Virtual School

Post 16 education

Young people  make important decisions about their future when they finish school and college. They may wish to continue their education at University, work or gain qualifications through a traineeship or apprenticeship.  Support and advice is available from Sutton Virtual School at each step to ensure that young people make the best next steps in […]

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Writing

Ideas & Activities to promote Writing for Primary-Aged Children Why not write a story and send it to your case manager!

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Writing

We want every child and young person that we support to enjoy writing. We are here to promote writing and support foster carers and young people to develop their writing skills. Ideas & Activities to promote Writing in the Early Years Primary & Early Years – a Sutton Virtual School guide

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Reading

Sutton VS – The Power of Reading Promoting reading for Primary Aged Children – a guide Reading VIPERS Inference Skills Challenge Cards Inference-Skills-Challenge-Cards (accessible version) Book review template 1 Book-review-template-1 (accessible version) Book review template (more detailed)

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Careers information

If you are aged between 16-25 and are looking for some help in finding a job, apprenticeship, getting work experience or starting a business, here is a list of useful organisations that can offer support. Sutton Local Offer for Care Leavers, is a website dedicated to young people in Sutton who are care experienced and […]

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Dates for your diary

Secondary School Applications National Offer Day will be 1 March 2024. If you have a child starting Year 6 next September, please be reminded that secondary school applications had to be submitted by the 31st October 2023 including all supplementary information required by the school. If your child has an EHC Plan, the admissions process […]

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Learning Development and Opportunities

South Thames College Group January Open Events and New Courses starting September 2023 We welcome prospective students and their parents/carers to our first Open Events in 2023. Merton College Kingston College Carshalton College Saturday 21 January, 10am-1pm Saturday 28 January, 10am-1pm Wednesday 1 February, 5pm-7pm Register here Register here Register here NEW COURSES FOR SEPTEMBER […]

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Coping with Change

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful” – Joshua J Marine   We all experience fear when embarking upon unfamiliar journeys. How we manage and interpret change will determine the impact. Our children are no exception to fearing the unknown, in fact as you know transition is a challenging period. As […]

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