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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 […]Read more on Coffee Morning for Parent/Carers of Deaf Children and Young People in Sutton
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 […]Read more on Paving the Way Family Workshop – ‘Back to School’
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 […]Read more on Primary to Secondary Safeguarding Transfer Morning 2026
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 […]Read more on Celebrating Occupational Therapy at Addington Valley Academy
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 […]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 […]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 […]Better Together Always at Our Network Meetings
Our Education Safeguarding termly network meetings provide an opportunity for DSLs and EVCs to share good practice, hear from guest speakers and keep up-to-date with the ever-changing world of local and national safeguarding issues. 74 people attended our Primary DSL Network Meeting where they received updated on the Families First Partnership initiative and heard from […]100% Satisfaction with the Education Safeguarding Team
We are delighted to share the results of the Education Safeguarding Team’s latest stakeholder survey. An impressive 100% of schools reported that they are either ‘Very Satisfied’ (53/61) or ‘Satisfied’ (8/61) with the service they receive. An over-arching theme from the feedback: schools consistently highlighted the quality and uniqueness of Sutton’s safeguarding model when compared […]Read more on 100% Satisfaction with the Education Safeguarding Team