Virtual School

03/06/2027 – Sutton Virtual School: The overlap of Neurodiversity and Trauma

Theme: Virtual SchoolAudiences: Families, Professionals

Back by popular demand! The overlap of Neurodiversity and Trauma This workshop for foster and Kinship carers, SGs, residential keyworkers and adoptive parents helps understand how neurodiversity (such as autism and ADHD) and trauma can overlap, and how this impacts children’s behaviour, emotions, and learning. Led by an Educational Psychologist, it provides practical strategies to […]

Thu 3 June, 2027, 9:30am - 11:00am

Cognus, Cantium House
Railway Approach

Wallington SM6 0DZ

11/05/2027 – Sutton Virtual School: Transition Support for all stages and years

Theme: Virtual SchoolAudiences: Families, Professionals

Join us in person for tips and support through every stage and year of your young person’s transition journey Supporting Transitions for Children in Care and Care-Experienced Young People Join us for this supportive in-person workshop focused on understanding and planning for transitions in both education and care placements for children in care and care-experienced young people. […]

Tue 11 May, 2027, 9:30am - 11:00am

Cognus, Cantium House
Railway Approach

Wallington SM6 0DZ

18/03/2027 – Sutton Virtual School: Understanding how trauma presents in the classroom

Theme: Virtual SchoolAudiences: Families, Professionals

Join us online to learn how trauma presents in the classroom. Understanding How Trauma Presents in the Classroom Join us for an online session designed for adoptive parents, foster carers, kinship carers, and residential keyworkers, exploring how trauma can present in the classroom from a theoretical and relational perspective. This session will support you to develop a […]

Thu 18 March, 2027, 9:30am - 10:30am

Online

08/02/2027 – Sutton Virtual School: Higher Education Support for CLA and Care Leavers, UCAS and UNI finances

Theme: Virtual SchoolAudiences: Families, Professionals

Join us online to learn about college help for CLA and care leavers, UCAS tips, and uni finance Post-18 Education Pathways Guidance: UCAS, Student Finance & Local Authority Funding Join us for this informative online session designed to support parents, carers, and professionals in navigating Post-18 education pathways with greater confidence. We will provide a clear overview […]

Mon 8 February, 2027, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Online

21/01/2027 – Sutton Virtual School: Resilience and Identity

Theme: Virtual SchoolAudiences: Families, Professionals

A session to explores resilience and identity, with practical ways to support emotional wellbeing. This session explores the concept of resilience and how it develops in children and young people, with a particular focus on the role of identity. It will consider what this may mean for children who are looked after, adopted, or have […]

Thu 21 January, 2027, 10:00am - 11:30am

Cognus, Cantium House
Railway Approach

Wallington SM6 0DZ

10/12/2026 – Sutton Virtual School: Emotion Coaching

Theme: Virtual SchoolAudiences: Families, Professionals

Emotion Coaching: Supporting Children Through Connection and Understanding Join us for this supportive in-person session introducing emotion coaching, a practical and nurturing approach to helping children understand and manage their feelings. Designed for adoptive parents, foster carers, kinship carers, and residential staff, this session will explore how to respond to behaviour with empathy, curiosity, and clear boundaries—helping children […]

Thu 10 December, 2026, 10:00am - 11:30am

Cognus, Cantium House
Railway Approach

Wallington SM6 0DZ

08/10/2026 – Sutton Virtual School: Kinship Carer Week

Theme: Virtual SchoolAudience: Families

Join us in person for Kinship Carer Week, celebrating and supporting amazing kinship carers! Kinship Carer Week Join us in person for Kinship Carer Week – a special event dedicated to all Kinship Carers out there! It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect, share stories, and get support from others who truly understand your journey. Whether you’re new to kinship caring […]

Thu 8 October, 2026, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Cognus, Cantium House
Railway Approach

Wallington SM6 0DZ

05/10/2026 – Sutton Virtual School: Supporting Attendance Through Connection and Routine

Theme: Virtual SchoolAudiences: Families, Professionals

A workshop for Foster carers, SG and Kinship carers, residential keyworkers and adoptive parents. Join Us Online: Supporting Attendance Through Connection and Routine Are you supporting a child where attendance feels like a challenge, or is less than 90%? Join us for a supportive online session exploring how strong relationships and consistent routines can make a real […]

Mon 5 October, 2026, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Online

09/04/2025 – Planning and Budgeting Workshop (yrs 8-11 only)

Themes: Education for all (Inclusion), Virtual SchoolAudience: Families

The Sutton Virtual School has organised a series of money related workshops for our young people. The first focuses on the importance of goal setting and how to successfully budget your finances – a key life skill for all young people.

Wed 9 April, 2025, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Location: online (link will be sent nearer the date)

Cost: Free

20/03/2025 – All other Carers’ session on behaviour, helping to regulate and manage emotions (Virtual School)

Themes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Virtual School

Welcoming Sutton carers of: Children in Care | Previously Looked-After | Special Guardianship | Adopters | Kinship Care Join us for a themed discussion and get advice about the children you care for. Meet other carers and have some time to ask questions. Education and therapeutic specialists will be on hand to answer questions and […]

Thu 20 March, 2025, 12:00pm - 1:15pm

All other Carers’ session on behaviour, helping to regulate and manage emotions - led by Therapeutic Specialists

The Cabin,
Sutton Family Centre,
SM1 2SD