physical intervention
The Importance of Writing An Effective Incident Report
Writing and effective incident report is possibly one of the most important things you can do. This is because you may have to rely on it in one, two, three or even five to tens year’s time. And let’s face it, most of us can’t remember what we had for dinner last week! So keeping a good written record as … Read more
Deputy Head Teacher Dismissed For Using Physical Intervention
Mr Kitchener, a Deputy Head Teacher, was dismissed from his £60,000 a year job for after he used physical intervention on an “out of control” pupil who hit him five times, kicked him and broke his glasses. His employer, the academy trust, dismissed him on the grounds of gross misconduct on the basis that the use of force was not … Read more
Recent Court Case of a Teaching Assistant Charged With Common Assault on an Eight-Year-Old Child
In 2017 I was involved in a court in a case against a young school teacher, a 27-year-old man, who was charged with common assault for causing injuries to an eight-year-old child during a restraint in a school. I was acting as the expert witness on behalf of the Crown (the prosecution). Background To The Case In brief summary of … Read more
Watch This If You’re Thinking of Becoming A Restraint Trainer (Video)
If you are thinking of becoming a physical restraint, physical intervention, pmva, positive handling, control and restraint trainer (as it’s all the same thing), just watch this short video.
Teacher Dismissed for Allegedly Defending Themselves From a Pupil With a Weapon
Teacher Dismissed for Allegedly Defending Themselves From a Pupil With a Weapon. I was sent the following email two days ago, which I have been given permission to share with you (name redacted at request). This is not the first time I have had someone contact me who has experienced a similar situation in a school, ie., defending themselves against … Read more
Focus Only On The Solution, Not The Problem
I’ve just been to a sermon delivered by Colin Chambers, who was Nelson Mandela’s Chaplin for eight years when he was imprisoned on Robben Island. His sermon was excellent and one thing he said was that when people are presented with a solution they always say: “Yes, but the problem is ….”. What happens as a result is that they … Read more
How a Change In Lifestyle Changed People’s Genes (Video)
You MUST Watch This Video – How a Change In Lifestyle Changed People’s Genes
How The Body Goes Into Famine Mode When In Stress (Video)
How The Body Goes Into Famine Mode When In Stress
When we perceive that we are in fear we trigger the stress response.