Training and Development

17/01/2025 – Autism Professional Surgeries

Themes: Education for all (Inclusion), Infinity Support Hub, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and DevelopmentAudience: Professionals

Fri 17 January, 2025, 9:00am - 12:00pm

To request a 30 minute Teams call slot, please send your name, the child's name and their school and your main question to theautismservice@cognus.org.uk

The Early Years SEND team

Hello from the Early Years SEND Team! We are part of Cognus Limited. Cognus is owned by the London Borough of Sutton to deliver education services. We work in partnership with many other education services and with schools and settings to support inclusion, well-being and education outcomes in our Borough. The Job of the Early […]

17/01/2025 Workshop: Embedding trauma informed practices within the curriculum

Themes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and DevelopmentAudience: Professionals

Workshop: Embedding trauma informed practices within the curriculum For staff of Building Stronger Foundations (BSF) participating schools Cost: Fully funded by Sutton Virtual School To Book: email ep.service@cognus.org.uk

Fri 17 January, 2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Cantium House
Wallington
SM6 0DZ

11/10/2024 A·LIST

Themes: Attendance, Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and DevelopmentAudience: Professionals

We are delighted to announce a new training programme leading to certification as a literacy intervention facilitator: the A·LIST programme Date: 6 training dates starting 11th October 2024 Cost: £300 per delegate Click on the image for more information

Fri 11 October, 2024, 12:00am - 12:00am

03/10/2024 EBSA Network Event

Themes: Attendance, Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and DevelopmentAudience: Professionals

Cost: Fully Funded To Book: email ep.service@cognus.org.uk

Thu 3 October, 2024, 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Cantium House
Wallington
SM6 0DZ

24/09/2024 ELSA Development Day

Themes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and DevelopmentAudience: Professionals

Suicide – exploring attitudes around suicide and managing difficult conversations with young people. Click on the image for further information. Date: Tuesday 24th September 2024 Time: 9am-3pmWhere: Cantium House, Wallington, SM6 0DZCost: £55 To Book: Complete the order form and send to sutton.elsa@cognus.org.uk

Tue 24 September, 2024, 9:00am - 3:00pm

Cantium House
Wallington
SM6 0DZ

A·LIST

We are delighted to announce a new training programme being developing by the Educational Psychology Service (EPS) at Cognus, leading to certification as a literacy intervention facilitator: the A·LIST programme. Similarly to the ELSA programme, the A·LIST programme is designed to be delivered to teaching assistants or learning support assistants who will receive six full […]

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), […]

PostPosted: 8 Jul 2024Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Therapies, Training and Development

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 […]

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 […]