Early Years

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 […]

Early Identification and Notification

For Parents / Carers Click on the image to view the information leaflet for parents / carers on the Early Identification and Notification process For Professionals Click on the image to view the information leaflet for professionals on the Early Identification and Notification process. CCGs, NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts MUST inform the appropriate […]

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 […]

Resources for schools

Posters Click on the image to open a full size version you can save and print. I Wish My Teacher Knew… A classroom tool that allows children to confidentially share their worries, hopes, and achievements with their teacher. It helps build trust, supports emotional wellbeing, and enables early intervention by giving students a safe space […]

Meet the team

Elizabeth Ross CBT Therapist/Art Therapist I understand that there is no one size fits all approach to therapy and aim to work together with young people to support understanding, change and growth. Sarah Bass Dramatherapist I aim to help people harness their creativity to aide healing, growth, and development. EMDR therapy also sits within my […]

Services and Training

Our Services Our service menu is carefully crafted to cater to the diverse needs of students, educators, and families. Our service ranges from 6 to 8 individual and group therapy sessions, workshops on managing difficult emotions or mental health needs. The MHST provides evidence-based interventions delivered by an eclectic team of mental health practitioners. Explore […]

Sutton Virtual School Annual Report 2023

The Sutton Virtual School Annual Report 2023 describes how Sutton Virtual School works closely with foster carers, social workers, Cognus services and schools to help improve the education of our Children Looked After. The report celebrates the achievements and enrichment experiences of our children over the past year. We are so proud of everything they’ve achieved. What […]

ePEP

We are pleased to announce that the updates to the Sutton Virtual School PEP document are now live. We have designed the new PEP with input from designated teachers, social workers, foster carers, young people and our CLA nurse team. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with the updates and watch the training video which takes […]

EY SEND Resources

Ordinarily Available Provision The Early Years Ordinarily Available Provision Guidance has been developed to help families, settings, and professionals understand what this support looks like in practice and reflects national expectations for inclusive, high-quality early years education. Whole Setting Inclusion Audit SEND Transitions Early Years SEND – Transition Process for the Private Voluntary and Independent […]

EY Graduated Response

Training April 2023