Course Feedback: a very professional experience

“Thought it was really interesting, with very simple, quick and easy techniques which can be used at work. They are easy to remember too! It was a very professional experience and I learnt a lot from it. The theory side helped me understand more about regulations and what is in place, this was very useful. […]

Legal Safe and Effective Positive Handling

Legal Safe and Effective Positive Handling Legal Safe and Effective Positive Handling is what we strive to design and deliver here at Dynamis, where we work with schools, teaching staff and other education services to deal with distressed or challenging behaviours with children by showing them respect at all times in a safe environment which we create […]

Positive Handling Strategies – feel confident

Positive Handling Strategies Positive handling strategies should increase confidence, improve teamwork and give you the opportunity to enhance your level of practice with your colleagues.  Here is what one class teacher said after a recent course with our team: “The course was very useful and because of it, I feel more confident to deal with […]

Positive Handling “this was the best so far”

Best Positive Handling Course So Far “I have been on a few positive handling training courses and this was the best so far. She gave us holds that were viable in our setting and easy to use. Unfortunately, we have already had to use the holds, but they were effective and we all felt confident […]

Keep children safe through Positive Handling “very useful”

Safe Positive Handling “It was very useful to understand more about the legislation around when teachers can use techniques to keep children safe. This is the main reason some staff do not wish to use handling techniques for fear of reprimand afterwards. Practicing techniques was very useful and gave me the confidence to use them […]

Positive Handling Law

Positive Handling Law Issues during training  – it is not all physical. “I was pleased that it wasn’t all physical and loved the fact that we were taught a lot about the law and when and how to protect ourselves with it. I have already managed to put some things and suggestion into place at […]

Positive Handling Course delivery was “precise clear well paced”

“Support and advice given to practices used in Early years settings brilliant. Safety highlighted to protect ourselves and our subjects in various scenarios. Online course material supported and knowledge recapped in class with visual notes and explained. Course delivery was precise clear well paced, with support explaining handling techniques, which were observed throughout the practical […]

Managing Behaviour may include Positive Handling

The physical side of managing behaviour Managing behaviour in schools ideally means using professional and persuasive verbalisation skills but must also include the physical alternatives where words alone fail.   We treat every child with dignity and show them respect but sometimes words alone are not enough and in order to create a safe and […]

“Completely appropriate…safe techniques and tactics” for Positive Handling

“Very informative and the content was completely appropriate to the type of scenarios that could occur in our school. The chance to learn and practice safe techniques and tactics that can be used in a school environment was brilliant – really opened my eyes and enhanced my awareness of what to do and the kind […]

Positive Handling Feedback: “more confident and empowered – fantastic”

“The staff who attended the course went away feeling more confident and empowered. They felt happy that should any positive handling be required, they could do it in a safe way. Pauline was fantastic and made the training personal to our setting and the situations we meet.” – Inclusion Leader, Holy Cross Primary