Professionals

Team Around the Family Meetings

The Team Around the Family (TAF) is a generic term used to describe the group of professionals, volunteers and members of the wider family who are involved; it must include family members working alongside professionals. TAF meetings are when the family meets with the different key professionals involved in supporting them, to produce a plan […]

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Inclusion Surgeries for Schools

The Inclusion Surgeries will take place on the following dates. These are not solely for SENCOs and we welcome any school staff to book on if they wish to discuss an Inclusion case. We will be offering information, advice, and guidance to schools to support inclusive practice and the prevention of exclusion. 2024/25 – These will be […]

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Vulnerable Pupil’s Panel

The Vulnerable Pupils Panel (VPP), is a multi-agency partnership whose aim is to ensure Children and young people have equality of access to high quality mainstream education and have the same opportunities to achieve and succeed through all their steps in education and effectively prepare them for adulthood whatever their starting point. Additionally, the partnership identifies support […]

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Sutton’s Graduated Response

Sutton’s Graduated Response provides a multi-agency framework, that supports working together to meet social, emotional, and metal health needs of a child or young person to prevent exclusion and to promote inclusion. Aims Include: The Graduated Response supports schools to ensure that all reasonable steps are being taken to provide support and intervention. If you would like […]

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Training Testimonials

The Education Safeguarding Team are available to lead bespoke training within your school or setting.  We offer a flexible delivery, either face-to-face or virtual dependent on your individual need or preference.  Please contact hayley.cameron@cognus.org.uk to discuss pricing or to make a booking.  Testimonial from our virtual delivery ‘The training was superb.  It made us reflect as a school […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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