Navigating the Maze
Why Every UK School Needs a Legally Compliant Restraint Policy In today’s education landscape, safeguarding the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff is non-negotiable. From time to time, schools face challenging incidents where physical intervention becomes necessary. This makes having a clear, legally sound, and up-to-date restraint policy essential—not only for compliance, but also […]
Beyond the Behaviour: Why Understanding the ‘Why’ is Crucial for Classroom De-escalation
The classroom dynamic shifts, tension rises, and a student exhibits challenging behaviour. Our immediate instinct might be to stop the behaviour, to manage the situation quickly. But effective de-escalation, the kind that truly supports the student and restores calm, requires more than just a reaction. It demands understanding. Before we can effectively de-escalate, we need to pause and consider: Why is this behaviour happening?
What is the purpose of Debriefing Training?
In today’s complex work environments, organisations are constantly seeking ways to improve performance, enhance team collaboration, and foster innovation.
Debriefing has emerged as a powerful tool to achieve these goals.
What is Debriefing?
Simply put, debriefing is a structured process of reflection and discussion following an event, project, or experience. It allows individuals and teams to analyse what happened, understand why it happened, and identify areas for improvement.
Debriefing: Useful Techniques for Staff
The After-Action Review (AAR) stands as a structured debriefing method, born from military practice and now common in business, designed to dissect what was intended, what transpired, the reasons for any discrepancies, and how future actions can be improved. JL Academy uses an adapted method which includes the principle of “Hot Debriefs” as one of their debriefing models. In this article, we dive a little more into relevant concepts of AARs and Hot Debriefs.
How Trauma-Informed Training Promotes Better Outcomes
How Trauma-Informed Training Promotes Better Outcomes
In various sectors, including health, social care, and education, there’s a growing recognition of the profound impact of trauma on individuals.
Trauma-informed training has emerged as a crucial approach to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide effective support and promote positive outcomes.
6 Tips for Positive Behaviour Management in Care
Cultivating Calm
Healthcare settings, by their very nature, are often high-stress environments.
Patients are dealing with illness, pain, and anxiety; families are worried and vulnerable; and healthcare professionals are managing demanding workloads and complex situations. In such a complex and often emotionally charged atmosphere, positive behaviour management isn’t just a “nice-to-have” – it’s an absolute necessity.
