This morning for 3 hrs i did a refresher course on positive handling strategies which manage difficult, disturbing, & sometimes dangerous behaviour.

I last did the 6 hr course 3 yrs ago so hence the refresher course today, we discuss handling strategies and went in pairs/threes and practiced on each other etc

Has anyone do anything like this?

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No, but I think I will in the future.

deffinately one to ask about in school. Thanks Smilez

No worries.. it is handy to know, even tho we hope not ever to use the techniques.. i have had to remove a child outta the room before and they teach u correct ways of handing them etc...

v useful too in a situation when ur on ur own and some one might try and harm u!

Would it be usefull for when the little ones have tantrums etc? as we have a boy starting soon that seems to be special needs and threw quite a few of these on our transition morning, luckily his parents were there and they dealt with him. Also how about when I'm a LSA and breaking up fights on the KS2 playground?

they teach u the proper way to handle the child alone or with a partner.. it only becomes a restraint once the child begins to retrain and try and fight back...
They advise u to only tackle a situation if u think ur capable of doing so and also u cant handle a child over a certain high to u etc...

I will get my other certificate soon and that has some log in details for me so i might be able to give u more info

i did the short course when i first started working with my sen child.

the two most useful things i got out of it (in relation to the child i support) were the knowledge on how to 'encourage' movement when the child was intent on 'dropping' to the floor, and the knowledge to sit/walk on the strongest side of the child (ie if the child is right handed, sit on its right side). this puts the child in a less strong position should they try to attack you.

hope you never need to use your techniques.

just remembered, something i found shocking when i learned it:

if you have two children fighting in a classroom, your job is to VERBALLY encourage them to stop, not to physically intervene. you must move out of the way any furniture they may fall into and hurt themselves, but you do not physically intrude.

i must admit, i work with infant aged children, so any fights we tend to intervene.

I did the team teach last year, i done a 16 hour course and had a short exam at the end of it (very easy). I think all Teaching Assistant would benifit from this. It is used more on children with problems who kick out and punch thier elders which i have had a few in the last year. It teaches you how to calm down the situation and how to handle an unruley child.
It has really helped me out in the last year.

Hi,
I was trained in restraining techniques a year ago, everyone in my school took the course but only 3 of us went on to the advanced level. I find it very helpful, I do 121 with a child with aspergers and severe adhd, who as been taken off medication so I find the techniques very helpful, they have saved me from being bit, head butted and more, I believe every adult working with volitile children could benefit from some form of training. The best thing is the refresher courses, we got to restrain the head, had us laughing for days.
As well as restraint we also have timeout areas and a specific timeout room, in my school these are very helpful especially if you have to get a child out of the class asap, the child knows once in these areas they have specific behaviours to show before they can come out, I also incorperate the thinking time area, sometimes children who are volitile just need to get away from everyone and calm down, our children use these areas of their own free will and will ask to go if they feel they need to calm down.

I did the team teach two day course two years ago, and found it extremely useful. As I work with year 10 and 11s with behaviour difficulties I have never thought about using restraining techniques as many are much bigger than I am. The course was run by a woman- and I think she understood that physical intervention for most staff is just not an option. She concentrated on de-escalation techniques and calming methods- which I found fantastic in making me think how I deal with situations and how to recognise when help from some-one else is needed.

I re- took the two day course a month ago with a different employer- but was disappointed- despite the trainer saying the course was only 5 % about physical intervention, he seemed to spend all his time instructing us on restraint techniques we wouldn't and couldn't use.

Ellie x

i too work with the biguns and i would not try and get in between them as i only come up to their waist. we are told to defo not touch!! i tend to rely on the fact that i have built reltionships with them and that the strentgh of that and my character will stop them,plus i try to calm it down before it gets to fist fighting. you can often see the danger signs and intervine then.

Have done team teach it def makes you aware of how to handle a pupil in the correct way and in this day and age we need to be so careful.

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I did an emergency training session in team teach last friday, we have a child which is causing particular concern and our new management use team teach.

We are having the full training in May. I thought it seemed very good and I am looking forward to the full training. My teacher and I were quite pleased that the strategies we had already put in place to try to deflect possible escalation to 'holding' was appropriate.

Will have a look at the website posted for more info too.

I really enjoyed this course as it focuses on prevention. Have only used it a few times in the year since I was trained but VERY useful to have!