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PostPosted: 29 Oct 2025Posted in Headlines

Paving the Way workshop on ‘Managing anxiety through play’ 2025

Twenty-three families joined the Paving the Way team for a workshop on managing anxiety through play. It was joyful to see the room filled with Mum’s, Dad’s and Nan’s connecting with their children and with other families. Together we learnt what anxiety is, why we experience it, and ways in which we can reduce and […]

PostPosted: 6 Oct 2025Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Training and Development

Cognus Education Safeguarding Team – Back to School in September

The Education Safeguarding Team have had a busy start to September with reviews, training and reflective safeguarding supervision taking place across many of our schools. On Tuesday 2nd September we delivered ‘Staff Safeguarding Awareness Training at Robin Hood Infants School. On Monday 22nd September we carried out a ‘Safeguarding Review’ at Homefield Preparatory School’. On […]

PostPosted: 2 Oct 2025Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Therapies

Let’s Get Talking!

Cognus Therapies are extremely excited to announce the beginning of a local level alternative and augmentative communications (AAC) service for the London Borough of Sutton, led by Speech and Language Therapy leads Tessa O’Brien and Rebecca Tinney. AAC systems offer an alternative to or can supplement (augment) spoken language and are essential systems for people […]

Sutton Supernova Singers

Sutton Supernova Singers is a fully inclusive, un-auditioned choir for singers with all additional learning needs (e.g. ASD, ADHD, Speech & Language, Global Developmental Delay, etc.) aged 8-13. Sessions are carried out in a supportive environment that has been adapted to the differing needs of the children and young people attending. Break out rooms are available, as well as fidget toys and visual cues. Parents are […]

‘Every child, every school’ Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) guidance

We are delighted to announce the launch of Sutton’s ‘Every child, every school’ Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) guidance documents. These documents have been co-produced with SENCOs and Head teachers from across Sutton schools, and a number of professionals from different Cognus teams, and aim to set out expectations for the support and strategies that should […]

PostPosted: 8 Sep 2025Posted in Headlines

Post 16 Therapies Team continues to champion Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) in the local area and to ‘infinity and beyond’

The Academic Year 2024-25 was indeed a busy one for Cognus Post 16 Therapies. Not only did the joint therapies assessment clinic enter its fourth year, reaching a whopping 30 young people in the local and surrounding area, but Emma Perridge (Occupational Therapist, Post 16 OT Lead) and Ashlea Stephens (Speech and Language Therapist, Post […]

PostPosted: 5 Sep 2025Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe

Cognus Education Safeguarding Team attend Free Community Family Event at Tweeddale Children’s Centre

On Saturday 16th August 2025, the Education Safeguarding Team attended a free family event at Tweeddale Children’s Centre, organised by the Parenting Service and Volunteers, supported by Family Hub Staff. This is our safe space. Look at the smile on my daughter’s face. We haven’t been able to do a lot this summer as everything […]

PostPosted: 27 Aug 2025Posted in HeadlinesTagged CognusandProud, Early InterventionThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

SEND Explainer Videos

Supporting your child with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) through transitions can be challenging, but you’re not alone. Sutton Council and Cognus Limited have launched this series of short, informative videos to provide support and guidance to parents and carers of children with SEND in Sutton, focusing on the transitions into primary school, secondary […]

Paving the Way back to school workshop 2025

Fourteen families joined the Paving the Way team for some fun that prepared the children to transition back to school. Together we crafted, spoke about beginning a new school year and made items, such as routine visuals, bookmarks and pencil cases which aim to support independence and organisation. 100% of our families said the workshop […]

PostPosted: 11 Aug 2025Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Therapies, Training and Development

Giving Children A Voice and Supporting Parents’ Journeys With Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

The Therapies Team are excited to share the success of our three-part AAC Parent Training recently delivered at Sherwood Park School – Sherwood Hill Campus. AAC is an approach to communication that helps people to communicate or to communicate more clearly and easily (source Augmentative and alternative communication | RCSLT). ‘Augmentative’ means that it helps […]