Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

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 […]

Speech and Language Therapy

Speech and Language Therapy Leaflet Who are we? The Cognus Speech and Language Therapy team comprises of qualified Speech and Language Therapists and Senior Therapy Assistants. We are a large and diverse team with a wealth of knowledge and experience in supporting children and young people to develop an array of skills including social communication, […]

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy Leaflet Who are we? Cognus Occupational Therapy Services (COTS) comprises of qualified Occupational Therapists and Senior Therapy Assistants. We are a large and diverse team with a wealth of knowledge and experience in supporting children and young people with developing functional skills required for learning and everyday tasks. What do we do? The […]