An inclusion base should be an intervention, not a destination
The DfE guidance on inclusion bases places them inside mainstream schools, not beside them. The post welcomes the ambition of movement back into mainstream lessons, while warning bases could become renamed internal exclusion rooms.
Schools being too strict?
A BBC report describes a pupil kept in an isolation booth for half a school year. The post asks what that pupil learns, arguing that boundaries matter but strictness without dignity is not discipline.
What UAE schools told us after a week of Positive Handling training
Staff at six UAE schools rated the training highly and asked for locally grounded guidance, since the law on physically stopping a child there is not straightforward.
The Culture of Communication in Schools
In this short video, Gerard O’Dea explains some insights into conflict communications and the ethos of a school. It is a brief clip rather than a written post.
Can I get Positive Handling training specifically for Irish schools?
Dynamis trainers recently delivered positive handling training for a number of Irish schools. What did our team notice? And what recommendations might we make to other Irish schools following our experiences so far?
Positive Behaviour Management and Handling Training for Schools in Abu Dhabi UAE
A short video post introducing Dynamis training to ADEK in Abu Dhabi in 2019, alongside links to related reading on international positive behaviour management work.
Positive Handling for Schools in Ireland – Course Feedback
Feedback from Irish primary teachers and special needs assistants who attended tailored training in August, covering legal issues specific to Ireland, with comments calling the course helpful and relevant to their profession.
Positive Handling Training Project for UAE Schools completed
150 staff in Abu Dhabi and Dubai were trained in an approach tailored to the UAE, drawing on labour law, the penal code and ADEC requirements, with online learning done beforehand.
International Positive Behaviour Management in Qatar with Dynamis
Dynamis has trained internationally since 2008, mostly in the Gulf, with clients in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and now Doha. The post introduces a video about the latest Qatar project.
Feedback: GCC Behaviour Management and Positive Handling Course in Doha, July 2017
A head of early years at a Doha school describes training that kept safety rules central, respected her religious constraints as a Muslim woman, and put communication and active listening before any physical intervention.