Current News... (Last updated: 14th June 2004)

" Physical Interventions and the Law" ISBN: 1-904082-73-4 This authoratitive and comprehensive book by Professor Christina Lyon is now available and can be ordered from: Booksource 32 Finlas Street, Cowlairs Estate, Glasgow G22 5DU Tele: 08702 402 182 e-mail: order@booksource.net and quote the promotional price of £ 18. 00p plus 10% p&p. There is an expected increase in price from September 2004

Portsmorth Summary Research Document.
An evaluation of the effectiveness of Team-Teach - Summary Reports.
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NEW COURSE MATERIALS & TUTOR CODES:

The Upgraded Team Teach course members Individual Workbook, Certificate and underpinning Text :"Changing Minds" have are available at significantly discounted rates to Team-Teach tutors as indicated below. It is an expectation that staff attending Team-Teach 6 & 12 hour courses will receive the Workbook and Certificate, it is highly recommended that they also receive a text book. Services that wish to order additional "Changing Minds" texts should make this clear on their order.

Course Materials can now be order online direct from steaming-training.co.uk. Simply click the link "Order Course Booklets" on the left menu bar. Full prices and details can be found there.

REGARDING TUTOR CODES/NUMBERS FOR CERTIFICATE ON NEW BOOKLETS:

The first four letters are the first letter of your forename, followed by the first three letters of your surname, followed by the number of the course participant on the sign in register. e.g. 01 (first person to sign in) followed by a six digit number representing day, month and year of the course delivery e.g if today 15th December 2003, it would be 151203

Thus the certificate number for a course l might be running today would read GMAT 01 151203

RESEARCH PROJECTS / GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS:

Some recent links that may be of interest: DFES Guidance on the use of restrictive physical interventions for pupils with severe behavioural difficulties These guidelines are intended to provide clear, practical advice for LEAs and special schools on drawing up policies on the use of restrictive physical interventions. They are divided into three main areas: MODEL POLICY guidelines for LEAs Model policy guidelines for special schools Advice on RISK ASSESSMENT and a suggested risk assessment proforma.

The guidelines are supplementary to DfES guidance document LEA/0242/2002 (Guidance on the Use of Restrictive Physical Interventions for Staff Working with Children and Adults who Display Extreme Behaviour in Association with Learning Disability and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorders), which included a commitment to the development of this guidance. Further information can be obtained from the special educational needs (SEN) Early Intervention & SEN Staffing Team, Area 2U, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT. Click and following link, where the aforementioned document can be downloaded : http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/_doc/5210/LEA.0264.2003.pdf

D.O.H/D.F.E.S GUIDANCE: The Department of Health & Department For Education & Skills have jointly produced ( July 2002): "Guidance on Restrictive Physical Interventions For People With Learning Disability And Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Health, Education And Social Care Settings. It is aimed directly at Directors of Social Services, Chief Executives of Health Authorities and Chief Executives of Primary Care Groups. As it was jointly produced, you should also bring it to the attention of Directors of LEA's & SEN co-ordinators. To download a copy click the link http://www.doh.gov.uk/learningdisabilities/physicalintervention.pdf

Evaluation of Circular 10/98 and its impact on practice in special and mainstream schools produced by the NFER funded by the DFES, details can be found by visiting : http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR451.pdf

The Royal College of Nursing have updated their published guidance on children & young people's rights concerning restraint and the restriction of liberty in health care settings. For more information contact 020 7409 3333 The new guidance publication code is 001 999. Focus on Health Care Trusts / Nurses
http://www.nao.gov.uk/publications/nao_reports/02-03/0203527es.pdf

U.K.C.C. GUIDANCE: The U.K.C.C document on the Recognition, Prevention and Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression has now been published. The full document is approx 126 pages, there is a summary available. The document can be accessed by following this link: http://www.nmc-uk.org/nmc/main/publications/rptmOfViolencePp.pdf

Focus on Social Care Services http://www.doh.gov.uk/violencetaskforce/

Launch of Special schools working doc. Summary and full report can be down loaded from www.Dfes.gov.uk/consultations/

Recent survey results from the NASUWT regarding physical and verbal violence can be found at: www.teachersunion.org.uk

Anit Bullying Web site which may be of interest: www.antibullying.net

NEW RECOMMENDED HOLISTIC INCIDENT RECORDING CD-ROM PROGAMME available to Team-Teach establishments, employers & tutors at significantly discounted costs ( to qualify for discounted costs tutors/employers will need to quote their team-teach password, for a demonstration log onto: www.Epar-Software.com or click onto: www.epar-software.com/team-teach and follow the links.

