Education for all (Inclusion)

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 […]

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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 […]

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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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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 […]

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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, […]

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Paving the Way Twilight Sessions

Two twilight sessions were delivered to St. Cecilia’s teaching staff by our Paving the Way team – Support, management and understanding of pupils with ADHD and or traits of ADHD at school Aims of the session: To increase knowledge of ADHD and to have a better understanding of how it feels for a child/young person with […]

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Cognus Education Safeguarding Manager raises awareness of the services we provide in Sutton and the power of networking.

On Thursday 4th April, Hayley Cameron (Education Safeguarding Manager) was invited to be a guest speaker at a virtual event hosted by Foster Inspire linkedin.com/in/warren-ryan-328a102b4. This provided the opportunity to not only share her story in terms of how she came to work in safeguarding and the reasons behind what she does today, but also […]

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New SEND Play Spaces at The Grange and Tweeddale Centre

Please see the poster below, for the new play spaces at The Grange and Tweeddale. These spaces are for all families who have children with SEND. Sutton Council have worked with parents and carers, to develop these spaces and to allow families to have a safe space to play outside.  The new spaces are different to […]

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