Keeping children safe

Excellent Enrichment!

Summer Funday Sutton Virtual School and the Children in Care Council joined up over the summer to hold a Funday for the children, young people and families we work with. We welcomed over 20 families who participated in creating some art pieces, tested their aim with a penalty shootout, tried their hand at learning some […]

Bitesize Safeguarding Training Videos and Accompanying Slides

Recording and slides for September 2024 All Staff Safeguarding Refresher and Updates to KCSIE September 2024 – Training Print Recording and slides for March 2024 Bitesize Child Sexual Exploitation print March 2024(© Cognus Limited 2024) Transcript Bitesize recording Child Sexual Exploitation, Sextortion and Grooming Recording and slides for December 2023 Voice of the Child […]

University online taster sessions 2021

Want to find out what it’s like to study at University (from home)? Interested in something but not sure if you want to study it further? Your school summer holiday is a good time to broaden your horizons and take part in an online event run by a UK university. Online Taster Sessions and Summer […]

Sutton VS launches ESOL Summer School 2021

We are excited to announce that this year Sutton Virtual School will be running an ESOL Summer School, hosted by Just Learn, for our Sutton UASC. We would like to prioritise students whose English is still at a basic level but numbers permitting, we will try to accommodate any UASC that wishes to take part. […]

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 […]