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Sharing insight, evidence and experience in personal safety, conflict management and physical intervention. Visit our website for details of training courses.

UK
Joined August 2012
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What evidence should a buyer request from a training provider? — “Can you send us some evidence from a training provider that the training works?” is a fair question, and it is one that often gets answered badly. dynamis.training/evidence-to…
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What does positive handling training cost — and what changes the price?: A headteacher once asked me a fair question about positive handling training cost: “Why is there such a big difference between the cheapest… positivehandling.co.uk/posit…
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Prevention starts before the collision — One of the biggest mistakes in personal safety is waiting too long to act because “nothing has happened yet.” That is exactly where prevention lives. dynamis.training/prevention-…
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The 9 Attitudes are back in the UK. Dynamis is re-opening the FES pathway with a three-day instructor development course at Loughborough University, 24–26 November 2026, for PPST trainers, PMVA trainers and qualified physical intervention instructors. vimeo.com/1228388219
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Knife and Edged Weapon Awareness: Online Course — Knife and edged-weapon violence is a reality that frontline staff in security, care, education, housing and other community-facing roles may one day face. dynamis.training/knife-and-e…
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Care and Control Training: What It Involves and How It Has Evolved: If you work in a school or care setting where children can behave in ways that put themselves or others at risk, you may have come across the… positivehandling.co.uk/care-…
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Ligature Awareness & Room Searching: Online Course — For staff in health and social care, mental health, supported living and similar settings, the risk that a person in their care may attempt self-harm by ligature is serious and real. dynamis.training/ligature-aw…
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Identifying and supporting autistic children and young people: what the evidence says: Original source: Department for Education — Identifying and supporting the needs of autistic children and young… positivehandling.co.uk/ident…
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