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OUR TRAINING FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IS SPECIFIC TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT AND THE CONTEXT OF THE ENCOUNTERS WHICH ARE MOST LIKELY FOR THE PEOPLE IN YOUR SETTING.
Behaviourally, we know that adolescents in a secondary environment:
- experience social status (the hierarchy, the pecking order) as a major driver for their behaviour
- are hugely influenced by group dynamics, are sensitive to in-group and out-group interactions
- when in conflict are influenced powerfully by the audience who is watching the incident
- if given an opportunity to withdraw and disengage from conflict, will take that option rather than ‘melt down’ in front of their peers.
The forseeable results of a poorly managed physical intervention at Secondary Schools and Colleges could be:
- a child with a life-changing injury
- a staff member with a life-changing injury
- career-ending legal proceedings against the staff member
- career-limiting prosecution of management decisions
TO RESPOND SAFELY, YOUR STAFF MUST KNOW HOW TO:
- balance their duty of care for their own safety and others.
- use only force which is reasonable in the circumstances
- make split-second decisions about Necessity and Proportionality
- employ techniques which have been medically audited for use with children and young people
- avoid the use of dangerous and prohibited methods of restraint
- follow the Department of Education guidance on Use of Force (11 pages of succinct content)
- manage their fear of post-incident allegations
- write a legally appropriate incident report after the encounter
7 сен 2024
