Education for all (Inclusion)

Attendance Support in Schools

Schools attendance duties are outlined in the DfE guidance Working together to improve school attendance (publishing.service.gov.uk) and Summary table of responsibilities for school attendance  Attendance Support Team Cognus’ Attendance Support Team support education settings, children and young people, parents/carers to ensure attendance levels are maintained at appropriate levels. We recognise the importance of working holistically […]

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Attendance support for Professionals working with children and families in Sutton 

School attendance, everyone’s business Improving attendance is everyone’s business. The barriers to accessing education are wide and complex, both within and beyond the school gates, and are often specific to individual pupils and families.  The DfE issued guidance in 2022 Working together to improve school attendance (publishing.service.gov.uk) for schools and local authorities.    The publication is […]

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Attendance Support around Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) and Mental Health 

EBSA is a term used to describe children and young people who have difficulties in attending school due to emotional factors.   Whilst using the term EBSA can help us and others to know that the absence involves emotional factors, it is essential that further work is undertaken with the pupil and their family to understand […]

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Attendance Support for Professionals

How we work with you  We work in close partnership with our colleagues in Early Help, social care and the Virtual School in order to provide a holistic approach to improving issues and challenges with school attendance using a multi-agency approach. All Sutton Schools have an allocated officer within the Cognus Attendance Support Team, who […]

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Sutton Virtual School and Children Looked After exam results outshine national averages

Sutton Virtual School’s Children Looked After have received their end of key stage assessments, which match the outstanding A Level and GCSE exam results already delivered by schools in the borough. We couldn’t be happier for our students. They have worked incredibly hard to achieve these results, which give them the confidence to go on […]

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