Education for all (Inclusion)

PostPosted: 26 Jul 2024Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

Paving the Way parent coffee morning

The Paving the Way team recently held a parent coffee morning at St Cecilia’s RC Primary School, with the focus on parent mental health and well-being. Parents were invited to come along and spend some time considering their own needs as a parent, and learn some practical tips on self-care. Early Intervention and Identification (Paving […]

PostPosted: 17 Jul 2024Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

SIASS Website temporarily unavailable

Please be aware that the SIASS website is temporarily down and while this is being restored, for any SEN advice, please refer to (IPSEA) Independent Provider of Special Education Advice. Please follow the link for details on how to contact the SIASS team – Sutton IASS (SIASS) – Cognus We are working hard to ensure […]

PostPosted: 12 Jul 2024Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and Development

Building Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in a mainstream setting

Jo Wells, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist has been building awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in a mainstream school, providing training and support to enable them to provide support to a child with DLD. By providing them with this support, linking in the universal approach (strategies implemented into the classroom for all children), […]

Transition to Year 7 Coffee Morning

Themes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)Audience: Families

Calling Parents/Carers of children transitioning into year 7. The Paving the Way and Inclusion (Cognus) teams are holding a parent’s coffee morning, to support parents with the transition of their child from primary to secondary school. Staff will be available for support, advice and to share resources. This is a space for parents to […]

Thu 1 August, 2024, 10:00am - 11:00am

Cognus Office
1st Floor, Cantium House
Railway Approach
Wallington
SM6 0DZ

PostPosted: 8 Jul 2024Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Therapies, Training and Development

Empowering SEND Champions working with pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs.

Jessica Wood, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, recently delivered an interactive, fun and informative workshop for 15 of our dedicated SEND Champions. This event marked the third workshop of the year under Cognus Therapies’ Graduated Response initiative, which aims to support schools within the London Borough of Sutton (LBS). The workshop brought together staff from […]

PostPosted: 5 Jul 2024Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

Primary Family Support Group

The Paving the Way team held another successful Primary Family Support Group, between April 2024 and June 2024. I am now more understanding of the behaviours my children display We all have struggles and things we find hard to cope with Giving time to myself and not be so tough on myself is something I […]

GRTHM 2024 Family Histories

This year, the theme for Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month was ‘Family‘. We asked the children and young people that we work with to find out about their own family history and share it with us. Here are some of their families… This is Alfred Henry Clark – known as ‘Tiddler’. He is Scarlett […]

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 […]

PostPosted: 13 Jun 2024Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

Family Workshop on Teamwork

On the 29th May 2024, the Paving the Way team in collaboration with Inclusion, held a family workshop on teamwork. 15 families attended with children from 2 – 11 years. Learning about sharing, taking turns and listening to others through games, crafts, and various fun activities. Feedback: My child has really grasped the topic and […]

PostPosted: 10 Jun 2024Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe

Cognus Education Safeguarding Team’s E-Safety Advisor delivers online safety awareness training for staff in the Children’s First Contact Service

On Friday 24th May, Steve Welding, E-Safety Advisor, delivered online safety awareness training for staff in the Children’s First Contact Service. Thank you so much for the session. You think you have an idea of the risks, but they are constantly changing. The resources were also helpful and will be used for signposting. (Social Worker, […]