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January 2012 News
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Happy New Year to all Team Teach folks.
See " Read More" for additional information about the following subjects:
Updated NVQ and Childcare Diploma Units
BILD Physical Intervention Conference in Cardiff, May 9-11 2012
Wrap Dolls and availability of..
Gold Award for Risk Reduction service achievement.
Churchill Trust Travelling Fellowships
Courses and Refresher activities
Key Messages to be delivered on all tt courses.
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31 Dec 2011 by George Matthews
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December 2011 News
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See " Read More" for additional information about the following subjects:
Written v Visual and verbal information related to technique descriptions
Is there a therapeutic value to physical restraint?
What are the arguments in favour of prone restraint?
The death of Gareth Myatt - lessons to be learned?
A "competent person" and Risk Assessments
Courses and Resources
Research into the effectiveness of TT
Advice for TT trainers |
18 Nov 2011 by George Matthews
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Record Keeping & Responsibilities
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National Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools – Sept 01 2011: Standard 22.3
"Any individual pupil records are kept by the school for a period of 25 years after the date of birth of the child or are passed to the next school and a receipt obtained. This retention period is the minimum period that any pupil file should be kept.."
In addition to the above, Team Teach strongly recommends that all services should keep records / copies of incidents of restraint, for a minimum period of 25 years from the date of the incident. For some services this may be longer This could be an electronic record, but this must be accessible to all who have a need to see this including the young people to whom the record refers. All records must be in formats that can not be tampered with after the event e.g. bound numbered records or electronic entries that are then "barred" so that they cannot be amended at a later date. |
02 Oct 2011 by George Matthews
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Statement on recording and reporting significant incidents of use of force in schools
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Recording and reporting significant incidents of use of force in schools
The Minister of State for Schools (Mr Nick Gibb):
"On 23 June this year I made a statement announcing that the Secretary of State had asked his expert adviser on behaviour, Charlie Taylor, to review the implications for schools of the requirement to record and report the use of force in schools, and that, subject to the outcome of that review, it was our intention to commence this requirement on 1 September 2011.
In the light of the results of this review, the Secretary of State has decided not to commence this requirement and will seek to repeal it at the first suitable legislative opportunity."
Copies of Charlie Taylor’s Report have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. You can also downlaod the report via the link below:
http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/review%20of%20the%20recording%20and%20reporting%20of%20the%20use%20of%20force%20in%20schools.pdf
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13 Sep 2011 by George Matthews
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New guidance for teachers to help improve discipline
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The Department for Education publishes the final, clearer guidance for teachers on how they should deal with bad behaviour in schools.
This guidance will be used by schools from the start of the new academic year this coming September.
The new guidance is available via http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/behaviour
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11 Jul 2011 by George Matthews
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DfE: Use of Reasonable Force (Updated: August 23 2011)
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This is non-statutory advice from the Department for Education. This advice replaces The use of force to control and restrain pupils – Guidance for schools in England. For copies of the guidance see the following link:
http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/u/use%20of%20reasonable%20force%20advice%20for%20headteachers%20and%20governors.pdf
Expiry/review date This advice is being reviewed in autumn 2011 after the Education Bill, currently before Parliament, receives Royal Assent.
This guidance relates to the Education and Inspections Act 2006.
This advice is aimed at governing bodies, headteachers and school staff in all schools in England.
TT Trainers note: You will find an updated UOF 7/11 PowerPoint presentation located in the Visual Aids section of your tutor protected password area. Your password and username are on the inside page of your trainer manual.
In addition a pdf handout for the UOF 7/11 PP Slides can be found in the "Let's Share Area" see Section documentation, then TT information and resources and a pdf UOF 7/11 information document can be found in the guidance section. |
11 Jul 2011 by George Matthews
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Locking autistic man in padded room ruled illegal
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“The Court of Protection has ruled that an 18-year-old man with autism and severe learning disabilities who was regularly placed in a padded seclusion room more than six times a day was unlawfully deprived of his liberty.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was taken as a 16-year-old to a residential school for children with complex needs. The teenager went with his mother's permission but a dispute broke out in 2010 between care workers and the boy's family after specialists began regularly relying on a special cell known as "the blue room" to control his behaviour.
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11 Jul 2011 by George Matthews
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USE OF REASONABLE FORCE. GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOL LEADERS, STAFF AND GOVERNING BODIES - Techniques that present unacceptable risk.
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Using force
The DFE have been explicit about named technques presenting unacceptable risk:
"A panel of experts (Physical Control in Care Medical Panel – 2008) identified that certain restraint techniques presented an unacceptable risk when used on children and young people. The techniques in question are:
• the ‘seated double embrace’ which involves two members of staff forcing a person into a sitting position and leaning them forward, while a third monitors breathing;
• the ‘double basket-hold’ which involves holding a person’s arms across their chest; and
• the ‘nose distraction technique’ which involves a sharp upward jab under the nose.
These particular techniques were part of The Youth Justice Board's preferred approach Positive Care & Control (PCC) http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/10/adam-rickwood-new-inquest-youth-custody
The full guidance can be found via http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/behaviour |
04 Apr 2011 by George Matthews
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New report from the Children's Commissioner highlights young people's experience of restraint in secure juvenile settings
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A new report published (21 March) by the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) says international standards must be used as a benchmark for the safe use of restraint in the secure juvenile estate when required as a measure of last resort.
The research was conducted on behalf of the OCC by the charity User Voice, which is led by ex-offenders who work with marginalised groups in and around the criminal justice system.
Copied with thanks and acknowledgement to the OCC. For more details about the OCC visit: http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk
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30 Mar 2011 by George Matthews
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DCSF Inclusion Development Programme: Supporting children with Behavioural. Emotional and Social Difficulties: Guidance for practitioners in the Early Years Foundation Stage
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First Published in 2010 Ref: 00010-2010BKT-EN You can download the document by copying the following link into your web browser:
http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/341617?uc=force_deep
What is the Inclusion Development Programme? The Inclusion Development programme (IDP) is part of the government’s strategy for children with special educational needs (SEN), outlined in Removing barriers to achievement: the government’s strategy for SEN (DfES0117/2004). This four-year programme (2008–11) will provide support materials for teachers and practitioners working with children with a range of SEN of all ages, in settings from Early Years through to secondary.
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24 Mar 2011 by George Matthews
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