Training and Development
Sutton Education Wellbeing Service
Mental Health Support Team: The Domestic Abuse (DA) Team Our team provides early intervention mental health support within the school setting to 12 Sutton schools who are part of the DA cluster. The team is a part of the wider Education Wellbeing Service. Comprised of a multidisciplinary team, Sutton DA MHST brings together expertise from […]Cognus Therapies run interactive stall at Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) event for the second year running
Thursday 30th November 2023 saw London Borough of Sutton (LBS) host another highly successful Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) event for children and young people aged 14+ in the local area. Over 200 young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) visited the event which took place at the Sutton Life Centre across two sessions. […]Cognus E-Safety Adviser completes a marathon week speaking to children in Sutton.
Steve Welding, from the Cognus Education Safeguarding Team and the E-Safety Advisor for all our schools in Sutton completed 15 E-Safety workshops during 2024 E-Safety Week. During E-Safety week Steve presented to over 540 Children (Primary & Secondary). Topics that were covered – New online safety Act, social media and age restrictions, Gaming, what not […]Read more on Cognus E-Safety Adviser completes a marathon week speaking to children in Sutton.
Cognus Education Safeguarding Team deliver training for staff at The Change Foundation UK
On Wednesday 17th January, Steve Welding (E-Safety Advisor) and Hayley Cameron (Education Safeguarding Manager) from the Education Safeguarding Team delivered training to 15 members of staff from The Change Foundation UK. I can’t believe so much has changed in terms of safeguarding in the space of a year. This training is invaluable, and Steve and […]Help at Hand service by The Children’s Commissioner
Help at Hand is the Children’s Commissioner’s advice and assistance service for children in care, children who have a social worker or are working with social services, children living away from home and care leavers. Children, young people, or their advocates can get in touch with Help at Hand for free by phone, website or email.Read more on Help at Hand service by The Children’s Commissioner
Education Safeguarding attend Sutton Youth Summit to find out more about what our young people really want and need.
On Thursday 16th November 2023, the Education Safeguarding Team attended the Sutton Youth Summit at The St. Nicholas Centre to find out more about what our young people really want and need. I have so many ideas about what I would like to see in Sutton but sometimes it is hard to put it into […]Cognus Education Safeguarding Team Deliver DSL New to Role Training at Cantium House
Being a new academic year, school’s often welcome several new staff members to their team. Some may not be new to borough, but they are certainly new to specific roles. On 18th October 2023, the Education Safeguarding Team delivered DSL New to Role training to 28 new safeguarding leads. It was so useful to meet […]Read more on Cognus Education Safeguarding Team Deliver DSL New to Role Training at Cantium House