Families

Bitesize Safeguarding Training Videos and Accompanying Slides

Recording and Slides for December 2024 Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults with SEND December 2024 Recording and Slides for September 2024 All Staff Safeguarding Refresher and Updates to KCSIE September 2024 – Training Print All Staff Safeguarding Refresher and Updates to KCSIE September 2024 – TRANSCRIPT Recording and Slides for June 2024 Learning from Child […]

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 […]

General communication

You said: A regular bulletin with safeguarding information would be useful. We did: Regular safeguarding briefings have been sent out to DSLs since March. These will continue to for the foreseeable future. Next year, we will be developing a safeguarding newsletter that will be sent out termly. Any contributions from DSLs (examples of good practice, information etc.) […]

Reaching out to our Designated Safeguarding Leads

December 2024 In the autumn term, 66% (46/70) of our settings attended the Early Years and PVI Designated Safeguarding Lead Update Sessions. For 2023-2024, 56% of our PVI settings attended the training. In the autumn term, 93% (38/41) of our schools attended the Primary Designated Safeguarding Lead Update Sessions. For 2023-2024, 90% of our primary schools attended our training. In the […]

Meet the Safeguarding team

Below is some background information on the people behind Cognus’ Safeguarding service. Hayley Cameron Education Safeguarding Manager Hayley has worked in Sutton and Croydon Schools since 2005 and has been a Designated Safeguarding Lead since 2008. She was appointed as Deputy Head Teacher for Safeguarding and Pastoral Care at Avenue Primary Academy in 2015 before […]

Children Missing Education

Do you know a Child Missing Education? What a Child Missing Education means: A child ‘Missing Education’ 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) Section 436A of the Education Act 1996 (amended – Education and […]

Welcome information – Education Safeguarding

Meeting our service The Education Safeguarding Team provides training and support for schools and educational settings. This enables them to meet their safeguarding duties set out in government guidance. Families and young people will work directly with the Education Safeguarding Team in the case of a Child Missing Education (CME). A child missing education is a child […]

Commonly asked questions

We have put together a list of commonly asked questions. This is a live document and will be regularly updated by the Education Safeguarding Team. Commonly asked questions

Educational resources

We have listed below a range of online organisations and resources that can support you with home education. Please let us know if you are aware of other resources or information that may benefit other families that we can include here. Sutton’s Local Offer has a wealth of information advice and guidance about services and provision […]

The Law relating to EHE

The government’s aim is to ensure all children and young people receive world-class education which allows them to reach their potential, and live a more fulfilled life regardless of background, in a safe environment. Educating children at home, works well when it is a positive choice and carried out with proper regard for the needs […]