Positive Handling and Guidance on issues of Touch in Primary Schools
A short page pointing to material on touch in primary schools: learning outcomes for primary staff, feedback from a primary school, and guidance on the law.
Managing High-Risk Behaviours in Secondary Schools
Three related reads on high-risk behaviour in secondary schools: a report on behaviours of concern and workplace risk, feedback from a secondary leadership team, and de-escalation in a sixth-form college.
Feedback from EYFS practitioners (video)
Feedback from early years practitioners is presented here as a video, without written commentary, alongside links to related posts about special schools and early years pressure.
Training tailored for the unique needs of a Special School
Training for special schools is heavily customised for higher-risk scenarios, because the children staff support can be large, powerful and distressed. A head of year comments in a short video on the tactics.
Headteacher’s feedback: Dynamis was different AND better!
An interim headteacher at Smallthorne Primary found the training simpler than the detailed courses they were used to, with pre-course legislation notes giving legal confidence and skills still in use weeks later.
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.
Relevant to Early Years Practice – Positive Handling feedback from Nursery School Manager
A Birmingham nursery school manager found the training relevant to Early Years practice, with de-escalation as the core purpose and physical intervention as a last resort, and would recommend it to colleagues.
Extremely professional and knowledgeable – Positive Handling
An assistant headteacher describes the trainer as professional and knowledgeable, with excellent health and safety throughout. The online course gave a thorough introduction citing legal documentation, which will help the school update policies.
Positive Handling in London
Dynamis has trained staff in boroughs across London. Two options are set out, a full day with the most practice time, and a half-day or twilight session blended with online study.
Is it okay to lift and carry a child during positive handling interventions?
Asked whether a restrained child may be lifted and carried elsewhere, the post sets out risks of injury to staff and child, plus the risk assessments, medical review and trained staff required first.