markdawes Can School Teachers Refuse To Restrain Children? Can school teachers refuse to restrain children? Let me re-frame the question. If a child or a fellow teacher was seriously injured or died because a teacher made the disastrous mistake of not intervening when they should have done, can you imagine the catastrophic series of events that would follow? The school and … Read more
Using Force To Maintain Good Order and Discipline In the past, I’ve spoken about the use of restrictive techniques that may cause (either intentionally or unintentionally) some discomfort, harm or pain. I’ve mentioned that these techniques are not illegal, provided that they are used reasonably to prevent a greater harm, where no lesser use of force option would be an … Read more
In this short video I want do address something that’s caused a lot of confusion which came out in an SIA newsletter in September 2018.
In that newsletter they had an article on vascular restraint, and there’s a paragraph in that article that’s obviously caused a lot of confusion because a lot of people have emailed me and called me on this.
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Well done to everyone who attended the NFPS BTEC Level 3 Restraint Instructor Award Course this week and congratulations to all of the following who successfully completed the course: Mostapha Alfaour John Barton Jessica Bowerman Tyson Bradley Joanne Buckley Matthew Cheyne Jenkin Chu Terence Cross Russell Davies Charles Garner Alexander Good Dene Hale Stephen Kerr Tony Koleszar Craig Lewis Jock … Read more
Strategic Blindness, Situational Awareness, Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba and Physical Skills Training, follows on from the podcast I did yesterday, entitled ‘Complicating the Uncomplicated’ and today I want to follow on from that with this podcast entitled ‘Strategic Blindness, Situational Awareness, Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba and Physical Skills Training’, because it adds more weight to the argument that teaching physical skills in … Read more
Complicating the Uncomplicated [Podcast] Today in many physical restraint/physical intervention and disengagement/breakaway systems, many techniques are taught in a way that seems designed to ‘complicate the uncomplicated’. And what I mean by that is a system of teaching is employed that breaks the technique down into each component part which is then taught within a complex system of instruction making … Read more
Come and hear John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman, speak at our NFPS Conference on the 26th September at the Lilleshall National Sports and Conferencing Centre. Lofty’s will also be signing copies of his book ‘Who Dares Grins’, and you will be able to purchase a signed copy on the day. ‘Lofty’ served with 22 SAS for 26 years (and, as he likes … Read more
Eric Baskind – Are ‘Safe Systems’ of Restraint Really ‘Safe’? At our Conference on 26 September, Eric Baskind will be talking about the proposed new laws and accreditation schemes for physical intervention. The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill He will be looking at the pros and cons of the new proposed Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill … Read more
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