Keeping children safe

Strength & Difficulty Questionnaires

Strength and Difficultly Questionnaires (SDQ) are used in Personal Education Plan (PEP) meetings to help identify appropriate support for both education and wellbeing. Please complete the appropriate form below and return to the CLA Education Advisor in advance of the PEP meeting. The final SDQ scores will be made available for discussion at the PEP […]

Trauma & Executive Function Series

Executive function is an umbrella term for the interrelated cognitive processes involved in executing a task. It helps to monitor and control our thoughts and actions. Some children and young people may have had adverse experiences in their childhood resulting in trauma and attachment difficulties. This can result in a difficulty in the development of […]

Positive Steps into Adulthood

Progressing into further education can be a daunting prospect for young people, but it needn’t be. Moira has compiled some information for carers and post-16 young people, to help take the confusion out of further education, training and employment. Post 16 Options: – Education Depending on the qualifications you already have, you can study for […]

Foster Carers

Foster carers play a vital role in supporting a child or young person’s education through promoting positive learning habits and encouraging curiosity of the world around them. Foster carers can support the education of children and young people by attending all PEP meetings, reading to the children at home and promoting inquisitive thinking by taking […]

Trauma and Attachment Library

Trauma Informed Transition The Coventry Grid Interview The Coventry Grid Interview is a widely used tool that can assist in deciphering behaviours that are associated with ‘Attachment Difficulties as oppose to Autism’. The Coventry Grid Interview (CGI) exploring autism and attachment difficulties Pages 70-80 of this resource comprises of an Interview Sheet. Please do not […]

Designated Teachers

The Designated Teacher for Children Looked After and Previously Looked After is a Statutory role in schools and should be held by a senior leader able to influence practice and policy across the school. Children Looked After (CLA) and Previously Looked After (PCLA) in schools have often, experienced a disrupted learning journey, sometimes missing extended […]

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Reading

Here is a guide to help Promoting reading in the Early Years Sutton VS – The Power of Reading

Coping with Change

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful” – Joshua J Marine   We all experience fear when embarking upon unfamiliar journeys. How we manage and interpret change will determine the impact. Our children are no exception to fearing the unknown, in fact as you know transition is a challenging period. As […]

Meet the team

Kate Leyshon, Headteacher, Sutton Virtual School 07515137705 kate.leyshon@cognus.org.uk Sara Martin, Deputy Headteacher 07534528680 sara.martin@cognus.org.uk Moira Adams, Assessment and Quality Assurance Manager 07534539588 moira.adams@cognus.org.uk Kieron Ifill, Child Looked After Education Advisor 07736338158 kieron.ifill@cognus.org.uk Laura Brightly, Child Looked After Education Advisor 07432 689 160 laura.brightly@cognus.org.uk Georgia Doncaster, Child Looked After Education Advisor (maternity leave until September 2024) […]