Professionals

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 […]

Safeguarding Briefings from the Education Safeguarding Team

Safeguarding Briefings Accompanying Documents

Bitesize Safeguarding Training Videos and Accompanying Slides

From 10th February 2025, the way that you access and receive our termly bitesize content and training materials is changing. If you are a Sutton Primary or Secondary School, Sutton Early Years/PVI Setting, the link to our ‘Bitesize Content’ folder will be shared with all those listed on the DSL Contact Sheet. The Early Years […]

Sign up for Safeguarding briefings from Andrew Hall

Subscribe to weekly Safeguarding Briefings Safeguarding Pro, the only online community specifically to support Designated Leads in schools, colleges and other organisations working with children and young people, provides free safeguarding briefings on the latest updates, including changes to guidance and legislation. To register, please visit www.safeguardingbriefing.co.uk Subscribe to regular AI and Safeguarding Briefings Stay ahead […]

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 […]

You said, We did for schools and partners (2022 – 2023)

2022-2023 Annual School and Partner Satisfaction Survey Analysis – ‘You said, we did’ (120 Responses) Schools – 98 responses – 100% either very satisfied (78/98) or satisfied (20/98) with the service. Partners –22 responses – 95% either very satisfied (18/22) or satisfied (3/22). 5% neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (1/22). You said – comments taken from the survey […]

You said, We did for schools (2021 – 2022)

You said – comments taken from the survey We did – our response Themes: Training Reflective learning event held in March 2022. SEN preparation for adulthood training available on LSCP website. Event List : Safeguarding Children (LSCP) Currently developing Induction for staff new to Sutton through the Learning and Improvement Sub-group. We could […]

General communication

A weekly bulletin rather than frequent emails – it is easy to miss things when we get such frequent emails whereas if we always had a regular bulletin it would be much easier to keep track of important information and know where to refer back to. We now send out a fortnightly safeguarding briefing. Next […]

Training

Keep a Sutton wide eye out to anticipate need – e.g.: BLM coordinated response to safeguard young people in all Sutton schools. We regularly invite the anti-racism practice lead in Sutton and colleagues from police to our DSL update sessions to provide updates and discuss local risk. We have also been engaging with Stop Hate […]

You said, We did for schools (2020 – 2021)

2020-2021 Annual School Satisfaction Survey Analysis ‘You said, we did’ (84 Responses) You said – comments taken from the survey We did – our response Themes: Training General Communication In summary: We are committed to maintaining the following: I feel supported and I am pleased that there is always someone you can contact if unsure about […]