Virtual School

Trauma and Attachment

Foster care plays a pivotal role in the recovery process for many children exposed to trauma. The primary purpose of fostering is to provide an environment which mirrors a home or family and allows a child exposed to adversity, a space where they are safe and nurtured. Foster carers have the unique opportunity to imprint […]

Trauma and attachment

Executive Functions Training Week 1:Executive functions: Introduction Sasha-Gay Brown (Trauma and Attachment Advisor, Virtual School) and Dr Kate Payne (Educational Psychologist) introduce the executive function and trauma series. Executive function is an umbrella term for the interrelated cognitive processes involved in executing a task. It helps to monitor and control our thoughts and actions. Some […]

Care Leaver Network

Care Leavers Charter Care Leaver Network Pack Learning doesn’t stop when you leave formal education and should be a key part of adult life as well. As a Care Leaver, you can continue to receive educational advice and guidance from Sutton Virtual School through The Care Leaver Network. Sutton’s Care Leaver Local Offer Sutton’s Care […]

Post 16

Post 16 Online Learning MOOC and Free Online Courses from Coursera, edX, FutureLearn and other Top Providers and Universities in a wide range of categories and subjects. FUTURE LEARN Free to access 100s of courses in a wide variety of topics. OPEN UNIVERSITY FREE COURSES – A wide range of free online courses from the […]

ESOL

Online safeguarding reminder: As with all materials, especially videos, in order to help safeguard please ensure you preview before sharing websites and materials with your young person, to ensure content is appropriate. Headway English Online Beginner to advanced resources including grammar, vocabulary, everyday English and tests. British Council Online course with a free English test […]

Secondary

Online safeguarding reminder: As with all materials, especially videos, in order to help safeguard please ensure you preview before sharing websites and materials with your young person, to ensure content is appropriate. KS4 Support – GCSE English Literature Focus Revising with the help of a video can be really useful. There are lots of great […]

Online Learning

Online safeguarding reminder: As with all materials, especially videos, in order to help safeguard please ensure you preview before sharing websites and materials with your young person, to ensure content is appropriate. Maths http://www.mathschase.com/ What: Games – mathematics times tables Maths Chase is a completely free site where you can quickly test your times tables, […]

Music lessons

Sutton Music Service offers free instrument lessons in some Sutton schools. We encourage all our children to try a musical instrument. If you are interested please contact your Sutton Virtual School Education Advisor. Sutton Music Trust – Registration The list of Sutton schools eligible for free music lessons via Sutton Music Trust are as follows: […]

Independent Schools

Sutton Virtual School have worked with Homefield Prep an independent day school to put together a toolkit to support Independent Day and Boarding Schools to offer more bursary opportunities. The toolkit covers all areas for prior consideration by the school, the virtual school and local authority and outlines the key areas of responsibility. Please click […]

Enrichment

Sutton Virtual School provides a range of enrichment events for our young people. These events are a great opportunity to build friendships, explore interests and to learn outside of the classroom. Highlights for the coming year include a visit to the Tate Modern, and a one-day cooking class for post-16 young people. Upcoming Events Autumn […]