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SIASS Volunteer Recruitment: A Service Success Story

“I have used your services many times and you have always supported me and pointed me in the right direction to make sure I get the correct information or support for my sons. I feel like this would be a great opportunity for me to broaden my horizons, give something back to the community and support my fellow […]

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Sutton Music Service: Engaging Digital Learners

Sutton Music Service’s mission, is to provide access to musical opportunities in all their forms, for every young person in the borough. The COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting restrictions, required the Music Service to carefully look at how it digitally engages with children and young people. For most traditional musical activities, the preference will always be […]

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Aspiration Library launch – broadening education and career insghts for children and young people

Sutton Virtual School have been busy networking with a range of people, including those who are care experienced, and appreciate that they have agreed to share their education and career journey’s, through pen profiles, videos, mentoring sessions and podcasts for us to share on our recently launched Aspiration Library. One such person is Lois Turner, […]

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Supporting students to develop a positive understanding of their autism identity  

During her time with Cognus, Rebecca Duffus has been a speaker at many national conferences, such as the TES SEN Show and the Education People Show.    Over the past year, the conference world has changed somewhat and most shifted to online delivery.  Rebecca was pleased to be able to contribute to the Inclusive Communication Essex (ICE) Sharing Day which was held online for the […]

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School Residential visits resume

As well as the easing of some of the restrictions on social gatherings, swimming pools being able to reopen and once again being able to go inside cafes and restaurants, step 3 of the lockdown easing, that came into effect on May 17th, has also allowed schools to take children once again on overnight visits. […]

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Primary to Secondary School Transition for Autistic Students

As part of the end of year transition from Year 6 to 7, Rebecca Duffus,  our Advisory Teacher for Autism,  has shared a range of resources with Primaries and Secondaries related to transition for autistic students/those with social communication differences. Resources for Primaries: Time to move on leaflet for TAs/LSAs who are available to support with […]

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#WeCannotWalkAlone – Refugee care leavers making strides in education

As Refugee Awareness Week has passed, so has the #SuttonWalksToCalais challenge. Sutton Virtual School finished in style, completing in total, an amazing 418 miles! We definitely made it to Calais and were well on our way through Europe, past Belgium and into Germany where we 30 miles from Frankfurt! We may be small but our eight person Virtual School […]

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23rd July 2021 Local Resolution Listening Event Rescheduled

In response to feedback and recognising that the Summer Holiday is now firmly upon us, and with children at home, the local resolution listening event has been rescheduled to the Autumn term. Building on the success of recent sessions, Cognus are planning a series of events over the coming year. Watch this space for updates […]

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Education Untapped Podcast – Encouraging diversity in the world of disability

Ashlea Stephens (Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Post 16 Lead for Cognus Therapies) interviews Luke Fox, an autistic adult with a language disorder from Sutton. Luke was shortlisted for a Sutton Community Award in the category of Outstanding Young Person in February 2021. We will be hearing from Luke about his experiences in […]

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Flapjacks and OT – developing skills for life

The Therapies Team work with a huge number of children and young people in the Local Area developing their Speech and Language and Occupational therapy skills to support their access to education and prepare them for adulthood. One of the Cognus Occupational Therapists, Jacqui Waller, has been working with a student for a number of […]

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