The registered person’s policy on the use and techniques of physical restraint and other forms of physical intervention, and the circumstances in which they may be used, is consistent with any relevant government guidance on approved methods of restraint and physical intervention. All staff of the home are aware of, trained in, and follow in practice the registered person’s policy. Training covers reducing or avoiding the need to use physical restraint. All staff have signed a copy of the policy and evidence of this is retained on their personnel file. The Head Teacher has the right to exclude pupils for a period from 1 to 5 school days BUT each case will be assessed and treated individually and a sanction applied depending on the incidents severity. He went on to work with Team Teach Ltd, writing and producing training manuals, course workbooks and videos of physical techniques. We launched our new topic 'Deadly 60' by thinking about what you might see in animal poo depending if they are a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore.

Teachers and support staff are integral to behaviour success through high quality teaching and learning that is carefully planned to meet the needs of each and every child.On excluding a pupil, the Head Teacher must immediately notify parents of the exclusion and the reason for it. They must also inform parents of their rights to make representations to the Governing Body. The Governing Body must also be notified of certain exclusions. School is a safe place for children where they will be listened to and challenges discussed openly.

All children are given an opportunity to discuss incidents and express their views either individually or in a regular forum or house meeting where unsafe behaviour can be discussed by children and adults. When disciplinary measures or restraint are used, children are encouraged to write or have their views recorded and sign their names against them if possible in the records kept by the home. If behaviour results in physical or verbal abuse towards a teacher/adult an ‘Assault’ form should be completed and a copy forwarded to the LA. Through detailed investigation sanctions are discussed with all stakeholders to ensure that the planned action is commensurate with the behaviour issue. Consequences are therefore tailored to the situation, but the process follows these principles: Physical restraint is only used to prevent likely injury to the child concerned or to others, or likely serious damage to property. Restraint is not used as a punishment, as a means to enforce compliance with instructions, or in response to challenging behaviour which does not give rise to reasonable expectation of injury to someone or serious damage to property. (For schools which are children’s homes, this does not prevent the use of restraint in circumstances permitted by s550A of the Education Act 1996.)

He served as a member of the National Advisory Group on Special Education, as a Trustee of the National Control & Restraint (General Services) Association, and a member of the expert group established by the Secretary of State for Justice to review restraint practices in Secure Training Centres, in 2016. Changing Minds: The Psychology of Managing Challenging Behaviour within an Ethical and Legal Framework Teachers need to recognise that effective conditions for learning (planning, pitch, pace, participation etc) will impact positively on general classroom behaviour. Where behaviour is considered a low-level issue the use of sanctions can be applied. Pupils will always be listened to as we seek to understand the reason for any behaviour and through discussion, we will apply a sanction if appropriate. We aim for children to learn through this process to enable them to make better choices in the future.

Unless the registered person can demonstrate that this is not appropriate, the home has procedures and guidance on police involvement in the home, which have been agreed with the local police and which staff are knowledgeable and clear about.If physical intervention of any kind is required, then a record should be completed in the ‘Bound and Numbered’ Book as soon as possible and within 24 hours of the incident.

Teachers need to establish consistent levels of acceptable behaviour with the support of parents, governors and school leaders. Positive expectations, praise and reward are the key to successful classroom management. Pupils need to know how to make good choices. They need to receive consistent positive encouragement as means of motivation. They need to be taught to manage their own behaviour.Good relationships and a strong rapport with children in school enable stronger understanding of the value of good behaviour.