12 HOUR OPEN COURSES - Register Online

"OPEN" 12 hour Course Registrations are now being accepted. Once a 12 hour course is successfully completed, individuals can then apply for a 5 day Intermediate tutor course. Advanced courses can be accessed by those with the intermediate tutor qualification. #Registration for all categories of courses can be completed through the course registration link on our Home Page. All tutor certificates are time restricted and tutors are advised to make certain that their certificates do not expire.

B.I.L.D ACCREDITATION PROCESS & TEAM-TEACH: Having been involved with B.I.L.D in the formation of the Code of Practice for training providers and helping with the development of the Accreditation process Team teach has formally adopted the Code of Practice and all its courses have gained accredited status, certified until April 2006.

We are supported by the N.A.H.T, the S.E.B.D.A, the N.A.E.S, S.E.N.J.I.T within the London University, favourable comments have been received from OFSTED, H.M.I, Health & Safety Executve, Colin Burgon Member of Parliament for Elmet, Leeds asking the D.F.E.S to consider TT as a training course appropriate for all secondary schools in England!. We are also working for M.E.N.C.A.P, N.S.P.C.C, N.C.H and the Ministry of Defence / Home Office in their Services Overseas. We are affiliated to the National Control & Restraint General Services Association.

RE-ACCREDITATION DATES: have been published for 2005 . Please make certain that your licence to practice is still valid. During the four month grace period, tutors are no longer TT certified to LEAD training, but can assist. Tutors going beyond the grace period, other than in exceptional circumstances, will be required to complete a 5 day course to remain certified. Contact Team-teach and /or see registration page for further details

Team Teach Tutor Discussion Forum NOW ONLINE!!
Our area for Sharing & Caring! Located in the instructor area. Use your name as your username and invent your own password!

Tutor Info...

The Team-Teach Code of Practice And Protocols can be found within the tutors section of the web site. Please make certain that you are acting within these standards documents.

Team-Teach tutor / course participants RATIOS: A TT 6 hour foundation / 12 hour Basic course can include upto 24 course participants and will require a minimum of 2 Intermediate TT tutors. Beyond these numbers, these ratios increase by 1 tutor to 12 participants. Therefore, 25 participants will require 3 Team-Teach tutors, 37 will require 4 TT tutors and so on.

ADVANCED training will require a minimum of 2 Advanced tutors for upto 16 course participants, then increasing by 8 participants to 1 advanced tutor. For example an Advanced course for 17-24 participants will require 3 advanced tutors. Advanced courses should not go above 24 in number.

Team-Teach tutor CERTIFICATES will allow Employers and Local Authority tutors to ONLY lead training in their employers service setting for employees for whom they have a direct health & safety responsibility.

.. All tutors should keep upto date RECORDS of staff participation/observation in any training delivered within their service setting. It is especially important that tutos retail a copy of the individual signed evaluation form of each course member. Tutors should monitor the impact and measure the effectiveness of their training, via the serious incident reports. Tutors are required to return a summary evaluation form following whole staff training to the Director of Team-teach Ltd. Tutors are required to notify Team teach of Foundation & Basic Courses.

Team-Teach tutors need to check that their entry on the TUTOR DATABASE, instructors section, is accurate and upto date. Those whose training certificates have expired will be removed from the "TT"web site records. Please email: admin@team-teach.co.uk with your email address and any necessary corrections.

Advanced Team-Teach Tutor Courses with spaces planned for 2005

See Eligibility criteria for application form, dates & costs details in the training options section on the Home Page. Tutors can register on line for Advanced courses. See training options.

This qualification will allow tutors to:

teach the more restrictive holds in the continuum of responses,
advice and strategies concerning weapons in the workplace and transport issues,
system and culture, policy and practice,
litigation and liability,
recording and reporting issues.
Advanced Tutors WILL NOT be licenced to train others to Intermediate Tutor level. But will be able to teach the more restrictive techniques and the content of the Advanced Tutor Course to their own staff.

