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PostPosted: 6 Jan 2026Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe

Education Safeguarding Team get involved in Christmas Activities for Families

On Monday 15th December 2025, the Education Safeguarding Team were a part of the Cognus Christmas event, Operation Elf, for families at Cantium House. We have felt so included – because of his needs it is difficult to get involved in things like this, but he has had so much fun and has even seen […]

PostPosted: 12 Dec 2025Posted in HeadlinesTagged CognusandProudThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Therapies

Post 16 Therapies Team continues to champion Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) in the local area and to ‘infinity and beyond’

The Academic Year 2024-25 was indeed a busy one for Cognus Post 16 Therapies. Not only did the joint therapies assessment clinic enter its fourth year, reaching a whopping 30 young people in the local and surrounding area, but Emma Perridge (Occupational Therapist, Post 16 OT Lead) and Ashlea Stephens (Speech and Language Therapist, Post […]

PostPosted: 10 Dec 2025Posted in HeadlinesTagged CognusandProud, Reflective Practice, Reflective SupervisionThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, 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 […]

PostPosted: 9 Dec 2025Posted in HeadlinesTagged CognusandProudThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and Development

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 […]

PostPosted: 26 Nov 2025Posted in HeadlinesTagged Children's Safeguarding, CognusandProudThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Keeping children safe, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and Development

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 […]

PostPosted: 13 Nov 2025Posted in HeadlinesThemes: Education for all (Inclusion), Infinity Support Hub, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Training and Development

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, […]

PostPosted: 6 Nov 2025Posted in Headlines

Let’s Get Talking!

Cognus Therapies are extremely excited to announce the beginning of a local level alternative and augmentative communications (AAC) service for the London Borough of Sutton, led by Speech and Language Therapy leads Tessa O’Brien and Rebecca Tinney. AAC systems offer an alternative to or can supplement (augment) spoken language and are essential systems for people […]

Autism Leads in Schools Role

Want to be your school’s Autism Lead? ❤️Purpose of Role ❤️The Autism Lead champions inclusion for autistic students, sharing knowledge, strategies, and lived experience to strengthen whole-school practice and ensure every learner can thrive. 💙Key Responsibilities 💙 🧡Expectations 🧡✅Attend termly training✅Shadow advisory visits where possible✅Disseminate strategies across staff team and gather feedback✅Share own resources✅Visit other […]

PostPosted: 4 Nov 2025Posted in Headlines

CFCS Education Navigator provides an update on Children Missing Education (CME)

A ‘Child Missing Education’ (CME) 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). The CME inbox is always busy, receiving not only communications from Sutton Schools relating to on and off rolling, but […]

PostPosted: 3 Nov 2025Posted in Headlines

Cognus Education Safeguarding Manager talks about her ‘why’ and the importance of reflective safeguarding supervision and networking.

In October, Hayley Cameron, Education Safeguarding Manager, was invited to speak on the Safeguarding Redefined Podcast Channel. This provided the opportunity to not only share the reasons behind what she does today, but also to promote Cognus services and the work that is taking place in Sutton to improve the lives of children and families. […]