Attendance

Attendance Support

Regular school attendance is important for children and young people’s learning, wellbeing and future opportunities. The Attendance Support Team works with schools and professionals to support and understand attendance concerns and provide the right support at the right time. Our approach is supportive, early and collaborative, with legal action used only where necessary and as […]

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Flexi-Schooling

What is flexi-schooling? Flexi-schooling is a discretionary arrangement in which a child remains on the roll of their school, but attends only part of the week, with the remainder of their education delivered at home. How does it work? Parents/carers are responsible for the home education portion. They must ensure that the child is receiving […]

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Attendance interventions

Attendance Interventions are broken down into three categories: voluntary, formal and statutory involvement. Our team work with schools to support appropriate consideration of support levels required. Where voluntary support is not having an impact on attendance improvement, schools can consider a more formal support.

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Complex Attendance Panel

Our Purpose Nationally, and within Sutton, there has been an increase in school absence. We recognise the need for a coordinated multi-agency approach to identify attendance barriers and support children, young people and families to re-engage with education. The Complex Attendance Panel brings together professionals from across education, health, early help and wider services to […]

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The Early Years SEND team

Hello from the Early Years SEND Team! We are part of Cognus Limited. Cognus is owned by the London Borough of Sutton to deliver education services. We work in partnership with many other education services and with schools and settings to support inclusion, well-being and education outcomes in our Borough. The Job of the Early […]

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Inclusion Surgeries for parents and carers

The Inclusion Surgeries will take place virtually on the below dates: Parent Inclusion Surgeries 2024/2025 (Booking Form – Office.com) We will be offering information, advice and guidance to parents and carers in relation to their child or young person, with a view to making their education journey more successful.

Sessions will be held via Microsoft Teams.

Please complete the form or contact inclusion@cognus.org.uk to book a 30 minute virtual slot. This is either to talk about 1 child for 30 minutes or 2 children for 15 minutes each. 

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Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)

ELSAs are trained to support pupils with social and emotional needs. Their work is mostly one-on-one, though small group sessions are sometimes used for social and friendship skills. ELSAs receive clinical supervision from educational psychologists but are managed within their own schools. ELSAs cannot fix children’s problems but provide crucial emotional support. They build respectful […]

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