Keeping children safe

PostPosted: 10 Dec 2025Posted in HeadlinesTagged CognusandProud, Reflective Practice, Reflective SupervisionThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Training and Development

Cognus Education Safeguarding build capacity within the team – when 4 became 5…

On Monday 3rd November 2025, the Cognus Education Safeguarding welcomed Lina Del Grosso (Safeguarding Training and Review Advisor) to the team. Lina is passionate about creating safe, supportive school environments where every child can thrive. With a background in school senior leadership and a deep commitment to safeguarding and wellbeing, she works closely with schools […]

Well done Warriors!

Joining Forces for Safer, Inclusive Educational Visits for Autistic Young People

The session, “Safer Educational Visits for Autistic Children”, brought together expertise from Outdoor Education Advisor, Mick Bradshaw, Education Safeguarding Manager, Hayley Cameron, along with Advisory Teacher for Autism, Alex Silk. By combining safeguarding knowledge, specialist teacher knowledge and training videos from Andrew Hall (independent Safeguarding consultant), that contained his lived experience of being autistic, together we were able […]

Education Safeguarding Team Roles and Responsibilities (November 2025)

Team Structure Education Safeguarding Manager – Hayley Cameron hayley.cameron@cognus.org.uk Education Navigator (CFCS) – Gill Bush gillian.bush@cognus.org.uk Education E-Safety and Safeguarding Training and Review Advisor – Steve Welding stephen.welding@cognus.org.uk Education Safeguarding Training and Review Advisor – Lina Del Grosso lina.delgrosso@cognus.org.uk Outdoor Education Advisor – Mick Bradshaw mick.bradshaw@cognus.org.uk

PostPosted: 6 Oct 2025Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Training and Development

Cognus Education Safeguarding Team – Back to School in September

The Education Safeguarding Team have had a busy start to September with reviews, training and reflective safeguarding supervision taking place across many of our schools. On Tuesday 2nd September we delivered ‘Staff Safeguarding Awareness Training at Robin Hood Infants School. On Monday 22nd September we carried out a ‘Safeguarding Review’ at Homefield Preparatory School’. On […]

Supporting Young People

We support Sutton schools to help young people understand their deafness and/or vision impairment and have equal access to an inclusive education. We provide training and ongoing support to staff to deliver this work effectively. This provides a strong foundation for ongoing conversations at home or school. Pupils may need time to process the information, […]

SSAP Flowchart

Primary Family Support Group – various dates

Themes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and DevelopmentAudience: Families

Empowering parents to build healthy relationships with their children We would like to extend this invite to all parents of a primary aged child in the London Borough of Sutton. We hope to offer parents a safe space to meet other parents in a similar situation.To learn more about different topics and explore new ideas […]

Wed 12 November, 2025, 12:30pm - Wed 24 September, 2025, 1:30pm

Limes College,
Sutton West Site,
Robin Hood Lane,
Sutton,
SM1 2SD
Entrance: The group will take place at the bottom of the drive
- opposite the Family Centre. Wait by the blue gates (adjacent
to the playground) – not the main Limes College entrance.

The Early Years QA Team

Early Years Quality Assurance Cognus Early Years Advisors support PVI settings and schools with Early Years classes to drive improvement to ensure all children in Sutton have access to high quality early experiences. All settings and schools can access advisory visits to gain advice and support to develop and refine their practice. Visits cover a […]

Safeguarding

Cognus Safeguarding service provides training and support for schools and educational settings to enable them to meet their statutory duties set out in government statutory guidance. We do this through: Hayley Cameron, Education Safeguarding Manager hayley.cameron@cognus.org.uk or 0204 582 0847 Stephen Welding, Education E safety Advisor/Prevent trainer stephen.welding@cognus.org.uk or 0204 582 0322 Gillian Bush, Education Safeguarding Advisor in CFCS & CME […]