Report – Responding to Behaviours of Concern in Irish Schools
A report using evidence from over 2,600 staff across 124 schools finds behaviours of concern are a recurring part of Irish school life, and sets out opportunities around training, leadership and legal clarity.
Report – Managing Behaviours of Concern and Workplace Risk in UK Schools
A thematic review of training needs data from 373 schools and over 8,000 staff, gathered during 2025, examining aggression and violence in UK schools and pointing to training, leadership, legal clarity and coordination.
A Tour of our Online Training in Positive Handling for Schools
The tour covers the online course built on Moodle, taking in crisis behaviour, duty of care, guidance and legislation, and reasonable force, plus a module of frequently asked questions.
Feedback: absolutely applicable to the demands of a primary school
Staff from five primary schools comment on trainer knowledge, patience and humour, the care taken with difficult questions, and how online plus practical elements fitted around a school day.
How to not escalate things in your first contact with the child
Katie Dill of Vistelar sets out the four parts of the universal greeting, a greeting, name and affiliation, reason for contact and a relevant question, and explains why a positive start builds rapport.
De-Escalation and Physical Intervention in a Secondary or Sixth-Form College
For secondary and sixth-form staff, deciding to intervene physically may be the most critical moment of a career. The post sets out the risks and why the training suits that setting.
Non-Escalation and De-escalation Training at Trainer-level for Schools
A five-day Vistelar train-the-trainer course, coming to the UK in December, certifies staff to teach non-escalation, de-escalation and crisis intervention, covering the conflict spectrum from context to closure but not physical tactics.
SEN Classroom Management – because you have a respectful language, the community is safer to work in
Katie Dill, a special education teacher from Illinois, describes using Vistelar’s verbal skills to give pupils clear steps and social contracts, so they start managing their own behaviour and the community feels safer.
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.
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.