Virtual School

Kinship, SGO and Adoption information

Please read the PCLA and Kinship Booklet. We summarise below are some of the key things we think our Kinship, SGO and Adoption families need to know about education to support them in their role: All children who have been in public care in England and Wales and moved to an SGO or Adoption can […]

Welcome to our service

A family enters our service when a child or young person (aged 2 up to 18) comes into the care of London Borough of Sutton. The family will include the child, the carer/s and/or parents and the child’s social worker. When a child or young person comes into care, they are allocated a Child Looked […]

Coram Voice Creative Writing Competition 2022

Coram Voices are running their annual Creative Writing Competition for children looked after and care leavers to further encourage involvement in writing. www.coramvoice.org.uk/voices2022

Sutton’s Children Looked After have a strong educational year in 2021

We are proud to release our Virtual School Annual Report 2021 final to illustrate the wealth of opportunities and support that the children of Sutton have had over the past. With continued increases in examination results at KS4, strong destination outcomes continuing and a rich and engaging programme of enrichment and training opportunities, Sutton’s children […]

All the excitement of the theatre at a relaxed performance

Sutton Virtual School and Mousetrap Theatre Projects are committed to providing inclusive theatre for all and this year Sutton Virtual School were able to support a family to access Mousetrap Theatre Projects yearly relaxed performance of a popular West End Show, Matthew Bourne’s ‘The Nutcracker’ at Sadler’s Wells Theatre. Relaxed performances are adapted performances to […]

Children new to care

Here is a video for foster carers looking after a young person who is new to care. It explains how Sutton Virtual School will work in partnership with you to support the young person’s education. Please also read our New to care starter pack to accompany the video and explain the support on offer from […]

Children with SEND

Children and young people in care are up to four times more likely to have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) compared to those not in care. Foster carers can learn about the EHCP application process and SEND admissions by watching the videos below. Admissions for children with an EHCP Special educational needs support Your […]

Promoting attendance, engagement & progress

Language That Cares

Language That Cares: Using language and communication that supports our young people and understands their feelings Language is a powerful tool of communication and as professionals, we need to ensure that the language we use is understanding of care-experienced young people, particularly when writing reports like PEPs. Here are some useful suggestions from the TACT […]

Building Trauma Informed Schools Across Sutton

Launched in 2020, the Trauma and Attachment Programme by the Sutton Virtual School has made a real impact for Sutton’s children and young people, providing invaluable support to Sutton schools. The programme provides both “Universal” and “Targeted” support to schools, ensuring that staff are trauma informed and effectively supporting children and young people displaying difficulties […]