Education Safeguarding Team Roles and Responsibilities (November 2025)

Team Structure

hayley.cameron@cognus.org.uk

  • Safeguarding support and advice
  • Reflective Safeguarding Supervision
  • Support with Ofsted Complaints
  • Support with Managing Allegations Against Staff
  • Support with the escalation process
  • LSCP Education Representative
  • DSL Network Lead
  • Maintaining the DSL WhatsApp Group
  • S175 audit with the LSCP
  • Annual drop in with Education Navigator for New Heads/DSLs to Sutton
  • Annual survey to schools
  • Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead – Cognus
  • MyConcern- Cognus
  • Maintaining the Cognus Safeguarding Policy
  • Maintaining the Cognus Safeguarding Page
  • Cognus Service Development Plan – Education Safeguarding
  • Appraisal/1 to 1s – Education Safeguarding Team
  • Monthly KPI returns
  • Contributing to regular comms

gillian.bush@cognus.org.uk

  • Safeguarding support and advice
  • Contact for Children First Contact Service, Mash checks and Referrals and all CFCS Meetings and Risk assessing
  • Discussing individual cases and signposting for escalation
  • Advice and support for on and off rolling
  • Children Missing Education Advice and Support
  • Assessing all referrals and enquiries into CME.
  • Delivering bespoke training around CME.
  • Maintaining DSL Contact Sheet
  • Annual drop in with Education Safeguarding Manager for New Heads/DSLs to Sutton
  • DSL New to Role on CFCS processes.
  • MARAC and MAMDA Lead for Education.
  • CFCS/LSCP Audits
  • Contributing to regular comms.

stephen.welding@cognus.org.uk

  • E-Safety training for pupils, staff and parents
  • Safeguarding training for staff and parents
  • Safeguarding training for Governors
  • Planning and preparatory work for all CPD training for the next year.
  • Year 6-7 transition for parents – E-Safety and Safeguarding
  • DSL training – New to Role
  • Cognus Safeguarding Training
  • Bitesize training materials
  • Bespoke training packages
  • Surveys to be sent out following each training session and annual summaries produced.
  • Safeguarding Reviews in Schools
  • Co-lead Speak Out on Safeguarding – termly sessions for Cognus Staff – relaunch
  • Deputise for Education Safeguarding Manager when needed for LADO meetings
  • Local Authority MACE and Channel Panel lead for Education
  • Contributing to regular comms

lina.delgrosso@cognus.org.uk

  • Safeguarding training for staff and parents
  • Safeguarding training for Governors
  • E-Safety training for pupils, staff and parents
  • Year 6-7 transition for parents – E-Safety and Safeguarding
  • DSL training – New to Role
  • Bitesize training materials
  • Cognus Safeguarding Training
  • Surveys to be sent out following each training session and annual summaries produced.
  • Bespoke training packages
  • Safeguarding Reviews in Schools
  • Producing the Monthly Safeguarding Briefing and maintaining the distribution list.
  • Maintaining the Commonly Asked Questions document
  • Annual Safeguarding Policy template for schools
  • MyConcern – Cognus – including termly analysis
  • Co-lead Speak Out on Safeguarding – termly sessions for Cognus Staff – relaunch
  • Producing the Monthly Micro-Success Story for Cognus

mick.bradshaw@cognus.org.uk

  • EVC training in schools
  • Surveys to be sent out following each training session and annual summaries produced.
  • Annual survey to schools
  • Maintaining the Outdoor Education page on the Cognus Website
  • Maintaining EVC Commonly Asked Questions document
  • Contributing to regular comms
  • Reviewing and approving educational visits that include an adventurous activity, overnight stay or destination abroad on behalf of th LA
  • Monitoring of educational visits – both delivered by schools and external providers
  • Acting as ‘system administrator’ for the Evolve website
  • Providing ongoing CPD to EVCs