Positive Handling 2-minute Introduction video
Positive Handling Feedback: “of a high standard and delivered brilliantly”
This training was of a high standard and delivered brilliantly – just the right mix of getting to know everyone, theory and practice. Gerard was particularly good at putting things into perspective – in regards to the law and our duty of care – when sometimes we are too emotionally involved to make the correct […]
4 in 10 Teachers attacked by Pupils
Attacked by pupils: 43% of the workforce being exposed to violence… Four out of 10 teachers have experienced violence from pupils in the past year, a survey for the ATL teachers union suggests (26 Jan 2016). Of those who had experienced violence, 77% said they had been pushed, and around half were kicked or had an […]
Sacked School Worker Wins £70,000 Compensation From Tribunal
The former Head of Care at a school for unruly kids has won more than £70,000 in compensation after a tribunal ruled that bosses were wrong to sack him for grabbing hold of a troublesome teenager (as reported in the Paisley Daily Express, Jun 21 2011) David Hutton was fired from his job over the […]
Is Whole-School Positive Handling the right answer?
WHOLE SCHOOL POSITIVE HANDLING – For and Against. Many schools have for years taken the Whole School approach to positive handling training. Recently I have been asking schools if this is really the approach that they need to take, they want to take and is having EVERY member of staff trained in restraint a proportionate, […]
Course Photo: Instinctive Protection
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 positioning, body language and the amazing […]
Restraint in school – what the law says
“You hope you will never have to use restraint, but if your duty of care leaves you with little choice: know your school procedure and record everything” An excellent article about the use of force for restraint in schools by solicitor Jade Kent. http://schoolsweek.co.uk/restraint-in-school-what-the-law-says/ Author on the use of force with children Mark Dawes adds […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #5: Five Steps to Persuasion
Positive Handling Verbal Deescalation You may remember in my last post about Positive Handling Number 5, we looked at a stuation whereby a disruptive child was resolutely refusing to leave a classroom? “You cant’ make me! I know my rights! You’re not allowed to touch me!” How did we get here? In my previous […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #5: Five Values for Effective Interactions in the Classroom
Positive Handling Values Base One of the most frequent scenarios we come across in working with teaching staff is the issue of the seriously disruptive student who refuses to follow a reasonable request. Often this type of serious resistance to a request can escalate (in some settings more than others) into situations where physical intervention becomes necessary, […]
Staff Governor said: “competent, clear, precise, logical training with good humour”
Positive Handling Feedback 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 collaboration, which closely matches the scenarios and […]