Keeping children safe

Training Testimonials

The Education Safeguarding Team are available to lead bespoke training within your school or setting.  We offer a flexible delivery, either face-to-face or virtual dependent on your individual need or preference.  Please contact hayley.cameron@cognus.org.uk to discuss pricing or to make a booking.  Testimonial from our virtual delivery ‘The training was superb.  It made us reflect as a school […]

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Bitesize Safeguarding Training Videos and Accompanying Slides

Recording and slides for March 2024 Child Sexual Exploitation, Sextortion and Grooming Slides Meeting Transcript – Child Sexual Exploitation, Sextortion and Grooming Recording and slides for February 2024 Working Together to Safeguard Children Guidance Updates Recording and slides for December 2023 Recording and slides for December 2023 Recording and slides for October 2023 Prevent Guidance […]

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Useful Links

Useful Links- updated February 2022 Keeping Children Safe in Education Working Together to Safeguard Children What to do if you are worried a child is being abused Searching, Screening and Confiscation Use of Reasonable Force Sharing Nudes and Semi-Nudes Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment between children in Schools and Colleges Children Missing Education Female Genital […]

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You said, we did for schools and partners (2022 – 2023)

2022-2023 Annual School and Partner Satisfaction Survey Analysis – ‘You said, we did’ (120 Responses) Schools – 98 responses – 100% either very satisfied (78/98) or satisfied (20/98) with the service. Partners –22 responses – 95% either very satisfied (18/22) or satisfied (3/22). 5% neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (1/22). You said – comments taken from the survey […]

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General communication

A weekly bulletin rather than frequent emails – it is easy to miss things when we get such frequent emails whereas if we always had a regular bulletin it would be much easier to keep track of important information and know where to refer back to. We now send out a fortnightly safeguarding briefing.  Next […]

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Training

Keep a Sutton wide eye out to anticipate need – e.g.: BLM coordinated response to safeguard young people in all Sutton schools. We regularly invite the anti-racism practice lead in Sutton and colleagues from police to our DSL update sessions to provide updates and discuss local risk.  We have also been engaging with Stop Hate […]

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