Who for?

Child Care Staff, Education Staff, and all staff working with children and other vulnerable groups.  To achieve a Nationally Recognised Level 2 vocationally specific qualification on the knowledge, understanding and skills learners need to undertake appropriate and effective physical restraint to an intermediate standard.

Aims and Objectives

• To provide knowledge of the basic working principals of English Law in relation to the use of physical restraint and other relevant Acts of Parliament and associated Regulations specific to the care and education industry.

• To understand the risks associated with the activity of physical restraint and how to minimise those risks through good risk awareness consistent with Health and Safety legislation, ensuring compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

• To develop the skills and knowledge needed to enable you to be able to apply appropriate and effective methods of control required for physical restraint using, primarily, non-harmful methods of control for low to medium risk situations.

Course Content

To successfully achieve the award delegates will be required to:

• Understand the requirements of the various pieces of legislation with regard to the Physical Restraint of Children and Young People including: The Children Act 1989 and associated Government guidance documents, The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, The Education Act 1997, The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, The Education and Inspections Act 2006;

• Understand Reasonable Force in relation to physical restraint by reference to Common & Criminal Law.

• Examine the requirements of Health and Safety statute and associated Regulations and show how they apply to physical restraint.

• Evaluate the risk of positional asphyxia and other risks associated with physical restraint and explore how to minimise those risks.

• Differentiate between holding, escorting and restraining and non-harmful seated restraint techniques and how to apply them.

• Demonstrate and explain how to gradually de-escalate and relax restraint to allow the subject being restrained to regain self-control.

• Explore when it may be possibly necessary to use a more restrictive technique consistent with the principles of Reasonable Force, Health and Safety statute and the Human Rights Act.

Qualification: BTEC Level 2 Award in Physical Restraint (Care & Control)

Course duration: 2 days

Course Dates: Dates to be arranged.  Please register your interest with us.

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Cost per person: £195 (accommodation, meals & BTEC certification not included)

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BTEC Level 2 Certification is an additional cost of £75.00 per certificate per delegate.   ml ferris associates Certificates of Attendance can be provided at no additional cost.

In-house cost:       £800.00 – £1200.00 Per day + Travelling Costs at 0.53 pence per mile + Accommodation and Meals where an overnight stay is required. BTEC Level 2 Certification is an additional cost of £75.00 per certificate per delegate.

ml ferris associates Certificates of Attendance can be provided at no additional cost.

Pre-Registration requirements

1. The physical capability to be able to undertake physical skills training, and

2. The personal ability to undertake classroom training and sit written exam papers.

If you have any concerns about these prerequisites please contact us for clarification before booking.

For bookings and enquiries please contact:

Mike Ferris:  07595584747 / 01245 363663  or

email:  info@mlferrisassociates.com