Keeping children safe

Meet the team

  Kate Leyshon, Headteacher, Sutton Virtual School 07515 137 705 kate.leyshon@cognus.org.uk Sara Martin, Deputy Headteacher 07534 528 680 sara.martin@cognus.org.uk Georgia Doncaster, Children Looked After Lead 07956 932 688 georgia.doncaster@cognus.org.uk Moira Adams, Assessment and Quality Assurance Manager 07534 539 588 moira.adams@cognus.org.uk Kieron Ifill, Child Looked After Education Advisor 07736 338 158 kieron.ifill@cognus.org.uk Laura Brightly, Child Looked […]

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Designated Teacher Training

Sutton Virtual School is committed to ensuring Designated Teachers can receive access to high quality training to support them in their role.   Please review the training options below to ensure that you have a strong understanding of your role as Designated Teacher and are actively engaging in training that will support Children Looked After […]

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Sutton Children in Care Council

The Children in Care Council is here to represent children and young people who are looked after, and those who have left care and people who have left care between the ages of 7-25 years old.  The CICC offer a range of exciting events and opportunities for children and young people to participate and share […]

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Trauma and Attachment

Foster care plays a pivotal role in the recovery process for many children exposed to trauma. The primary purpose of fostering is to provide an environment which mirrors a home or family and allows a child exposed to adversity, a space where they are safe and nurtured.   Foster carers have the unique opportunity to imprint […]

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Post 16

Post 16 Online Learning MOOC and Free Online Courses from Coursera, edX, FutureLearn and other Top Providers and Universities in a wide range of categories and subjects. FUTURE LEARN  Free to access 100s of courses in a wide variety of topics. OPEN UNIVERSITY FREE COURSES –  A wide range of free online courses from the […]

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Enrichment

Sutton Virtual School provides a range of enrichment events for our young people. These events are a great opportunity to build friendships, explore interests and to learn outside of the classroom. Highlights for the coming year include a visit to the Tate Modern, and a one-day cooking class for post-16 young people. Upcoming Events Autumn […]

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Preventing suspensions and exclusions

Sutton has developed a Local Area Graduated Response for Preventing Exclusions which has been in place since September 2019. The document details aims and principles, as well as a range of interventions and support available, which schools should use to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to prevent exclusion and to and provide early […]

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