The Paving the Way team held another successful Primary Family Support Group, between April 2024 and June 2024. I am now more understanding of the behaviours my children display We all have struggles and things we find hard to cope with Giving time to myself and not be so tough on myself is something I […]

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GRTHM 2024 Family Histories

This year, the theme for Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month was ‘Family‘. We asked the children and young people that we work with to find out about their own family history and share it with us. Here are some of their families… This is Alfred Henry Clark – known as ‘Tiddler’. He is Scarlett […]

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Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)

ELSAs are trained to support pupils with social and emotional needs. Their work is mostly one-on-one, though small group sessions are sometimes used for social and friendship skills. ELSAs receive clinical supervision from educational psychologists but are managed within their own schools. ELSAs cannot fix children’s problems but provide crucial emotional support. They build respectful […]

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Family Workshop on Teamwork

On the 29th May 2024, the Paving the Way team in collaboration with Inclusion, held a family workshop on teamwork. 15 families attended with children from 2 – 11 years. Learning about sharing, taking turns and listening to others through games, crafts, and various fun activities. Feedback: My child has really grasped the topic and […]

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Cognus Education Safeguarding Team’s E-Safety Advisor delivers online safety awareness training for staff in the Children’s First Contact Service

On Friday 24th May, Steve Welding, E-Safety Advisor, delivered online safety awareness training for staff in the Children’s First Contact Service. Thank you so much for the session.  You think you have an idea of the risks, but they are constantly changing.  The resources were also helpful and will be used for signposting. (Social Worker, […]

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Paving the Way Twilight Sessions

Two twilight sessions were delivered to St. Cecilia’s teaching staff by our Paving the Way team – Support, management and understanding of pupils with ADHD and or traits of ADHD at school Aims of the session: To increase knowledge of ADHD and to have a better understanding of how it feels for a child/young person with […]

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