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PostPosted: 28 Oct 2026Posted in HeadlinesTagged Children's Safeguarding, CognusandProud, Reflective Practice, Reflective Supervision

Experienced Secondary DSLs Come Together for Our New Training Offer

At the end of September, the Education Safeguarding Team hosted its first-ever Experienced DSL Training session following requests from DSLs. The session brought together safeguarding leads from across Sutton Secondary schools to explore the latest local and national safeguarding developments to consider how emerging safeguarding issues can be addressed within their own contexts. One of […]

PostPosted: 20 Oct 2026Posted in Headlines

Calm and creative Family Workshop

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PostPosted: 2 Sep 2026Posted in Headlines

End of Year DSL Network Event

Celebrating the collective achievements of Sutton’s Designated Safeguarding Leads, we hosted our end of year DSL network event at Cantium House. The afternoon began with a sharing good practice carousel – colleagues from infant, primary and secondary schools sharing examples of their excellent work that the Education Safeguarding Team observed as part of our safeguarding […]

PostPosted: 1 Sep 2026Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Therapies

Coffee Morning for Parent/Carers of Deaf Children and Young People in Sutton

On Friday 19th June 2026, a coffee morning organised by Hearing and Vision Education Services (Cognus Ltd) and supported by Speech and Language Therapy was hosted by Rushy Meadow Primary School The event gave families a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with one another in a relaxed and supportive environment. Parent/carers were able to […]

PostPosted: 26 Aug 2026Posted in HeadlinesTheme: Education for all (Inclusion)

Paving the Way Family Workshop – ‘Back to School’

The Paving the Way team welcomed 10 families to a workshop aiming to support the transition back to school. Together, we discussed our feelings of going back to school and created items to kick start the readiness for school. It was wonderful to see the children creating organisation tools, bookmarks and speaking supportively to themselves […]

PostPosted: 5 Aug 2026Posted in Headlines

Primary to Secondary Safeguarding Transfer Morning 2026

The Education Safeguarding Team facilitated a productive morning for our Primary school Designated Safeguarding Leads to handover safeguarding files and information to pupils’ new Secondary Schools. The in-person event provided opportunities for valuable professional discussions and sharing of information – something a spreadsheet or file simply cannot replicate. DSLs were able to get a real […]

PostPosted: 31 Jul 2026Posted in Headlines

Celebrating Occupational Therapy at Addington Valley Academy

Since January 2025, Occupational Therapy (OT) provision at Addington Valley Academy has evolved from a new service into an embedded and highly valued part of the school’s approach to supporting children and young people. The service began with two Occupational Therapists from Cognus working two days per week. Initially, school staff had limited understanding of […]

PostPosted: 30 Jul 2026Posted in Headlines

Paving the Way Summer Fun workshop

The Paving the Way team welcomed 15 families and their parents/ carers to a workshop that celebrated all the joys of summer. To celebrate all things summer and fun together, we got crafty and made beach scenes, air clay ice cream cones, and summer fans (plus many more!) It was beautiful to see the children […]

PostPosted: 29 Jul 2026Posted in Headlines

Evidence Based Practice Session to celebrate Deaf Awareness Week with Cognus Therapies and the Hearing and Vision Education Service (HaVES)

A collaboration between Speech and Language Therapy and Hearing and Vision Education Services, marking Deaf Awareness Week 2026. Cognus Therapies team run a programme of regular Evidence Based Practice sessions, and to mark Deaf Awareness Week (4–10 May 2026), an extra session was added to the calendar. Steph Broodbank, Speech & Language Therapist and Clinical […]

PostPosted: 28 Jul 2026Posted in Headlines

Professionally Challenging Yet Supportive – What Makes Our Safeguarding Reviews Stand Out

“It was incredibly useful, thoughtful and a genuinely thought-provoking process for us as a leadership team. We really appreciated both the professional challenge and the supportive way in which feedback was delivered. It was genuinely very good to work with you both and we found the process extremely valuable.” Designated Safeguarding Lead at a Wandsworth […]