Understand how to use whole-school and individual approaches to minimise the need to use restrictive interventions. Find out how to identify pupils' triggers and behaviour hotspots, and initiate de-escalation techniques early to prevent an incident from happening.
Understand your new legal duty to record significant incidents involving the use of force on a pupil, and report these to parents. Find out how to record and who to report to, and download our guide and template to support staff with the process.
Get to grips with the DfE's statutory guidance on mobile phones in schools, which you should begin following from 1 September 2026. Decide on your approach, and see examples of what other schools are doing.
Understand the rules around staff using restrictive interventions, including reasonable force – and get your head around your statutory recording and reporting requirements from 1 April 2026.
The DfE's guidance on searching pupils and confiscation places a strong emphasis on safeguarding. Understand the rules on when you can search pupils and how to keep them safe during and after the process.
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