Advanced Courses receives the following comments their strengths:

"Clarity, purpose, inclusive: delivery style, knowledge with experience; relevant; challenging; vivid illustrations; realism; intelligent & constructive discussions;shared experience;acknowledgement & sense of achievement;quality of participants and presentation. Oh Yes, humour!" (Deputy EBD Headteacher)

"Maintained TT philosophy whilst dealing with high level /risk techniques. The range of skills / background/ Knowledge and understanding of group members and tutors made the course" (Chief Executive, Independent EBD School )

"New topic of weapons responses given in extremely user friendly, easy to learn steps. Mini-bus and transport issues used collective knowledge and experience to problem solve, very useful" (Maintained EBD Headteacher )

"Quality of course participants, emphasis on audited need driven training, additional expertise of external tutors, regarding weapons & transport, the distilled simplicity of dealing with difficult situations and the emotional security" ( TT Lead tutor )

Team-teach has issued additional safeguards, standards and protocols for establishments and service settings having to manage extreme and exceptional behaviours resulting in ground front-hold recovery position responses.

This development will allow for tighter quality control and assurance, giving added value, improved safeguards and protection for all involved.

The Team-teach UK Steering Group ( See Group composition below) has agreed (23.05.2000) a Code of Practice for all Team-teach Tutors (See Instructors Page for further details.) Protocols for Tutors are separated into desirable and essential.

Tutors are responsible for ensuring that they are operating within the essential elements as a minimum.

Composition of U.K. Steering Group

Bernard Allen (Director Steaming Ltd) Trustee NCR(General Services) Association DfES EBD Advisory Group

Joanna Assey ( Dorset Health Care Trust Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist)

Aidan Healey O.B.E. Honourary President National Control & Restraint (General Services) Association.

David Griffiths (Chief Executive Independent EBD School/ Chairman of the Trustees of the NCR GSA

Steve Fallowfield - Hampshire Social Services - Training Manager

Pat Beilby Smith -Principal Educational Psychologist Slough LEA

Jan Berry Newport LEA Senior Educational Psychologist

Geoff King Principal Educational Psychologist Worcestershire LEA

Colin Edwards Redbridge LEA Senior Child Protection Trainer

Peter Allen Warwickshire LEA PRU' Manager/ Member of DfES Windsor Behaviour Support Group

Chris Thompson Cuckmere House EBD School East Sussex LEA

Peter Meek North Tyneside Social Services Training.

Calvin George (Senior Team Leader Portsmouth Social Services

Deborah Braithwaite Medway LEA Behaviour Support Officer

Steve Lord Norfolk LEA SEN Adviser

Jenny McPherson Monmouthshire LEA/Health & Safety Adviser

Mike McKeen Dumfries & Galloway Behaviour SEN Adviser

Jane Bienias Headteacher Nugent House Special School - Wigan

Carole Johnson Independent Consultant Moving & Handling / President National Back Care Association

Sandy Chapman S.E.N. Adviser Cornwall LEA / TT Co-ordinator

Dennis Shields Adviser SEN Kirklees LEA

Ray Scales Principal Head of Care - Eastwood Grange School, Derbyshire

Peter Wild (Adviser Behaviour / SEN Birmingham LEA)

Chris Peatfield Birmingham LEA TT Co-ordinator

Amanda Hart - Leicester City Behavior Co-ordinator

Anne Greenwood - Principal Tavistock London

David Lawrence Senior Teacher St Elizabeths Specialist "Epilepsy" Residential School

David Lloyd Headteacher Raeburn School Northamptonshire

Betty Hales - Senior Teacher Coxlease School Hampshire

Karina Large Portsmouth Social Services Training Manager

Lynne Brownrigg Senior Teacher Mayfield SLD School Cumbria

Pat Wahlandt - Behavior support co-ordinator Cambridge LEA

Peter Meek Training Manager North Tyneside Social Services

Rosemary Nunwick Behavior support co-ordinator Rochdale LEA

Jane Jardine Heateacher Springhallow Autistic School Eailing LEA

Isobel Kelly Senior Teacher Hillcrest SLD School Bedfordshire LEA

Trevor Williams Concepts In Education

Paul Wright Headteacher EBD School Lancashire LEA

Team-Teach now has over 2,000 registered tutors who between them have taught over 400, 000 people in the U.K & Europe. Local Authorities in 2004 will include: Barnet, Bedford, Bolton, Birmingham, Bury, Cornwall, Calderdale, Devon, Dorset, East Lothian, Hull, Dumfries and Galloway, Hillingdon, Hampshire, Hull, Leeds, Lancashire, Luton, Northamptonshire, Kent, Kirklees, London Borough of Newham Nottingham, Cambridge, Worcestershire, Norfolk, Newcastle, Rochdale, Rotherham, Redcar & Cleveland, Sandwell, Scunthorpe, Slough, & Stirling, St Helens, Stockport. Wakefield, Worcestershire. Also courses conducted in Germany & Cyprus for the Ministry of Defence and Services Overseas.