Keeping children safe

DSL Supervision Survey Evaluation (2021-2022)

DSL Supervision Survey Evaluation – 2021-2022 How useful have you found the DSL supervision sessions? 4/8 – 5 (Extremely useful) 3/8 – 4 1/8 – 3 Will you be requesting to continue attending DSL supervision sessions next year? 5/8 – Yes 2/8 – No 1/8 – Maybe Please comment on the factors below: Safeguarding advice […]

Reaching out to our Designated Safeguarding Leads

July 2024 In the summer term, 47% (33/70) 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 summer term, 73% (30/41) of our schools attended the Primary Designated Safeguarding Lead Update Sessions. For 2023-2024, 90% of our primary schools attended our training. In the […]

Sutton’s Local Children Safeguarding Partnership launch a new Child Safeguarding Toolkit

Sutton’s Local Children Safeguarding Partnership (LSCP) is delighted to launch a new and unique Child Safeguarding Toolkit- a comprehensive learning resource for everyone who comes into contact with children and young people. This is part of our longstanding commitment to help prevent future serious injury or harm to children. The Toolkit has been designed and […]

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 2023-2024.docx

Contact Us

For more information, please contact: Kelly Bennett, Child Employment and Performance Licensing Officer Email: childemployment@cognus.org.uk Telephone: 020 4551 3192

Chaperone Approvals

Chaperone Approvals All children licensed by a local authority to perform must be supervised at all times by a licensed chaperone or matron or the child’s parent. How to apply Application for a chaperone must be made to the local authority in whose area the prospective chaperones lives. The application process involves completing this application […]

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 […]