Keeping children safe

Training

You said: Secondary DSL meetings are too short if visitors are invited along to share information. We did: In the summer term, we asked for feedback from schools regarding the future delivery of meetings. 92% of Secondary DSLs wanted to keep the structure the same. Going forward, we will add some time on to the meetings for […]

You said, We did for schools (2019-2020)

We regularly invite feedback on our service to make sure that we are able to provide the support that is needed around safeguarding. In this section, we have put together some of the popular questions from professionals and schools who took part in our annual satisfaction survey. We have compiled our responses based on the […]

You said, We did…

Please take a look at our ”You said, we did” pages over the last few years, by clicking on the links to the left

Reaching out to our Designated Safeguarding Leads

July 2026 In the Summer term, 78% (56/72) of our settings attended the Early Years and PVI Designated Safeguarding Lead Update Sessions. For 2025-2026, 63% of our PVI settings attended the training. In the Summer term, 66% (27/41) of our schools attended the Primary Designated Safeguarding Lead Update Sessions. For 2025-2026, 93% of our primary schools attended our training. In the […]

Sutton’s Local Children Safeguarding Partnership launch a new Child Safeguarding Toolkit

Sutton’s Local Children Safeguarding Partnership (LSCP) is delighted to launch a new and unique Child Safeguarding Toolkit- a comprehensive learning resource for everyone who comes into contact with children and young people. This is part of our longstanding commitment to help prevent future serious injury or harm to children. The Toolkit has been designed and […]

Meet the Safeguarding team

Below is some background information on the people behind Cognus’ Safeguarding service. Hayley Cameron – Education Safeguarding Manager Hayley has worked in schools since 2005 and has been a Designated Safeguarding Lead since 2008. She was appointed as Deputy Head Teacher for Safeguarding and Pastoral Care at Avenue Primary Academy in 2015 before going on to become […]

Children Missing Education

Do you know a Child Missing Education? What a Child Missing Education means: A child ‘Missing Education’ is a child of compulsory school age who is NOT a registered pupil at a school and is NOT receiving suitable education otherwise than at a school (e.g. home educated or receiving paid for tuition) Section 436A of the Education Act 1996 (amended – Education and […]

Contact Us

Reporting a concern If you have a concern about a child taking part in a performance or employment, where you can please give us the following information: Sutton will pass on the information to the appropriate borough if the production or employer is not within our area or investigate and take appropriate action. All reports will […]

Chaperone Approvals

Chaperone Approvals All children licensed by a local authority to perform must be supervised at all times by a licensed chaperone or matron or the child’s parent. How to apply Application for a chaperone must be made to the local authority in whose area the prospective chaperones lives. The application process involves completing our application […]

Child Performance Licenses

Many children enjoy performing or taking part in paid or unpaid activities. Some of the activities include: By law, if a child who is not over compulsory school age is due to participate in any of the above activities, that child may require to be licensed by the local authority where they live. What the […]