Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

Summer Fun Workshop 30/07/2024

The Paving the Way team welcomed 10 families to their workshop on Tuesday, despite the heat! We were also lucky enough to have Yen Lim, Art Psychotherapist join us. We had fun making beach scenes and playing games and each child went home with a bag full of creative goodies. We are looking forward to […]

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Paving the Way parent coffee morning

The Paving the Way team recently held a parent coffee morning at St Cecilia’s RC Primary School, with the focus on parent mental health and well-being. Parents were invited to come along and spend some time considering their own needs as a parent, and learn some practical tips on self-care. Early Intervention and Identification (Paving […]

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Building Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in a mainstream setting

Jo Wells, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist has been building awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in a mainstream school, providing training and support to enable them to provide support to a child with DLD. By providing them with this support, linking in the universal approach (strategies implemented into the classroom for all children), […]

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Transition to Year 7 Coffee Morning

Calling Parents/Carers of children transitioning into year 7. The Paving the Way and Inclusion (Cognus) teams are holding a parent’s coffee morning, to support parents with the transition of their child from primary to secondary school.  Staff will be available for support, advice and to share resources.   This is a space for parents to […]
Thu 1 August, 2024, 10:00am - 11:00am

Cognus Office
1st Floor, Cantium House
Railway Approach
Wallington
SM6 0DZ

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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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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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