Our positive handling training for schools has been specifically designed to ensure safe working for front-line staff. It provides practical techniques to manage challenging behaviours effectively while maintaining a safe and supportive environment for both students and staff.
Our positive handling training for schools has been specifically designed to ensure safe working for frontline staff. The full-day training focuses on teaching staff how to manage challenging behaviours safely and calmly. The training introduces techniques to help workers reduce tension, use safe ways to assist people, and create supportive environments. Staff also learn about legal guidelines and when physical help should only be used as a last resort. The goal of this training is to make environments safer and more supportive for both staff and those they care for.
If additional holding techniques are required then the course will run over 2 days.
Where Do You Deliver The Positive Handling Training?
We can deliver this training at your premises, as long as it's within the UK. Also, we have our own venues in the Midlands if you don't have access to a training room
Who Is This Positive Handling Training For?
This training is for anyone working within the health and social care sector.
How Many Delegates Can I Have On One Session?
We will deliver this training for a group of up to 10 delegates. Similarly, for larger groups we can either provide multiple trainers on the same day or run multiple days to get everyone trained.
Who Will Conduct The Training?
One of our expert clinical tutors, these are either Nurses or Doctors with an abundance of clinical and complex care experience and knowledge – so you’ll be in great hands!
Furthermore, we will let you know who is doing the training in advance, you can check out their skills and experience by finding them on our meet the team page.
Positive Handling Training Course
Our positive handling training for schools has been specifically designed to ensure safe working for front line staff.
The course is suitable for a variety of services such as:
Secondary School
Primary Schools
Nurseries
Children’s Hospitals
The courses are theory and practical based and can accommodate up to 10 delegates per day.
The course will equip delegates to safely and effectively manage challenging behaviour and aggression within an education environment.
Positive handling training is a course that teaches people how to safely manage challenging behaviour, especially in schools, healthcare, and care settings.
It focuses on:
Using calm ways to stop problems before they get worse
Talking to people effectively
Only using physical touch as a last option
The main goals of positive handling training are:
Keep everyone safe
Treat people with respect
Help build good relationships
Follow the law about touching people
In this training, people learn:
How to spot early signs of trouble
Ways to calm situations down
Safe ways to hold someone if needed
How to make places safer for everyone
Positive handling training is important because it:
Helps staff feel more confident in tough situations
Reduces the chance of people getting hurt
Creates a better environment for learning or care
Teaches staff to understand why people might act in challenging ways
This training is useful for teachers, healthcare workers, and anyone who works with people who might sometimes behave in difficult ways.
Positive Handling Training Course Outline
1. Understanding Challenging Behaviour
What is challenging behaviour?
How aggression can grow and change over time.
2. Why Challenging Behaviour Happens
What causes challenging behaviour?
How to spot warning signs and early signs of anxiety.
3. How to Manage Challenging Behaviour
Ways to encourage good behaviour.
How to support and guide people in a positive way.
4. How to Communicate Well
Speaking in a calm and helpful way.
Using body language to show kindness and control situations.
5. Planning and Getting Help
Why it is important to plan for behaviour challenges.
Knowing when and where to ask for support.
6. Solving Problems and Keeping Calm
How to fix arguments and misunderstandings.
Ways to calm situations before they get worse.
7. Understanding the Law
Learning about the rules for handling challenging behaviour safely.
8. Spotting Signs of an Attack
How to see early signs of aggression.
9. Keeping Yourself and Others Safe
What to do to avoid getting hurt.
How to protect yourself and those around you.
10. How to Get Free from a Hold
Safe ways to break free if someone holds you.
Helping someone else get free safely.
11. Staying Safe from Kicks and Punches
How to move and protect yourself from harm.
12. What to Do After an Incident
Why it is important to talk about what happened.
How to write a report and learn from the situation.
This course helps people learn how to handle challenging behaviour safely while treating everyone with kindness and respect.
Course Outcomes: Positive Handling
By the end of this Positive Handling course, you will be able to:
Understand what challenging behaviour is and why it happens.
Spot early signs of anger or stress.
Use simple ways to help people stay calm.
Talk and listen in a way that helps stop problems.
Stay safe and help others in difficult situations.
Follow the rules and laws about handling behaviour.
Move away safely if someone tries to grab or hurt you.
Help someone else get free without causing harm.
Know what to do after a problem, like writing a report.
This course will help you keep yourself and others safe while showing kindness and respect.
Positive Handling Training offers several important benefits for professionals working in education, healthcare, and social care settings:
Stay Safe: This training helps you learn how to keep yourself and others safe when dealing with difficult behaviours.
Calm Down Situations: You will learn ways to make situations less tense and prevent them from getting worse.
Follow the Rules: The training teaches you what the law says about handling challenging behaviours, so you do things correctly.
Feel More Confident: After the training, you will feel more sure of yourself when dealing with tough situations.
Better Relationships: You will learn how to be kind and respectful, which helps build good relationships with the people you care for.
Prevent Problems: You will learn how to spot signs that a situation might become difficult and how to stop it before it starts.
Make a Happy Place: The training helps you create a friendly and supportive environment where everyone feels happy and safe.
Understand Why: You will learn why people might behave in challenging ways, so you can help them better.
Reduce Risks: You will learn how to figure out what might go wrong and how to stop it from happening.
Be a Better Professional: This training helps you become a better worker by teaching you new skills and knowledge.
Career Opportunities
The skills gained from positive handling training are valuable in creating safe, supportive environments across different professional settings.
Support Worker
Help people in care homes or supported living by using positive handling to manage challenging behaviours and keep everyone safe.
Special Education Teacher
Work in schools to support children with learning difficulties or behavioural challenges using positive handling techniques.
Care Home Staff
Provide care for people in care homes, using positive handling to manage behaviours and create a safe, supportive environment.
Crisis Intervention Specialist
Help manage difficult situations in hospitals or mental health settings, using positive handling to protect both staff and patients.
Behaviour Specialist
Work in schools or clinics to support individuals with challenging behaviours, using positive handling techniques to help them improve.
Child and Adolescent Support Worker
Support children and teenagers with behavioural or emotional difficulties, using positive handling when needed.
Therapeutic Support Worker
Work in hospitals or therapy centres to help individuals with mental health or behavioural issues, using positive handling techniques.
Mental Health Support Worker
Work with people who have mental health conditions, using positive handling techniques to reduce aggression and ensure safety.
Team Leader or Supervisor in Care Settings
Oversee staff in care homes, schools, or clinics, making sure they are trained in positive handling and follow the right procedures.
Trainer for Positive Handling Courses
Teach other staff in healthcare, education, or social care how to use positive handling techniques to manage challenging behaviours safely.
Family Support Worker
Work with families to help them manage challenging behaviours at home, teaching them safe and effective handling techniques.
This training can help you start a career in various sectors like healthcare, education, and social care, where you can use positive handling techniques to create safe and supportive environments for everyone.
