Virtual School
Powerful film unlocks opportunities to support care experienced young people
Professionals working with Sutton’s children looked after had the opportunity to view the critically acclaimed short film ‘Be-Longing’ directed by Mike McKenzie. Sutton Virtual School staff who watched the film were impressed at the emotional and poignant story of a child in care. The film skilfully challenges professionals to continually consider the impact of decision […]Read more on Powerful film unlocks opportunities to support care experienced young people
Sutton VS launches ESOL Summer School 2021
We are excited to announce that this year Sutton Virtual School will be running an ESOL Summer School, hosted by Just Learn, for our Sutton UASC. We would like to prioritise students whose English is still at a basic level but numbers permitting, we will try to accommodate any UASC that wishes to take part. […]Sutton’s children gain the benefits of a financial education
Children under the care of Sutton are benefitting from access to high quality financial education to help them develop the necessary skills and understanding to support them financially in their future adult lives. The need to for children in care to receive financial education was recently highlighted by Vicky Ford MP when she said, “Care […]Read more on Sutton’s children gain the benefits of a financial education
Strength & Difficulty Questionnaires
Strength and Difficultly Questionnaires (SDQ) are used in Personal Education Plan (PEP) meetings to help identify appropriate support for both education and wellbeing. Please complete the appropriate form below and return to the CLA Education Advisor in advance of the PEP meeting. The final SDQ scores will be made available for discussion at the PEP […]Trauma & Executive Function 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 children and young people may have had adverse experiences in their childhood resulting in trauma and attachment difficulties. This can result in a difficulty in the development of […]It’s not too early to think about University…
We are really pleased to be working with Solent University and their Step into Success Programme. Step into Success gives learners in years 5 to 13 the chance to access a great variety of activities, events and competitions, designed to instil a passion for learning and to raise their aspirations for the future. Solent believes […]Good News Stories – 2021
Sutton Virtual School now working to support Children with a Social Worker On 1st September all Virtual Schools in England received new duties related to Children with a Social Worker. At Sutton Virtual School we are so excited about the opportunity to work with this group of young people in addition to the work we […]Introducing Solent University’s XLR8 To Success Programme
Academic Success is not just about studying and tests When most children and young people think about doing well in school or college, they assume it’s all about hitting the books, studying, revising for exams and performing well in tests. Whilst all of this is true it’s also worth considering the importance of taking care […]Read more on Introducing Solent University’s XLR8 To Success Programme