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Summer Fun Day
Sutton Virtual School and the Children in Care Council, joined up over the summer to hold a fun day for the children, young people and families we work with. We welcomed over 20 families, who participated in creating some art pieces, tested their aim with a penalty shootout, tried their hand at learning some circus […]Paving the Way team up with Sutton’s Children’s Centres
Paving the Way have teamed up with Sutton Children’s Centres at different venues during the summer holidays for ‘Mini Olympics’. Whilst the children were taking part in the fun activities on the Start Well programme, members of the Paving the Way team were able to offer support and advice to parents of children with older […]Read more on Paving the Way team up with Sutton’s Children’s Centres
Paving the Way and Sutton Music Service – African Drumming workshop
The Paving the Way Team delivered a summer African drumming workshop to children and young people who are currently waiting and working with the Paving the Way caseworkers. We collaborated with the Sutton Music Service and delivered the workshop for children aged between 5 and 11 years old. The aim of this session was to […]Read more on Paving the Way and Sutton Music Service – African Drumming workshop
Cognus Education Safeguarding Manager levels up during the pandemic
During the summer, Hayley Cameron, Education Safeguarding Manager, received confirmation of her Masters Award and Accreditation. She achieved Master of Arts in Advanced Child Protection with Distinction. Hayley started on this journey back in January 2019, after being accepted on to a 2-year distanced learning course with the University of Kent. ‘I would like to […]Read more on Cognus Education Safeguarding Manager levels up during the pandemic
KIDS and Orchard Hill College help improve the Local Offer
We want the Local Offer to reflect what our young people want. Students at Orchard Hill College took part in a workshop run by KIDS, to help improve the Local Offer. During the workshop, friends and relationships were shown to be the very important for young people. Meeting friends, ‘stop being single’ and having fun […]Read more on KIDS and Orchard Hill College help improve the Local Offer
Exam outcomes continue to rise for Sutton’s children in care
We are delighted that Sutton’s Children Looked After (CLA) and care leavers have continued to make strides forwards in terms of educational outcomes. Children who come into the care system, often face challenges that can impact their education, but with the support of schools, foster carers and professionals we have a trend of improving exam […]Read more on Exam outcomes continue to rise for Sutton’s children in care
Partnership working with families – a key priority for our SEND Service
Partnership working with families is a key priority for our SEND Service, as not only does it ensure a collaborative approach, but it ensures that the child or young person is at the heart of the team’s thinking, planning and support. The SEND Service are pleased to share two recent examples of partnership working which […]Read more on Partnership working with families – a key priority for our SEND Service
Cognus Therapies Post 16 Team success in preparation for adulthood work
Cognus Therapies Post 16 Team focus on independence and social communication skills in preparation for adulthood with amazing success. Since inception in 2017, the Post 16 Therapies Team has grown enormously from having only one Speech and Language Therapist, Ashlea Stephens (POST 16 Speech and Language Lead), to having more than 10 staff contributing to […]Read more on Cognus Therapies Post 16 Team success in preparation for adulthood work