Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

Upcoming Training and Events

Click on the images for further information on the training and events offered LBS Training Offer Fully funded training for school staff through the LBS training offer, delivered by the Educational Psychology Service. Click on the image for further information and book via this link A·LIST We are delighted to announce a new training programme […]

Guidance

Families Educational Psychology Parent/Carer Information Sheet EBSA guidance for parents/carers – Guide for Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Trauma and Executive Function Series – A series of videos aimed at foster carers, parents and school staff supporting children and young people who may have had adverse experiences in their early life. Professionals Mental health and […]

How EPs support professional development in schools, services and organisations

• EPs deliver training to parents, teachers, teaching assistants, other professionals and students to support key areas. Please click on the link to the CPD training menu.• EPs provide supervision to professionals such as ELSA, CPD supervision groups, teachers, TAs or senior leadership.• EPs deliver therapeutic intervention to individual children or groups such as cognitive […]

Phone Consultations for Parents/Carers

To arrange a telephone consultation with the Educational Psychology Service, please fill in the form (link below). This form is for the parents/carers of children who are residents in Sutton and are not currently involved with an Educational Psychologist. Educational Psychology Service – Phone Consultations for Parents/Carers

Supporting the emotional wellbeing of refugee students in schools

Aimee Rolls, Trainee Educational Psychologist, Cognus Educational Psychology Service & UCL’s IOE The session focuses on how school staff can support the emotional wellbeing of children with a refugee background using a psychosocial approach, looking at how we can: The training provides a space for reflection for staff to focus on these areas and how […]

Critical Incident documents and protocols

Unexpected and tragic events cannot be prevented from occurring, and sadly bereavements and traumatic incidents are a reality that schools face. How we respond to these events is important in promoting feelings of safety and psychological wellbeing for the students and staff in our schools. The unexpected, and thankfully infrequent, nature of these events however […]

EY SEND Resources

Guidance Links NHS Sutton Healthcare – Children’s Therapies What to expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage: a guide for parents Every Child a Talker: Guidance for Consultants and Early Language Lead Practitioners

EY Graduated Response

Training April 2023

Revised EYFS DfE and Ofsted Key Messages

Welcome Information – Sutton Local Offer

Meeting our service The Local Offer provides information to children, young people and families with special educational needs or disabilities. The information includes support services available in the local area. It is a statutory requirement to have a Local Offer. The SEN Code of Practice 2015, section 4 explains what it needs to include. The Local Offer […]