Services

Cognus provides a range of services for families and professionals to ensure that children, young people and parents/carers receive the support and services they need to achieve and lead happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.

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Mental Health Support Team (MHST)

The MHST (Mental Health Support Team) provides health support services within the school setting to a range of schools who are part of the cluster. The team is a collaboration between professionals from the Educational Psychology Service and Sutton CAMHS and sits within the wider Education Wellbeing Service. The MHST aims to enhance emotional well-being […]

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Outdoor Education

Cognus Outdoor Education service comes under the umbrella of the Safeguarding service, and provides training and support for schools and educational settings to enable them to plan, deliver and manage outdoor activities and off-site visits that meet their legal responsibilities, their duties set out in government statutory guidance and that conform to established best practice. […]

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Podcasts

Cognus’ Education Untapped podcast provides educationalists and parents/carers with monthly guidance and information to support young people’s learning and wellbeing. All episodes will draw upon current educational and clinical practice and will provide you with useful strategies to use in the classroom and at home.

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SACRE Support

Cognus is commissioned by the London Borough of Sutton to maintain a Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) on their behalf. Sutton’s SACRE provides advice to local authority school’s (not including Voluntary Aided or Voluntary Controlled Schools) on all aspects of its provision for Religious Education (RE), including: For SACRE’s annual reports and meeting […]

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Safeguarding

Cognus Safeguarding service provides training and support for schools and educational settings to enable them to meet their statutory duties set out in government statutory guidance. We do this through: Hayley Cameron, Education Safeguarding Manager hayley.cameron@cognus.org.uk or 0204 582 0847 Stephen Welding, Education E safety Advisor/Prevent trainer stephen.welding@cognus.org.uk or 0204 582 0322 Gillian Bush, Education Safeguarding Advisor in CFCS & CME […]

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School Admissions

Cognus’ School Admissions team’s core work is to process and co-ordinate applications and outcomes for Sutton residents in Reception, Junior and Secondary transfer processes, and to co-ordinate in-year applications to Sutton schools. For schools, we provide: Support for parents/carers: Visit the Sutton Council Admission web page for more information on applications for school places. For enquiries, call […]

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School Exclusion

Cognus’ School Exclusion service provides information, advice and guidance on the prevention of exclusion to schools. The team is responsible for recording and reporting statutory exclusion data on behalf of the London Borough of Sutton. Additionally, the team will make the necessary arrangements, in partnership with the Limes College in Sutton, to offer pupils suitable […]

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School Improvement

Cognus’ School Improvement service supports schools to bring about continuous and sustained improvement in teaching and learning. Our aim is to ensure that all the maintained primary schools in Sutton have access to the right expertise to support learning and governance. We do this by: For more information, contact Jane Morgan, School Improvement Advisor, at jane.morgan@cognus.org.uk

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School Inclusion

Cognus’ School Inclusion service provides information, advice, and guidance to schools to support inclusive practice and the prevention of exclusion. A Range of support can be offered that may include: To speak to a member of the inclusion team, or for more information, please contact Cognus’ Inclusion Coordinators on:

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SEND Support

Meeting our service The service is made up Head of SEND Support, the Early Years and Sensory Impairment Teams. The service works with schools and families to support children and young people with additional needs, who do not have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP). This support can be in many different forms. It can […]

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