Key Contacts in the Local Area across Education, Health and Social Care
The Local Authority (London Borough Of Sutton) and Cognus
In November 2016, the local authority ‘spun out’ its education support services to create a company known as Cognus which is wholly owned by the Local Authority. Its core purpose is to deliver effective education services: this is further enabled by the Company's remit and scope to open up new funding streams and trading opportunities to reinvest back into local services. Visit the Cognus website (external site).
The vast majority of education support services (admissions, SEND, SEND transport, school improvement / Early years, attendance, inclusion services etc.) are delivered by Cognus. The structure of the company, governance arrangements and senior leadership can be found on the company’s website here (external site).
A small education team remains in the local authority led by the Assistant Director for Education and SEND covering functions such as education policy, strategy, commissioning, place planning, Schools’ Funding / Schools Forum, communications and engagement. Whilst there are separate governance arrangements for the Local Authority and Cognus, the AD for Education and SEND sets the strategic direction for Cognus through our commissioning relationship, whereas the Managing Director of Cognus oversees the day to day running of the company in order to deliver that strategic intent.
Key Contacts: LBS - Education Team
| Name and Title | Contact Details |
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Fiona Phelps Assistant Director for Education and SEND |
adsupport@sutton.gov.uk |
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Kieran Holliday Head of Pupil Based Commissioning |
kieran.holliday@sutton.gov.uk |
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Laura Byrnes Early Years and Pupil Commissioning Manager |
laura.byrnes@sutton.gov.uk |
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Oonagh Bensberg Development Lead - Education |
oonagh.bensberg@sutton.gov.uk |
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Rebecca Gardner Commissioning Lead Children’s Health and SEND |
rebecca.gardner@sutton.gov.uk |
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Carolyn Scott Commissioning Manager (SEND) |
carolyn.scott@sutton.gov.uk |
Key Contacts: PlayWise CIC - Portage
| Name and Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|
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Pam Fry CEO - Playwise CIC |
Key Contacts: Cognus - Education Services
| Name and Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|
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Joanna Cassey Managing Director |
enquiries@cognus.org.uk |
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Laura Compton Services Director |
laura.compton@cognus.org.uk |
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Amalia Banon Head of SEND |
sen.team@cognus.org.uk |
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Jane Morgan Head of SEND Support and School Improvement Adviser |
miranda-jane.morgan@cognus.org.uk |
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Helen Gasparelli Head of Inclusion |
helen.gasparelli@cognus.org.uk |
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Nicholas English Principal Educational Psychologist |
nicholas.english@cognus.org.uk |
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Jane Gates Early Years SEND Team (Cognus) |
jane.gates@cognus.org.uk |
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Kate Leyshon Headteacher of Sutton Virtual School |
kate.leyshon@cognus.org.uk |
| Cognus SEND Team | Cognus |
Contact details across the partnership are listed here:
Key Contacts: Health Services
| Name and Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|
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Karishma Parmar Designated Clinical Officer for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Sutton) NHS South West London CCG |
karishma.parmar@swlondon.nhs.uk/karishma.parmar1@nhs.net www.swlondonccg.nhs.uk |
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Catherine Kane Health service commissioners |
catherine.kane@swlondon.nhs.uk |
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School Nursing Team - weekly drop in clinics in secondary school for children and young people to access. Parents can contact the school nursing team with or without school involvement. |
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Sutton CAMHS single point of access available Monday – Friday 9am-5pm |
Referrals can be made by GP’s, other healthcare professionals, schools, and others via SuttonCAMHSReferrals@swlstg-tr.nhs.uk. Tel: 0203 513 3800 |
Key Contacts: Local Authority Social Care
| Name and Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|
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Bill Brittain Head of service - All age learning disability |
bill.brittain@sutton.gov.uk |
| Jonathan Williams, Assistant Director, Peoples Services Directorate - Children's Social Care and Safeguarding | jonathan.williams@sutton.gov.uk |
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Lorraine Falconer Transition Service Manager |
lorraine.falconer@sutton.gov.uk |
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Joanne Mitchell Service Manager, Children with Disabilities |
joanne.mitchell@sutton.gov.uk |
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Averil Kathan Head of Service Referral, Assessment and Intervention. |
averil.kathan@sutton.gov.uk |
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Mike Montrose-Francis Manager for Children's First Contact Service & Emergency out of Hours Service |
childrensfirstcontactservice@sutton.gov.uk |
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Michael Taylor Head of Service - Corporate Parenting |
michael.taylor@sutton.gov.uk |
14/03/2022