Team Teach Training

Schools / Academies / Trusts can commission Team Teach training from The Academy of Central Bedfordshire.

 

Team Teach Positive Behaviour

Management courses provide accredited, award-winning training in the use of de-escalation and basic positive handling strategies for dealing with challenging behaviour. Level One is a 6-hour, one day course in positive behaviour management for those working in low-risk service settings. Training is delivered by experienced instructors and tailored to the specific needs of those taking part.

 

The Academy of Central Bedfordshire has two trainers that are able to deliver Positive Behaviour Management Level One, Level Two and Advanced Modules training. Our lead trainer is Mr Peter Cohen, former Headteacher of Oak Bank School, who has delivered over a 100 courses to schools in Central Bedfordshire over the last ten years.

 

Schools can commission training for their own staff at any time during the academic year. Please note that demand for training is greatest on INSET days.

 

Positive Behaviour

Management Level One – 6 Hour

 

Who is this course for?

 

Anyone who is operating in a low-risk service setting would benefit from this course, which offers a grounding in positive behaviour management strategies applicable across environments.

 

Learning Outcomes

 

Upon completing this course, a participant will be able to fully understand the rationale and principles of the Team Teach approach.

 

Participants will be fully aware of which strategies are most appropriate for any given situation and will have a far deeper understanding of the causes of disruptive behaviour.

 

They will be equipped with the expertise and confidence to stay safe, carry out simple de-escalation strategies, and apply basic positive handling, mostly focused on guiding and escorting service users.

 

This course is organised into 8 modules:

 

• Module 1 – Background to Team Teach

• Module 2 – The Legal Framework

• Module 3 – Understanding Aggression

• Module 4 – How Feelings Drive Behaviours

• Module 5 – De-escalation and De-fusion

• Module 6 – Personal Safety

• Module 7 – Positive Handling – mainly guiding and escorting

• safely*

• Module 8 – Repair, Reflection and Review

 

* If a greater degree of positive handling is required, please refer to the Level Two – 12 Hour course.

 

Delivery and Cost:

 

Positive Behaviour Management

Level One can be delivered in one day or through twilight e.g. 3 x 2 hours or

2 x 3 hours. Accreditation lasts for 2 years.

 

When a school is commissioning the training themselves, they can agree with the trainer on the practical elements that will benefit their service setting best.

 

For training that takes place at the commissioning school i.e. we come to you the costs for the course are:

 

1-12 attendees: £1,100 (delivered by 1 Senior Tutor)

 

13 – 24 attendees £1,600 (delivered by two tutors)

 

24-36 attendees £1,900 (delivered by three tutors)

 

All course materials are included in the cost.

 

Positive Behaviour

Management Level Two – 12 Hour

 

Who is this course for?

 

This course is designed for individuals operating in a medium-risk environment. It is particularly aimed at those working with individuals whose behaviour foreseeably poses a risk to themselves or others.

Learning Outcomes

 

Upon completing this course, a participant will be able to fully understand the rationale and principles of the Team Teach approach, and will learn the use of positive handling as part of a holistic approach to managing behaviour.

 

They will be equipped with the expertise and confidence to stay safe, to carry out simple de-escalation strategies, and to apply positive handling to restrain and make safe individuals who pose a risk to others or to themselves.

 

Participants will understand the importance of targeted communication, both verbal and non-verbal. They will be equipped with a range of physical techniques, and will therefore be able to apply a commensurate response to challenging behaviour.

 

They will gain knowledge and understanding of relevant legal standards and expectations related to use of force, and of the reporting, recording, monitoring and evaluating requirements of incidents involving physical controls and reasonable force.

 

This course is organised into 8 modules:

 

(This course includes a more extensive range of positive

handling techniques)

 

• Module 1 – Background to Team Teach

• Module 2 – The Legal Framework

• Module 3 – Understanding Aggression

• Module 4 – How Feelings Drive Behaviours

• Module 5 – De-escalation and De-fusion

• Module 6 – Personal Safety

• Module 7 – Positive Handling – including guiding, escorting

• and holding in standing, sitting and kneeling positions safely*

• Module 8 – Repair, Reflection and Review

 

*The techniques delivered will be appropriate to the service

settings of the group.

 

Delivery and Cost:

 

Positive Behaviour Management 

Level Two can be delivered in two days or through twilight e.g. 4 x 3- hour

twilight). Accreditation lasts for 1 years.

 

When a school is commissioning the training themselves, they can agree with the trainer on the practical elements that will benefit their service setting best.

 

For training that takes place at

the commissioning school i.e. we come to you the costs for the course are:

 

1-12 attendees: £1,650 (delivered by 1 Senior Tutor)

 

13 – 24 attendees £2,000 (delivered by two tutors)

 

24-36 attendees £2,500 (delivered by three tutors)

 

All course materials are included in the cost.

 

Positive Behaviour Management Advanced Modules

 

Positive Behaviour Management

Advanced Modules are designed for individuals who are currently certified in a

Level Two – 12 Hour course and working in challenging, high-risk service

settings such as Special Schools, Pupil Referral Units (PRUs), Secure Units,

children’s homes or elderly care. It provides strategies to ensure personal

safety and the reduction of threat, and equips individuals with positive

handling techniques which are appropriate in response to extreme, aggressive

behaviour. It also helps individuals to respond appropriately, confidently and

safely to any incident. Like every closed course we offer, it is tailored to

the specific needs of our participants.

 

The course focuses on delivering techniques designed for managing extreme and dangerous behaviour. As well as covering personal safety and strategies to reduce risk, the course will equip individuals with a wide range of safe and authorised physical restraint techniques. Advanced safe holding, the management of fights, and the response to everyday objects deployed as weapons are all thoroughly covered.

 

Who is this course for?

 

This course is designed for

individuals operating in high-risk environments, who expect to encounter

extreme or complex challenging behaviour.

Learning Outcomes

 

Upon completing this course, a participant will be able to fully understand the rationale and principles of the Team Teach approach, and will understand the use of physical restraint as part of a holistic approach to managing behaviour.

 

They will be able to confidently apply a range of physical restraint and handling strategies, and will have the knowledge to help choose the appropriate response every time.

 

Participants will understand the importance of risk reduction and de-escalation, both verbal and non-verbal, and will be equipped with positive handling expertise to maintain a safe response in a wide range of high-risk environments.

 

This course includes content covering:

 

▪ Advanced Ground Holds

 

▪ Ground Fights and Assaults

 

▪ Transport

 

▪ Everyday Objects Used as Weapons

 

Delivery and Cost:

 

Positive Behaviour Management

Advanced Modules can be delivered in one day or through twilight e.g. 2 x

3-hour twilight). Accreditation lasts for 1 year.

 

When a school is commissioning the training themselves, they can agree with the trainer the practical elements that will benefit their service setting best.

 

For training that takes place at the commissioning school i.e. we come to you the costs for the course are:

 

1-8 attendees: £1,650 (delivered by 2 Advanced Tutors)

 

9 – 16 attendees £2,350 (delivered by 3 Advanced Tutors)

 

17-24 attendees £3,000 (delivered by 4 Advanced Tutors)

 

All course materials are included in the cost.

 

The school also runs ‘open’ Level One and Level Two courses every half term which are held at The Academy of Central Bedfordshire. These courses are advertised in Central Essentials and can be booked on the school’s website.

 

The cost for a place on a Level One course is £95 per candidate

 

The cost for a place on a Level Two courses is £150 per candidate

 

Please note that candidates do not have to complete a Level One course to enrol on a Level Two course. 

 

If you wish to book places on the course please click the following link.