The Use of Pain to Restrain Children – A Response From The Department for Education [Video]

 
Hi Everyone,

Mark Dawes here once again and I’m just doing this video to follow up on a video I did a while ago about the use of force on children and particularly any use of force that may cause discomfort, harm or pain.

Because there’s a drive at the moment by a particular lobbying group to ban or to make illegal should I say any restraining technique with a child that causes pain.

Now I did a video on that and we actually had about three and a half thousand views on Facebook alone, God knows how many on YouTube.

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The Importance of Advertising and Marketing [Video]

Hi guys, Mark Dawes here once again. In this short video I want to talk to you about the importance of advertising and marketing.

Here’s a fact for you. Someone out there could have an inferior product to yours, yet if they’re doing better advertising and marketing than you, they’re gonna have more clients, more customers, and earn far more money than you every day of the week and twice on Sunday. That is a given, that’s a fact.

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Making My Day Friday 17th February 2017 [Video]

Hi guys, Mark Dawes here. You’ve probably figured out I’m in the car; I spend a lot of time in the car so I thought, “Well hell, we’ll shoot a video while we’re in the car.”

The reason I’m shooting this video is I wanted to share something with you. Because if you’ve ever had one of those days where someone’s phoned you or you’ve met them or you’ve spoken to someone and they’ve made your day … Well, I’ve just had one of those days and I want to share it with you.

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Ministry of Justice Approved Restraint Techniques Can Kill Children [Video]

Hi Guys, Mark Dawes here, once again.

You may have seen this, which has been posted on Facebook or on the news. It’s the Guardian’s report into the MMPR Restraint Techniques that are used on children.

The headline said, Approved Restraint Techniques Can Kill Children. The Ministry of Justice has found.” That’s your starter for ten and I shouldn’t laugh, and I’m not laughing at the risk. I’m laughing at the stupidity of this system because they’ve actually approved techniques that can kill children. I mean, how perverse is that?

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Child Abuse in Football and Safeguarding Training

Hi guys. Mark Dawes here once again. If you saw the last video about, “What can I do, what am I allowed to do if someone absconds? Can I use force, etc.?” One of the things I mentioned in that video was about safeguarding, because if we’re allowing a vulnerable patient to abscond and not do anything about it, then … Read more