The increased level and risk of violence to staff and pupils in education is a severe problem that has been highlighted by all the major teaching unions and the national media. These links to recent Health and Safety violence statistics reveal the shocking numbers of assaults. As Martin Pilkington, the head of ATL legal services stated, “the provision of training is essential and should be compulsory for all relevant new and current members of staff, and should be updated and refreshed on a regular basis.” The failure to manage use of force incidents, especially those that lead to death or serious injury, can result in a minimum fine of £500,000 and even a prison sentence. Whether you've had any incidents of confrontation management or violence in the workplace or not, you need to be certain that you've provided competent risk assessment and complied with the law to provide training as necessary.

Why train with us?

DART's LEAD INSTRUCTOR is a qualified teacher with unique experience across a variety of educational fields and an international reputation as a martial arts author and personal safety writer. He is also a fully qualified Conflict Management, Physical Intervention and Restraint trainer, and a National Tutor for the UK Martial Arts Alliance which means you will have instruction from one of the finest coaches in Great Britain.

DART's courses for professionals in education are based upon thorough research and first hand experience in order to meet your specific needs, which means that when you train with us, or attend one of our lectures, we will give you the right information, and the appropriate mental and physical toolkits, to make you and those you care for safer. The training we offer is remarkable in that every physical strategy we teach has been pressure tested in force-on-force simulations to prove not only that it works, but that it minimises the risk of injury to all concerned. With a force continuum in place our training ensures that staff always have the necessary skills and option to reduce the risk of injury to themselves and others.

A unique course that will benefit you

DART's confrontation management, non physical intervention, holding and restraint course empowers staff by providing a definitive picture of how the Law protects them and their students, and teaching both verbal and non verbal skills to help de-escalate conflict. Our Optional (but highly recommended) holding and restraint training teaches safe and effective ways to act in the best interests of the student where non physical intervention is no longer appropriate. Staff will receive training in the following areas:

LECTURE PRESENTATION
1. Extensive Legal Guidance on the Use of Force.
2. Education Guidelines and Professional Good Practice.
3. Confrontation Management and Non Physical Intervention Skills.

PHYSICAL TRAINING
4. Non Physical Intervention Skills.
5. (Optional) Physical Intervention Skills.
6. (Optional) Breakaway Skills.
7. (Optional) Holding and Restraint - a progressive force continuum.
8. (Optional) Non perishable Breakaway strategies to help get you out of danger.
9. (Optional) Gender Specific Scenario Simulation.

Our Guarantee

DART is so confident that you will benefit from our presentation that we guarantee our training. If you aren't satisfied that we've provided what we promised, we'll provide a 100% refund on the cost of the course. We are so confident of our Legal Guidance that we will support you in any Industrial Tribunal or Court of Law if you have used our methods as taught.

Training Flexibility

We recognise that time constraints and delegate numbers may be an issue, that's why we can tailor courses to suit your needs.

Act now and register your interest by email or call on 07810568656 to see how we can create a course that's right for you.