Training and Development
Cognus Therapies run interactive stall at Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) event for the second year running
Thursday 30th November 2023 saw London Borough of Sutton (LBS) host another highly successful Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) event for children and young people aged 14+ in the local area. Over 200 young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) visited the event which took place at the Sutton Life Centre across two sessions. […]Cognus E-Safety Adviser completes a marathon week speaking to children in Sutton.
Steve Welding, from the Cognus Education Safeguarding Team and the E-Safety Advisor for all our schools in Sutton completed 15 E-Safety workshops during 2024 E-Safety Week. During E-Safety week Steve presented to over 540 Children (Primary & Secondary). Topics that were covered – New online safety Act, social media and age restrictions, Gaming, what not […]Read more on Cognus E-Safety Adviser completes a marathon week speaking to children in Sutton.
Cognus Education Safeguarding Team deliver training for staff at The Change Foundation UK
On Wednesday 17th January, Steve Welding (E-Safety Advisor) and Hayley Cameron (Education Safeguarding Manager) from the Education Safeguarding Team delivered training to 15 members of staff from The Change Foundation UK. I can’t believe so much has changed in terms of safeguarding in the space of a year. This training is invaluable, and Steve and […]Help at Hand service by The Children’s Commissioner
Help at Hand is the Children’s Commissioner’s advice and assistance service for children in care, children who have a social worker or are working with social services, children living away from home and care leavers. Children, young people, or their advocates can get in touch with Help at Hand for free by phone, website or email.Read more on Help at Hand service by The Children’s Commissioner
Education Safeguarding attend Sutton Youth Summit to find out more about what our young people really want and need.
On Thursday 16th November 2023, the Education Safeguarding Team attended the Sutton Youth Summit at The St. Nicholas Centre to find out more about what our young people really want and need. I have so many ideas about what I would like to see in Sutton but sometimes it is hard to put it into […]Cognus Education Safeguarding Team Deliver DSL New to Role Training at Cantium House
Being a new academic year, school’s often welcome several new staff members to their team. Some may not be new to borough, but they are certainly new to specific roles. On 18th October 2023, the Education Safeguarding Team delivered DSL New to Role training to 28 new safeguarding leads. It was so useful to meet […]Read more on Cognus Education Safeguarding Team Deliver DSL New to Role Training at Cantium House
Education Safeguarding Team attend event to raise awareness against Gang Violence and Knife Crime
On Wednesday 27th September 2023, the Education Safeguarding Team attended an event at The Limes College about knife crime, gang violence and restorative justice. Five minutes of madness…a lifetime of regret (The Chris Donovan Trust) At the event, a range of speakers bravely shared their stories with the realisation that although you cannot change what […]Level 1 British Sign Language (BSL)
Do you want to communicate with Deaf people? Then come along to our BSL Level 1 Course! When: Course commences on 18th September 2024 (Please note, this course has already commenced and is full. The next one will commence in September 2025, so if you’re interested, please email enquiries@cognus.org.uk to register your interest for 2025.) […]Cognus Educational Psychology Service host EBSA networking conference
Cognus Educational Psychology Service hosted an EBSA networking conference on Monday 18th September 2023 with staff from around 30 schools attending. With other professionals also in attendance there was space and opportunity for rich exchanges ! Alongside practical tasks to reflect on the approach settings are using to reduce and support EBSA pupils we had […]Read more on Cognus Educational Psychology Service host EBSA networking conference