Team Teach Training
Schools / Academies / Trusts are able to commission Team
Teach training from Oak Bank School.
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.
Oak Bank has six trainers that
are able to deliver Positive Behaviour Management Level One, Level Two and
Advanced Modules training. 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, to carry out simple de-escalation
strategies, and to 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 holding
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’s e.g. 3 x 2 hours or
2 x 3 hours. Accreditation lasts for 3 years.
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:
1-12 attendees: £720 (delivered by 1 Senior Tutor)
13 – 24 attendees £1,200 (delivered by two tutors)
24-36 attendees £1,500 (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 to 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’s e.g. 4 x 3- hour
twilight’s). Accreditation lasts for 2 years.
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:
1-12 attendees: £1,250 (delivered by 1 Senior Tutor)
13 – 24 attendees £1,800 (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’s e.g. 2 x
3-hour twilight’s). 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: £1,400 (delivered by 2 Advanced Tutors)
9 – 16 attendees £2,000 (delivered by 3 Advanced Tutors)
17-24 attendees £2,500 (delivered by 4 Advanced Tutors)
All course materials are included in the cost.
If a school is looking for staff
to be refreshed in either of the above courses, the refresher is half of the
timings and cost for the original course.
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 £75 per candidate
The cost for a place on a Level
Two course is £140 per candidate
Dates for 2023 /24 are:
Level One:
13th October 2023
8th December 2023
9th February 2024
15th March 2024
17th May 2024
5th July 2024
Level Two:
16th & 17th
October 2023
25th & 26th
January 2024
13th & 14th
June 2024
Please note, candidates do not have to complete a Level One
course to enrol on a Level Two course.
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