The context and risks of Positive Handling in Schools
Positive handling in schools sits at the intersection of duty of care, legal obligation, and day-to-day classroom reality. Staff are expected to manage challenging behaviour safely but without proper context and training, the risks multiply quickly. Understanding the landscape Physical intervention is never just a physical act. It carries legal, emotional, and professional consequences that […]
Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #3

The image accompanying this post was apparently taken in 1907 of the City of London Police learning or demonstrating restraint techniques. They are clearly wearing jackets which suggest that there may have been input from some Japanese martial arts into the restraint techniques they were learning at the time. Numerous famous Japanese Judo and Jujitsu […]
Nightclub death linked to Neck Restraint

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