Restraint and Positive Handling Awareness in Schools
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Explain when staff may use reasonable force, use de-escalation and the pupil’s plan first and judge what is reasonable and proportionate.
- Assign to
- School staff
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Explain when staff may use reasonable force.
- Use de-escalation and the pupil’s plan first.
- Judge what is reasonable and proportionate.
- Record, inform parents and debrief afterwards.
The course
- 01The law
- 02De-escalation first
- 03When force may be reasonable
- 04After an incident
The decision they practise
In “At the fire door”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “Two responses to Noah” and “What happened after”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Education and Inspections Act 2006
- Education Act 2002
- Equality Act 2010
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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