Training and Development
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 […]Read more on Education Safeguarding build capacity within the team – when 4 became 5…
The Autism Leads in Schools training 2025 is in full swing!
Really enjoying working with our Sutton Autism Leads in person this year. One school shared the impact of the last session for a student who was dysregulated. He was being offered activities which he found too alerting which were then making him struggle even more. The session allowed this Autism Lead to unpick this and go […]Read more on The Autism Leads in Schools training 2025 is in full swing!
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 […]Read more on Joining Forces for Safer, Inclusive Educational Visits for Autistic Young People
Cognus Autism Support: Enhancing Autism Understanding Across Sutton
Last week, the Cognus Autism Support team welcomed colleagues from Children’s and Adult Social Care to the Sutton Civic Offices for an in‑person training session on Autism and Strategies to Support. The day brought together professionals from across the local authority to explore practical, neuro‑inclusive approaches. Through hands‑on, sensory‑based activities, interactive discussions, and real‑life case studies, […]Read more on Cognus Autism Support: Enhancing Autism Understanding Across Sutton
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 […]Read more on Cognus Education Safeguarding Team – Back to School in September
Primary Family Support Group – various dates
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.
Giving Children A Voice and Supporting Parents’ Journeys With Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
The Therapies Team are excited to share the success of our three-part AAC Parent Training recently delivered at Sherwood Park School – Sherwood Hill Campus. AAC is an approach to communication that helps people to communicate or to communicate more clearly and easily (source Augmentative and alternative communication | RCSLT). ‘Augmentative’ means that it helps […]Cognus Education Safeguarding Team hold end of year network event for Designated Safeguarding Leads at Cantium House
On Thursday 3rd July 2025, the Education Safeguarding Team held an end of year network event for Designated Safeguarding Leads at Cantium House. I look forward to this event – you actually get to stop and have a lunch break! The Education Safeguarding Team are available to answer any questions, and you get to meet […]14/10/2025 – Religious Education NEW Syllabus Launch
This is the launch event for the new Sutton locally agreed syllabus for Religious Education run by Claire Ramalli, SACRE. This event is suitable for Sutton Religious Education Coordinators and Headteachers. The aim of the event is to introduce the new, locally agreed syllabus for all Sutton schools (open to all Sutton primary and secondary schools, […]
Tue 14 October, 2025, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Oru Sutton
7 Throwley Way
Sutton
SM1 4AF
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