Virtual School

Kinship

Sutton Virtual School acts as a local authority champion to promote the educational outcomes of children in kinship care. This includes children in kinship care through child arrangement orders, special guardianship and those living in kinship care who are or were looked after. What is Kinship? “Kinship carers are family or friends who step up, […]

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 […]

Referral Process

The MHST recognise importance of a coordinated approach to mental health support, especially within educational settings. Our referral process is designed to ensure that individuals receive the right level of support at the right time, with careful consideration of their unique needs and circumstances. Before initiating the referral process, it’s essential to reach out to […]

Meet the team

Elizabeth Ross CBT Therapist/Art Therapist I understand that there is no one size fits all approach to therapy and aim to work together with young people to support understanding, change and growth. Sarah Bass Dramatherapist I aim to help people harness their creativity to aide healing, growth, and development. EMDR therapy also sits within my […]

MHST Services and Training

Our Services Our service menu is carefully crafted to cater to the diverse needs of students, educators, and families. Our service ranges from 6 to 8 individual and group therapy sessions, workshops on managing difficult emotions or mental health needs. The MHST provides evidence-based interventions delivered by an eclectic team of mental health practitioners. Explore […]

Success Stories

Welcome to Sutton Virtual School’s Success Stories! We understand that for some of our young people, identifying a career to progress towards can be difficult – especially as there are so many choices! We will regularly update this page, with a range of resources to support you in your decisions, including aspirational careers videos and […]

Mental Health Support Team (MHST)

The MHST (Mental Health Support Team) provides health support services within the school setting to a range of schools who are part of the cluster. The team is a collaboration between professionals from the Educational Psychology Service and Sutton CAMHS and sits within the wider Education Wellbeing Service. The MHST aims to enhance emotional well-being […]

Blue Light Card – discounts for Foster Carers

Join foster parents and carers from across the country who’ve signed up to Blue Light Card. Follow these simple steps: . Click register . Select Social Care . Select Foster Carers . Enter Foster Carer/Parent in the job title . Fill out your details . Upload a picture of your ID card or pay slip* […]

PostPosted: 15 Mar 2024Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Virtual School

Sutton Virtual School Annual Report 2023

The Sutton Virtual School Annual Report 2023 describes how Sutton Virtual School works closely with foster carers, social workers, Cognus services and schools to help improve the education of our Children Looked After. To find out more about the Sutton Virtual School, please visit their homepage and then have a look at their information and all that […]

London Careers Hub

Next Steps in London is a new resource designed to help young people to understand the range of pathways available across London and provides a list of downloadable resources. The guide explains the different pathways in education and training that young people can access when they finish year 11. If you want to find out […]