Physical Interventions for Special Schools

  • Trauma-Informed Approach
  • Individualised Strategies
  • Adapted Communications
  • Restraint Reduction

Trauma Aware positive handling training for SEND

Confidence and Competence in working with children who respond differently.

Your team will have greater insight into how to manage disregulated behaviour when it happens. You will have deeper insights into the causes of crisis behaviour, and your team will practice the right responses which defuse these situations and make them safe.

Our training covers a variety of the most common scenarios which staff in school face when they must deal with behaviour or risk, and gives straight answers to frequently asked questions.

Our experienced trainer works with your team in your timeframe, developing skill and insights which help when your children become overwhelmed and disregulated.

  • De-Escalation
  • Managing Behaviour
  • Duty of Care
  • Balancing Risk 
  • Dept Education Guidance
  • Best Practice
  • Common Scenarios
  • Physical Skills
  • The two key elements of positive handling

    POSITIVE HANDLING
    KNOWLEDGE and THEORY elements.

    Your staff are guided through 12 key decision-making factors which are fundamental to good practice in the area of Positive Handling. This Online Learning component may be particularly helpful for schools who have unnecessarily booked Whole-School training in the past.

    … WITH A SCENARIO-LED TRAINING EXPERIENCE…

    Our trainer will then lead your staff through the verbal models for conflict communications and the physical Positive Handling tactics they may need at the higher levels of risk in practical sessions where repetition and embedding the skills is our aim.

    LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR POSITIVE HANDLING TRAINING:
    YOUR STAFF WILL EXPLORE AND DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF:


    ✔ 
    How to balance their own safety with the safety of the other children and that of the distressed child. (Duty of Care).

    ✔ How to comply with the Department of Education Guidance on “The use of Reasonable Force with pupils” for Positive Handling

    ✔ What Powers are granted to them by the Education & Inspection Act Section 93 for the use of restraint and Positive Handling

    ✔ How to effectively use Communications and De-Escalation Principles for Common Positive Handling Scenarios in Schools.

    ✔ How to physically protect and positively safeguard themselves, their colleagues and their pupils during high-risk incidents.

    ✔ To recognise the importance of Positive Behaviour Support plans and Positive Handling Plans for pupils

    ✔ How to identify, reduce and avoid the risks inherent in Restraint/Positive Handling interventions.

    ✔ Specific Physical Skills and tactical principles for how to achieve Positive Handling Control, Escort and Restraint in the pursuit of Non-Harmful Control of Children and Young People

    Feedback from Learners About Our Training

    Thousands of learners with Dynamis Since 2006

    99%

    Course Met or Exceeded Expectations

    98%

    Trainer Was Very Good or Excellent

    99%

    Training was Relevant and Appropriate

    HI! I'M GERARD O'DEA

    Director Of Training At Dynamis

    Hi and thanks for visiting our website today.

    In over 15 years of working with frontline staff who face difficult, distressed and dangerous behaviour, i have seen time and again how prepared staff can perform well and respond to challenging circumstances.

    From teachers to nurses, teaching and care assistants to security officers in our hospitals and social workers in the community, if you deal with people every day, managing conflict becomes a necessity.

    I became involved in this work because i saw the power of training and preparation in helping people to stay safe at work and to be more successful in working with their colleagues to create better outcomes.

    I and my team of professional trainers now teach in over 200 training engagements every year around the uk and internationally for a wide variety of public-facing organizations just like yours.

    We have sought out the best conflict management training content and the best learning methods in the world and bring them together for you and your team.

    • One full day 6hrs

    • short format 3hrs

    • 60' Briefing

    • 'Your way'

    One Full Day:   9.30am to 3.30pm on a day when you can release your team…

    This option gives your staff the most practice time and question/answer time with the trainers. Assimilation of the material and retention of the physical skills is optimal with this duration. Schools will usually choose this option if they have a well-identified need for training in physical interventions with particular high-risk children. For dedicated SEN, Learning Disability or EBD settings we also have a 2-day option which is recommended for higher-risk care environments.

    How is Dynamis Positive Handling training different?

    As a pioneer in using online training for positive handling we understand how to get the best out of this format, for your busy school and your in-demand staff!

    Uniquely flexible to your needs

    With no less than 5 different formats for each course we deliver, we work hard to fit into your schedule, your budget and your work - your partner in behaviour management and positive handling.

    dedicated to authentic learning

    Through our collaboration with Loughborough University faculty, we design and deliver training which has the highest degree of transfer to your working environment.

    trauma-informed and responsive

    Through our partnership with NAOTP we are committed to being trauma-aware as a team and our problem-solving approach recognises 'all behaviour has meaning'.

    Scenario-Driven

    Your staff need skills and knowledge which will help you with YOUR specific children and behaviours, so our approach is focused on solving YOUR positive handling issues. See SCENA for more information.

    World-class client feedback

    Our client and learner satisfaction surveys have consistently been extrmely positive, even as we have grown to be an ever-more popular provider of Positive Handling and De-Escalation training.  Watch the video to learn about our most recent results!

    Our Partners and Accreditation

    MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF
    CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

    Dynamis is a Quality Award Centre with the ICM, a recognised accrediting body in the U.K. for workplace training in the prevention and management of workplace violence.

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    EUROPEAN PARTNER FOR

    VISTELAR

    Dynamis is the premier European Partner for Vistelar, a global consulting organisation covering training across the entire spectrum of human conflict.

    A 5-star programme

    Dynamis has achieved a 5-star 'Safety Without Compromise' endorsement from the SWC expert panel.