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Sutton Children in Care Council

The Children in Care Council is here to represent children and young people who are looked after, and those who have left care and people who have left care between the ages of 7-25 years old. The CICC offer a range of exciting events and opportunities for children and young people to participate and share […]

How Schools Can Support Children With Trauma

Schools are poised with the unique opportunity to thwart negative outcomes underpinned by a child’s exposure to trauma. Persons with lived experiences of ACE’s have recounted how appreciative they are for schools that were their safe heaven. It’s essential for schools to master the essence of what it means to take a trauma informed approach […]

The importance of being a Trauma Sensitive School

One off events or continuous events of trauma can impact on one’s physiological, psychological and developmental trajectories. Everyone has experienced some level of threat that tends to trigger fear and/or ability to feel safe and calm. Similarly, children may fall victims to adversities that can also shatter their sense of ability to feel safe and […]

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. Other Care Leaver support Sutton’s Care Leaver […]

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, […]