PIPS training is aimed at all staff working in Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Special Schools and Alternative Provisions.

It aims to support staff in developing a consistent, effective and acceptable team approach to managing behaviour, while, crucially, maintaining positive relationships and minimising risk for all.

Module 1: Prevention and De-escalation

This explores the key issues surrounding challenging behaviour and emphasises the importance of positive, preventative verbal and non-verbal de-escalation strategies.

This module includes work on:

- Values

- The Emotional Impact of Challenging Behaviour

- Help Protocol

- The Prevention Continuum

- Positive Prevention Strategies/Strategies to Avoid

- Systems and Structures in School

- Individual Behaviour Care Plans

Module 2: Passive Intervention and Prevention

This promotes the least intrusive, most caring handling strategies and explores a continuum of passive techniques designed to keep both pupils and staff as safe as possible based on “making movement safe” rather than “overpowering”.

This module includes:

- Legislation and Guidance

- Reporting and Recording

- Principles Underpinning Passive Intervention

- Moments of Crisis

- Personal Space

- Following Movement

- Guiding and Escorting

- Standing, Sitting, Kneeling

Expected Outcomes from the Two Modules:

- experience and practice the skills of guiding, safe touch and holding

- explore how these acts of care combine with calming, diffusing and problem solving strategies

- experience passive intervention strategies designed to follow rather than force movement

- identify key elements for developing a consistent team approach to managing challenge

- improve knowledge and understanding around Risk Assessment

- increase awareness of the importance of recording and reporting, monitoring and evaluating

- provide a process of repair and reflection for both staff and children

- develop an increased sense of confidence at times of crisis

Eligibility

If your school has not received PIPs training before, please ensure the SENDCo or a member of SLT also attends. It would be wrong for TAs and Teachers to attend without these provisos.

Cost

£85 per person for SWIFT member schools | £130 per person for non-member schools

Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY. Please select invoice as the payment method at check out. If you pay by card, your school will still be charged by invoice.

You will receive a confirmation of booking from Eventbrite. All further correspondence will come from Robin.Scott@sw-ift.org.uk; please ensure you check your junk mail box and approve the email to ensure you receive important event details.

If you are unable to attend on the day, or are sending someone else in your place, please let us know. Please be aware that failure to cancel your space can incur your school a cost. Full Terms and Conditions are available HERE.

SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is Exeter Consortium Schools’ Alliance (invoiced by Exeter Consortium)

Non-chargeable Courses (Sessions that are part of the ‘no additional charge’ elements of the SWIFT membership)

If the place you are cancelling is for a ‘no additional charge’ event under the SWIFT Offer to Schools, you may withdraw, without penalty, provided a minimum notice of 24 hours before the start time of the event is given.
If less than 24 hours’ notice is given, for each date of a course for which there is no additional charge, then the following charges will apply per applicant: £25.00

Should a training course recruit insufficient numbers to make it viable, we reserve the right to cancel the course, without penalty, giving a minimum notice of 24 hours.

Passive Intervention and Prevention Strategies (PIPS) Training