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 […]
“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 […]
Can Online Training help you to allocate the right resources to Positive Handling?
Positive Handling Online Training A component of our programme which saves your school time and resources. Gerard O’Dea, Director of Training at Dynamis, gives a brief tour of the very popular Positive Handling Online Training offered through the Dynamis training programme. Comments from our learners about the Positive Handling Online Training from Dynamis” “It was good […]
How many school staff to train in positive handling?
How many school staff to train in positive handling? The Gravy Train positive handling courses for the masses? Many schools have for years taken the Whole School approach to train positive handling for every member of staff at school. Recently I have been asking schools if this is really the approach that they need to […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #3: Section 3 Risk Assessments
Positive Handling Risk Assessments 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 then provide measures that will eliminate or minimise […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #2: The Number is Always Two!
Positive Handling Teamwork 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 courses. The answer is always that we need […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #1 Working Solo
One Person Positive Handling 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 will present with potentially harmful behaviours such as […]
Positive Handling By The Numbers #0 Zero contact policies
Positive Handling Policy 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 a policy might place a member of staff […]