Keeping children safe

PagePosted: 3 Aug 2021Themes: Keeping children safe, Training and Development

Bitesize Safeguarding Training Videos and Accompanying Slides

Recording and slides for March 2024 Bitesize Child Sexual Exploitation print March 2024 Transcript Bitesize recording Child Sexual Exploitation, Sextortion and Grooming Recording and slides for December 2023 Voice of the Child – Print – December 2023 Recording and slides for September 2023 Contextual Safeguarding Bitesize Training PRINT July 2023 Recording and slides for July […]

University online taster sessions 2021

Want to find out what it’s like to study at University (from home)? Interested in something but not sure if you want to study it further? Your school summer holiday is a good time to broaden your horizons and take part in an online event run by a UK university. Online Taster Sessions and Summer […]

Sutton VS launches ESOL Summer School 2021

We are excited to announce that this year Sutton Virtual School will be running an ESOL Summer School, hosted by Just Learn, for our Sutton UASC. We would like to prioritise students whose English is still at a basic level but numbers permitting, we will try to accommodate any UASC that wishes to take part. […]

Strength & Difficulty Questionnaires

Strength and Difficultly Questionnaires (SDQ) are used in Personal Education Plan (PEP) meetings to help identify appropriate support for both education and wellbeing. Please complete the appropriate form below and return to karen.hopson@cognus.org.uk in advance of the PEP meeting. The final SDQ scores will be made available for discussion at the PEP meeting. Strengths & […]

Trauma & Executive Function Series

Executive function is an umbrella term for the interrelated cognitive processes involved in executing a task. It helps to monitor and control our thoughts and actions. Some children and young people may have had adverse experiences in their childhood resulting in trauma and attachment difficulties. This can result in a difficulty in the development of […]

Positive Steps into Adulthood

Progressing into further education can be a daunting prospect for young people, but it needn’t be. Moira has compiled some information for carers and post-16 young people, to help take the confusion out of further education, training and employment. Post 16 Options: – Education Depending on the qualifications you already have, you can study for […]

Foster Carers

Foster carers play a vital role in supporting a child or young person’s education through promoting positive learning habits and encouraging curiosity of the world around them. Foster carers can support the education of children and young people by attending all PEP meetings, reading to the children at home and promoting inquisitive thinking by taking […]

Trauma and Attachment Library

Trauma Informed Transition The Coventry Grid Interview The Coventry Grid Interview is a widely used tool that can assist in deciphering behaviours that are associated with ‘Attachment Difficulties as oppose to Autism’. The Coventry Grid Interview (CGI) exploring autism and attachment difficulties Pages 70-80 of this resource comprises of an Interview Sheet. Please do not […]

Designated Teachers

The Designated Teacher is a vitally important role for supporting Children Looked After and Previously Looked After in schools. Often, these children have suffered disrupted learning, may have missed extended periods of school, and many of them have special educational needs (SEND). They may have gaps in their learning and be experiencing the emotional impact […]

Stay Connected

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