Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

Meet the team

Elizabeth Ross CBT Therapist/Art Therapist I understand that there is no one size fits all approach to therapy and aim to work together with young people to support understanding, change and growth. Sarah Bass Dramatherapist I aim to help people harness their creativity to aide healing, growth, and development. EMDR therapy also sits within my […]

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Services and Training

Our Services Our service menu is carefully crafted to cater to the diverse needs of students, educators, and families. Our service ranges from 6 to 8 individual and group therapy sessions, workshops on managing difficult emotions or mental health needs. The MHST provides evidence-based interventions delivered by an eclectic team of mental health practitioners. Explore […]

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Therapy Screeners / Referral Forms

Educational settings play a vital role in identifying those who may requirefrom our services. By completing these screeners, you are helping to ensure that children and young people receive the support they need to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. If you’re unsure about whether a child or young person requires our services, please do not […]

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Sutton Education Wellbeing Service

Mental Health Support Team: The Domestic Abuse (DA) Team Our team provides early intervention mental health support within the school setting to 12 Sutton schools who are part of the DA cluster. The team is a part of the wider Education Wellbeing Service. Comprised of a multidisciplinary team, Sutton DA MHST brings together expertise from […]

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Sutton Virtual School Annual Report 2023

The Sutton Virtual School Annual Report 2023 describes how Sutton Virtual School works closely with foster carers, social workers, Cognus services and schools to help improve the education of our Children Looked After. The report celebrates the achievements and enrichment experiences of our children over the past year. We are so proud of everything they’ve achieved. What […]

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Meet the team

The Autism Service is made up of two part-time Advisory Teachers for Autism (Alex Cozens and Rebecca Duffus), and one part-time Autism Specialist (Asma Jacobs). The extensive support we provide is further enhanced by the Cognus Autism Champions.

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Parent and Carer Workshops

Autism and Sleep Autism and Trauma This 30-minute webinar considers the similarities between presentations of autism and behaviour responses to experiences of trauma. Strategies to support autistic children and young people who experience traumatic events are also explored. Transcript of Autism and Trauma Supporting Emotional Regulation in the Home Emotional Regulation in the Home

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Sutton Independent Travel Training Workshop

The Sutton Independent Travel Training Workshop is coming to Cognus! This is a great opportunity for young people to meet the travel trainers, engage in travel roleplay, draw home to school or college map routes, learn about travel safety, and take part in a Q&A! They can even apply on the day for additional travel […]
Fri 5 April, 2024, 10:00am -

Cantium House
Railway Approach
Wallington
SM6 0DZ
(opposite Wallington Station)

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Therapies Graduated Response ‘SEND Champion’ Support Session

Monday 27th November saw 23 Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) and teachers representing17  education provisions across the London Borough of Sutton (LBS) join a workshop to extend their learning related to Cognus Therapies’ Graduated Response. The workshop was facilitated in a hybrid manner to reach as many professionals as possible and 16 staff attended in person […]

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