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Supporting practitioners and parents to meet the needs of young people with SEND in Sutton’s education settings
“It’s the best job in the world, but one of the hardest, loneliest, most misunderstood roles in a school.” – Helen Curran, Bath Spa University. SENCOs and parents now have access to a new resource to provide guidance and information for those working to meet the needs of children and young people with SEND in […]Traveller Pupil is top of the class!
As part of an initiative funded by the Department for Education in response to Covid-19, St Elphege’s RC Infant School were offered access to a programme called Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI). The programme is designed for Reception pupils and involves providing targeted small group and one-to-one support for children who would benefit from additional support with their language […]Hearing Impairment Service opening up
This half term, the HI service have been enjoying being back out on home visits. Prior to this, we were only back in schools. Being back in the homes, working with our babies and families, has been wonderful, feeling almost normal! It was super to see one of our almost 2 year old’s, who had not been […]Making Music with Students with PMLD
Sutton Music Service’s mission is to provide access to music in all its forms for every young person in the borough. With support and training from Open Orchestras, SMS has been working with Sherwood Park School (an all-age foundation special school) to create an orchestra accessible to young disabled people. The sessions take place each […]Executive functions: emotional control and response inhibition
Sasha-Gay Brown (Trauma and Attachment Advisor, Virtual School) and Dr Kate Payne (Educational Psychologist) introduce two components of executive functions: emotional control and response inhibition. ‘Emotional control’ is the capacity to manage emotions and feelings to respond appropriately. ‘Response inhibition’ is the capacity to think before acting. Some children or young people may have difficulty […]Read more on Executive functions: emotional control and response inhibition
Partnership training boost for the next generation of music teachers
Future secondary school music teachers, working towards their Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) year in their first teaching post have been supported in their development by Sutton Music Service, lead partner in the Sutton Music Education Hub. Since 2019, Sutton Music Service has been working with the Music PGCE team at Sutton SCITT and Roehampton University […]Read more on Partnership training boost for the next generation of music teachers
Executive functions: organisation, planning and prioritisation
Dr Kate Payne (Educational Psychologist) introduce two components of executive functions: organisation and planning and prioritisation. ‘Organisation’ is the capacity to create and maintain a system to keep track of information and materials. ‘Planning and prioritisation’ is the capacity to plan out steps to reach a goal and prioritise which is most important. Some children […]Read more on Executive functions: organisation, planning and prioritisation
Supporting Families Arriving in Sutton Through the Hong Kong Resettlement Scheme
This scheme is expected to see hundreds of thousands of families relocate from Hong Kong to the UK over the next 5 years. The precise numbers who are likely to settle in Sutton are unknown, however, estimates from local groups supporting families estimate this to be over 1000, the majority of which will arrive in […]Read more on Supporting Families Arriving in Sutton Through the Hong Kong Resettlement Scheme
Executive functions: task initiation and time management
Dr Kate Payne (Educational Psychologist) introduce two components of executive functions: task initiation and time management. ‘Task initiation’ is the capacity to begin projects in a timely fashion and ‘time management’ is the capacity to estimate how much time you have and how to use it to stay within time limits and deadlines. Some children […]Read more on Executive functions: task initiation and time management