markdawes

NFPS Ltd. is a Specialist Provider of Physical intervention and Conflict Management Training with specific expertise in Physical Restraint, Breakaway, Self-Defence and Conflict Resolution.

Why The RRN Standards Are Unworkable

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The transcript that follows this brief introduction is from a talk given by Nicola Lochery that we recorded on our last refresher about the RRN (Restraint Reduction Network) standards.  Nicola has done a lot of work mapping her training over to the RRN standards. She has also been looking at how some NHS trusts are only going to get a … Read more

Why Self Development Is Important

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Self Development Is Important Because Without Developing An Individual From Within We Add Skills To An Unstable Foundation. We can all agree that training is important to ensure that a person becomes competent in what they are expected to do. Training is also a legal requirement under Health & Safety Legislation and because employers have a duty of care towards … Read more

Read This If You Are Interested in Becoming a Conflict Management and/or Physical Intervention Trainer

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Read This If You Are Interested in Becoming a Conflict Management and/or Physical Intervention Trainer BTEC Level 3 Physical Restraint Instructor Award Course: 2nd – 6th November For the first time in thirty years we are running an additional BTEC Level 3 Physical Restraint Instructor Award Course. It is taking place at the Yarnfield Park Training & Conference Centre, Yarnfield, … Read more

Self Esteem and Success

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Self Esteem and Success Self-esteem is how a person views or feels in relation to their overall sense of self-worth or personal value.  Low self esteem develops over time and the catalyst for your feeling of lack of self worth may even be linked to something that was said to you by a teacher, a parent or your peers.  I … Read more

Success is a State of Mind

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Success – Why Do Some People Succeed When Others Don’t? At the beginning of every restraint instructor, self-defence and conflict management trainer course I spend the first part of the day talking about quantum mechanics and how the way we choose to think affects our health and physical state. I show you the science behind the theory too to back … Read more

How To Make Money Online

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Necessity is the catalyst of change and this current pandemic has forced many businesses to change the way that they have been traditionally doing business and made them embrace the internet, which has been a steep learning curve for many. Now love it or hate it the using the internet the right way has many advantages. For example, in a … Read more

Do You Have a License To Carry Handcuffs

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Do You Have a License To Carry Handcuffs? – My Daily Podcast in 5 Minutes or Less!  Recently a security officer, who at the time was working for a local authority on a subcontracted basis, intervened in an incident and possibly saved a man’s life by restraining him and using handcuffs to control him. The police were called and … Read more

There Is No Such Thing As A Legal Self-Defence or Restraint Technique!

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There Is No Such Thing As A Legal Self-Defence or Restraint Technique! Many trainers spend a lot of time teaching self-defence or restraint techniques and some even say that the techniques they teach are legal. In fact, many years ago I was actually approached by someone who wanted us to have our training ‘approved’ by them and the basis for … Read more

New Level 3 Understanding Reasonable Force Course

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NEW Level 3 Understanding Reasonable Force Course Launching on Friday 26th at 3pm.⁣ ⁣ We’re Going To Launch at 3pm on Friday 26th!⁣ ⁣  We’ve decided on a date for the course and we are now going to launch the course on Friday 26th (that’s this coming Friday) at 3pm, but if you are on our prior notification list you … Read more