Education & Children’s Services
Positive Handling & Physical Intervention.
A 1 day accredited award for staff working with children, young people or vulnerable adults. Legally compliant, properly risk assessed and well established across the UK and internationally over the last twenty years.
Staff learn a range of appropriate and effective physical skills alongside a concise Legal Briefing on their rights and responsibilities. The focus is always on de-escalation, but staff need to know how to intervene safely to prevent a greater harm. Open to anyone who works with and cares for children, including parents, governors and carers. Online, face to face or a combination.
Restraint Reduction Legal Briefing on the Use of Reasonable Force
1.5 hours. Open to all staff, governors and parents or carers at no extra charge. Twilight, INSET or online.The theory and risk reduction session of our fully risk assessed and legally audited training, helping delegates understand how to minimise and avoid interventions.
- What is deemed “Reasonable Force” with pupils?
- Restraint risk assessment and least restrictive practice
- Risk assessing the searching of pupils and property
- Last resorts and translating guidance documents
- Risk assessing time-out rooms and withdrawal
- Reporting and recording incidents and allegations
- Managing smaller pupils
Safer Holding, Handling, Essential Physical Intervention & Disengagement Skills
2.5 hours. For those who may need to physically intervene. Taken with the Legal Briefing.Easy to remember, low level interventions that are appropriate yet effective. We consider the size of your pupils, your environment, transport, seated holds, breakaways and lone working. All techniques are medically reviewed and manual handling risk assessed.
- Holding, handling, escorting and guiding
- Managing the risks of handling smaller children
- Biting, hair pulling and spitting
- Seated holds and the safe movement of pupils
- Objects and weapons
- Safely managing altercations and disengagement
Delivery options
Option 1
Both sessions at your school on the same day.
Option 2
Session 1 online (1.5 hrs), Session 2 at your school (2.5 hrs).
Option 3
Both sessions at school on different days, such as twilights.
Option 4
Just complete the Legal Brief session online.
No limit on numbers per session, just ask for a bespoke cost. The full course includes course material, certification for all staff, a resource folder with instructional videos, Toolbox Talks, the training manual, a copy of the Legal Brief presentation and a due diligence file for audit.
Positive Behaviour Support
Understand the reasons for behaviours that challenge.
Interactive, evidence based and always built around your workplace, with sector specific role play. Delegates reflect on their own values and practice, learn to formulate behaviour using applied behavioural analysis, and write, review and improve behaviour support plans. Delivered by our certified PBS Practitioner. Take it alone or with the Positive Handling course. We can also assess and plan for an individual child or vulnerable adult, at your setting and at home.
- Trauma informed approach and understanding ACEs
- Principles of PACE: Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy
- De-escalation, distraction and diversion
- Polyvagal theory
- Positive handling and managing behaviour
