Early Years

Sensory Impairment Support

Cognus’ Sensory Impairment Support service supports children and young people up to 19 (and up to 25 years old for those with an EHCP) who have a hearing, visual or multi-sensory impairment. The Sensory Impairment Service team work closely with parents in the early years, visiting babies and toddlers at home. When pupils start school, […]

Early Years (including SEND)

Cognus’ Early Years team supports and advises PVI settings – Pre-schools, Day Nurseries and Childminders and Early Years provision in Schools. By working closely with the Early Years sector and promoting good Early Years practice we aim to ensure that all children benefit from high quality provision. We provide support by carrying out advisory visits, […]

Local Offer

Sutton’s Local Offer Website: for all your SEND information needs. The Local Offer has two key purposes:• To provide clear and accessible information about the support and opportunities available locally. These include education, health and social care.• To make provision more responsive to local needs and hopes. This includes involving children and young people with […]

Sutton Virtual School works closely with schools, nurseries, foster carers and prospective adopters, to promote the education of children in care. We are keen to support you to give lots of opportunities for fun, play-based learning at home, so we hope that you’ll find lots of useful ideas and information here. A study by the […]

Primary

Sutton Virtual School works closely with schools, nurseries, foster carers and prospective adopters, to promote the education of children in care. We are keen to support you to give lots of opportunities for fun, play-based learning at home, so we hope that you’ll find lots of useful ideas and information here. If you’d […]

Training

CWSW training Designated Teacher Training 2023-24 EHCP application for CLA Executive Function (films 1- 6) Foster carer Education training New to care film Previously Children Looked After Post 16 and HE film Trauma informed transition Part 1 & 2 We’re here to help – Therapy/Support film Your HE Choices Attendance Autism and Trauma Relational Approach […]

Maths

Maths gives children many key life skills, including number, time and money and we want children to enjoy maths. Here are some websites with Primary-aged maths activities you could try at home: Other websites Maths Chase games (Interactive times tables and quick-fire mental maths) ‘Third […]

Maths

Maths gives children many key life skills, including number, time and money and we want children to enjoy maths. Here are some websites with Early Years maths activities you could try at home: Other websites Activity Sheets by ‘Orchard Toys’ Third Space Learning for home learning […]

Writing

Ideas & Activities to promote Writing for Primary-Aged Children Why not write a story and send it to your case manager!

Writing

We want every child and young person that we support to enjoy writing. We are here to promote writing and support foster carers and young people to develop their writing skills. Ideas & Activities to promote Writing in the Early Years Primary & Early Years – a Sutton Virtual School guide