Keeping children safe

Child Performance Licenses

Many children enjoy performing or taking part in paid or unpaid activities. Some of the activities include: By law, if a child who is not over compulsory school age is due to participate in any of the above activities, that child may require to be licensed by the local authority where they live. What the […]

Child Employment Permits

The youngest age a child can work part-time is 13, except children involved in areas like television, theatre and modelling where they will require a licence to perform. Between the ages of 13 and 16, children can’t work unless they have a child employment permit. It is illegal for businesses to employ 13-16 year old children without […]

Welcome information – Child Employment

Meeting our service We support to families, schools, agencies and third parties to safeguard children and young people in the workforce. We license and authorise child performance applications in line with laws and regulations. We process work permits for children between the age of 13-16. We issue licences and train chaperones, so children involved in […]

School Inclusion

Cognus’ School Inclusion service provides information, advice, and guidance to schools to support inclusive practice and the prevention of exclusion. A Range of support can be offered that may include: To speak to a member of the inclusion team, or for more information, please contact Cognus’ Inclusion Coordinators on:

Sutton IASS (SIASS)

SIASS offer free, impartial, confidential support for 0-25 year olds with SEND in Sutton. To visit our dedicated website, please click on the link SIASS (external website) To contact us: Our service operates year-round (including school holidays), Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Email Sutton@SIASS.co.uk Or call us at 0208 323 0462 (please note, during busy periods it may take up […]

Safeguarding

Cognus Safeguarding service provides training and support for schools and educational settings to enable them to meet their statutory duties set out in government statutory guidance. We do this through: Hayley Cameron, Education Safeguarding Manager hayley.cameron@cognus.org.uk or 0204 582 0847 Stephen Welding, Education E safety Advisor/Prevent trainer stephen.welding@cognus.org.uk or 0204 582 0322 Gillian Bush, Education Safeguarding Advisor in CFCS & CME […]

Child Employment

Cognus’ Child Employment Service, provided on behalf of the London Borough of Sutton, is for all businesses intending to employ school-aged children. Children are of compulsory school age until the academic year in which they turn 16, and there are laws that cover employment of children under school leaving age. The Child Employment Service ensures […]

Attendance

If you are worried about a young person’s attendance, remember – Attendance is Everyone’s Business! Contact the young person’s Virtual School Advisor and the rest of the Network to arrange an attendance meeting where an attendance Action plan can be developed. Attendance action plan template If EBSA is the main barrier to attendance, work through the […]

Suspensions and Exclusions

Please refer to the resources here, aimed at supporting professionals to working together to avoid suspensions and exclusions. If a child with a social worker has a suspension or is permanently excluded, schools must inform the social worker. Please also consider requesting support through the Vulnerable Pupils Panel if a child is at high risk […]