6 Hour +ProActive Approaches in Schools Course
The 6 Hour +ProActive Approaches in Schools Course provides you with a classroom specific solution to easily deliver behaviour support training that focuses on understanding the reasons for behaviour and teaches effective de-escalation strategies. The course is designed to assist staff to identify, understand and respond confidently to behaviour that might challenge using a wide range of proactive strategies and techniques.
Course Duration: 6 Hours
Is this course certificated? YES
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- Behaviour that might challenge in the context of child development.
- Effective and practical ‘classroom specific’ de-escalation techniques including help scripts.
- The legal context.
- Responding safely to challenging behaviour, keeping children, and yourself safe.
- Low-level guiding & escorting techniques using +ProActive Building Blocks© and…
- 1 and 2 person physical interventions using +ProActive Building Blocks©
- Experiential Learning
- Video Case Studies
- Group Exercises
- Pairs Exercises
- Group Discussions

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Learning Outcomes
The 6 Hour +ProActive Approaches in Schools Course will give your staff a clear insight into the reasons for challenging behaviour, effective ‘Primary Prevention’ strategies and a practical set of ‘Classroom Specific De-Escalation Skills’. During the course, delegates gain significant benefit from the dynamic nature of the interactive learning, as well as the positive impact on understanding and information retention from the experiential exercises and video case studies.
The course covers the following:
- Introduction & Welcome (setting the scene).
- Defining ‘Challenging Behaviour’.
- Recognising types and causes of behaviour and use these to develop pro-active and preventative strategies when responding to behaviour.
- Understanding the ‘arousal cycle’.
- Developing a practical set of ‘Classroom/School Specific De-Escalation Skills’ and choosing the correct response.
- Understanding restrictive practices.
- The law & legal context (including the Education and Inspections Act 2006, Education Acts 2002 and 2011).
- The health risks associated with physically holding children (including positional asphyxiation).
- Developing the use of low arousal approaches.
- Low-level guiding & escorting techniques using +ProActive Building Blocks©.
- 1 and 2 person holds using +ProActive Building Blocks©.
Please Note – We will complete a full behavioural audit with you prior to the course. This will ensure that we teach the correct techniques for your setting, i.e. Primary versus Secondary etc.
We have several tried and tested options for safely responding to smaller Primary aged children who are presenting as unsafe.
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Course Details
If you would like to discuss your needs before making a booking, please call us on: 0845 475 0084.
Course times: 9:30am – 16:30pm each day (includes mid-morning, lunch and afternoon breaks). Twilight sessions are also available, please phone to discuss.
Venue: Supplied by yourselves, we come to you.
Refreshments: Supplied by yourselves.
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Recent Feedback
I really enjoyed it and it boosted my confidence.
PACE should be part of ALL teacher training and mainstream teaching
Helpful for students deemed ‘naughty’!
The course was excellent!!
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FAQ
1, Q – Is the course certificated?
A, Yes.
2, Q – Is the theory part of the course just Powerpoint?
A – Absolutely NOT! The course utilzes a unique blend of video, case studies, group exercises, personal reflection, experiential exercises to effectively impart the required knowledge and skills in order to empower staff to support children and young people effectively.
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