Course Photo: Instinctive Protection
This post is about positive handling. During fast-moving encounters things happen fast! All the trainers our attendees meet on our courses have expert knowledge of the body’s in-built survival systems and how this expresses itself as very rapid and instinctive protection movements for self-protection. Here, Gerard O’Dea is doing a live demonstration for his training group to show how […]
Positive Handling By The Numbers #6: Duty of Care
Positive Handling Duty of Care This post is about positive handling by the. Positive Handling Duty of Care is a critically important concept for staff to understand if they are called upon to intervene to create safety in a dangerous situation. Sometimes we see stories of teaching staff being injured by children in schools and […]
Staff Governor said: “competent, clear, precise, logical training with good humour”
Positive Handling Feedback This post is about staff governor said. We were delighted to get this great feedback from a school we visited just a week ago who had been struggling to get pragmatic and accurate advice from their previous training provider. I am confident that we can explore and evidence and then deliver a training programme, with your […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #4 – Be Cautious around 4-year Olds!
Positive Handling Early Years Concerns This post is about positive handling by the. Positive Handling Early Years can pose specific risks that you should be aware of. In our last post, we discussed how a 4-year old put two teachers in hospital in a single incident and how it is possible they can have the […]
I forgot all the “holds ” within days because training in the past has been too complex
This post is about i forgot all the. The training I received was fundamental to the skills we needed to acquire to keep staff and pupils safe within school. The training was clear and precise and easy to remember. Training in the past has been too complex and I forgot all the “holds ” within […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #4: Forewarned about (some) Four-year-olds is Forearmed
Positive Handling Plans This post is about positive handling by the. Positive Handling Plans should consider the wide range of risks involved in the types of situations where these interventions are potentially needed. Is it possible for a four year old child to lash out and send their teacher or teaching assistant to hospital? How […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #3: Section 3 Risk Assessments
Positive Handling Risk Assessments This post is about positive handling by the. Positive Handling Risk Assessment is at the heart of an effective response to the issues of school-based aggression and violence. Once the potential risks have been recognised within an organisation, the next stage is to identify the specific risks associated with each role and […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #2: The Number is Always Two!
Positive Handling Teamwork This post is about positive handling by the. How many people need to be in the room when a child in a school threatens injury to themselves or others, or is causing a serious disruption? This is a question I like to explore with my groups in our Positive Handling training […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #1 Working Solo
One Person Positive Handling This post is about positive handling by the. One Person Positive Handling is inherently dangerous and can not be recommended. Often a teaching assistant in a school will be working on a one-to-one basis with a child who has particular needs associated with emotional or behavioural difficulties. Sometimes, such a child […]
Positive Handling By The Numbers #0 Zero contact policies
Positive Handling Policy This post is about positive handling by the. Can a school have a ‘no contact’ policy? The Department for Education guidance is clear that failing to act because of an erroneous physical intervention policy would be risky: Schools should not have a ‘no contact’ policy. There is a real risk that such […]