Training and Development

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 […]

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.

PostPosted: 11 Aug 2025Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Therapies, Training and Development

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 […]

PostPosted: 1 Aug 2025Posted in HeadlinesTagged Children's Safeguarding, CognusandProud, Reflective Practice, Reflective SupervisionThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Training and Development

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

Themes: Education for all (Inclusion), Training and DevelopmentAudience: Professionals

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

PostPosted: 3 Jul 2025Posted in HeadlinesTagged Children's Safeguarding, CognusandProudThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Training and Development

Education Safeguarding Team hold Primary to Secondary transfer of safeguarding information event

On 24th June 2025, the Education Safeguarding Team held a Primary to Secondary transfer of safeguarding information event at Holy Trinity Church in Wallington. This is the first time I have been to this event, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. So invaluable – the discussions, the sharing of information and the networking – […]

PostPosted: 2 May 2025Posted in HeadlinesTagged Children's Safeguarding, CognusandProud, Reflective Practice, Reflective SupervisionThemes: Keeping children safe, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and Development

Safeguarding Team and Education Psychology Service gain recognition for their newly developed Reflective Safeguarding Supervision for School Offer for Safeguarding Teams

In April 2025, the Cognus Education Safeguarding Team and Education Psychology Service received a letter of recognition on behalf of the sponsors of the London Children’s Services Practice Spotlight for their work around safeguarding supervision – ‘Better Together’ – Strengthening our Designated Safeguarding Lead Network. Your work exemplifies the motivation that binds us together, cementing our connection […]

Resources

Outdoor Education Advisers Panel The Outdoor Education Advisers Panel (OEAP) provide outdoor learning and outside the classroom guidelines, activities, training and support. DfE guidance ‘Health & Safety on Educational Visits’ Published 26th November 2018 HSE School Trips and Outdoor Learning Activities Tackling the health and safety myths

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08/05/2025 – (EVC) Educational Visits Coordinator Meeting Updates

Themes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Training and DevelopmentAudience: Professionals

Essential regular updates for those undertaking the role of EVC. Audience: EVCs from both primary and secondary sector schools. The agenda of this session will be determined according to recent updates or changes to legislation or good practice, or areas that commonly cause concerns. Keeping EVCs up to date with current guidance and any key […]

Thu 8 May, 2025, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

This event will take place via Zoom.

If you see a message saying ‘bookings closed’ for this event, please email cpdadmin@cognus.org.uk and we check to see if we are able to get you booked on.