Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
ePEP
We are pleased to announce that the updates to the Sutton Virtual School PEP document are now live. We have designed the new PEP with input from designated teachers, social workers, foster carers, young people and our CLA nurse team. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with the updates and watch the training video which takes […]Request Forms
Please click on the links below to download the forms. If you have any questions about completing the forms, please email ep.service@cognus.org.uk Educational Psychology Brochure 2025-2026 Order Form School request for Educational Psychology involvement 2024-2025 Young persons consent form (16 – 25)Speech and Language Therapy Assistant is sharing a weekly Makaton sign to all school staff.
Maria Fitzgerald (Speech and Language Therapy Assistant, SaLTA) is sharing a weekly Makaton sign to all school staff. The Head Teacher at Foresters Primary Opportunity Base is supporting a universal approach through supporting The Speech and Language Therapies team to up skill all staff by modelling a Makaton sign in every assembly, each week. Posters […]Therapies new Post 16 Assessment Clinic proves to be a huge success in its first year
The Academic Year 2022-23 saw the introduction of Cognus Therapies Post 16 Assessment Clinic. Emma Perridge (Occupational Therapist, OT) and Ashlea Stephens (Speech and Language Therapist, SaLT) noticed that they were getting a number of referrals into the Therapies service for the same young people. To avoid duplication for the young people and their […]Read more on Therapies new Post 16 Assessment Clinic proves to be a huge success in its first year
Have your say on home to school assisted travel
Have your say on home to school assisted travel Sutton Council wants to hear from children and young people and their parents and carers who use its home to school travel service. In partnership with Cognus, the Council is reviewing its Home to School Assisted Travel Policy and has different options they want to hear […]Read more on Have your say on home to school assisted travel
Level 1 British Sign Language (BSL)
Unfortunately, we have made the decision not to run the course for the 2025-26 academic year due to current team workloads and limited teacher availability. We understand this may be disappointing and appreciate your interest. As the course typically runs for 26–30 weeks during term time, we are aiming to offer the next full course […]Cognus Educational Psychology Service host EBSA networking conference
Cognus Educational Psychology Service hosted an EBSA networking conference on Monday 18th September 2023 with staff from around 30 schools attending. With other professionals also in attendance there was space and opportunity for rich exchanges ! Alongside practical tasks to reflect on the approach settings are using to reduce and support EBSA pupils we had […]Read more on Cognus Educational Psychology Service host EBSA networking conference