Physical intervention in schools: draft guidance

We are consulting on this draft schools guidance "Included, engaged and involved part 3" which takes a relationship and rights based approach to physical intervention in Scottish schools.


Footnotes

1. National Performance Framework - National Outcomes

2. A leadership blueprint to eliminating the use of physical intervention and seclusion from a school setting | Research | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)

3. Concluding observations on the initial report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2017), 37 (a).

4. No Safe Place: Restraint and Seclusion in Scotland's Schools

5. Enable Scotland In Safe Hands Campaign

6. EHRC - Human Rights Framework for Restraint

7. The Promise - education

8. Review of additional support for learning implementation: report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot), p53

9. OHCHR | Convention on the Rights of the Child

10. Reference by the Attorney General and the Advocate General for Scotland – United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill [2021] UKSC 42.

11. Article 3: Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment | Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalityhumanrights.com)

12. Article 5: Right to liberty and security | Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalityhumanrights.com)

13. Article 8: Respect for your private and family life | Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalityhumanrights.com)

14. Article 14: Protection from discrimination | Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalityhumanrights.com)

15. Applying Nurture as a Whole School Approach, p.12

16. Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC): GIRFEC principles and values - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

17. GIRFEC National Practice Model - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

18. Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC): Wellbeing (SHANARRI) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

19. Supporting children's learning: code of practice (revised 2010) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

20. A leadership blueprint to eliminating the use of physical intervention and seclusion from a school setting | Research | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)

21. Additional support for learning: statutory guidance 2017 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot), Chapter 5

22. Nurture and trauma-informed approaches: A summary of supports and resources | Learning resources | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)

23. Additional support for learning: statutory guidance 2017 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot), Chapter 3

24. Additional support for learning: statutory guidance 2017

25. Principles of Good Transitions 3 – ARC Scotland

26. Professional Standards for Teachers - The General Teaching Council for Scotland (gtcs.org.uk)

27. Positive mental wellbeing - resources to support children and young people

28. Can Scotland be Brave – Incorporating UNCRC Article 12 in practice

29. The Lundy Checklist of Participation

30. Developing a positive whole school ethos and culture: relationships, learning and behaviour - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

31. Page 27, Review of Additional Support for Learning Implementation (June 2020): https://www.gov.scot/publications/review-additional-support-learning-implementation/

32. How good is our school? - HGIOS 4 | Self-evaluation | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)

33. Practice exemplars - communication passports

34. The Compassionate and Connected Classroom: A health and wellbeing curricular resource for upper primary | Learning resources | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)

35. Human rights framework for restraint: principles for the lawful use of physical, chemical, mechanical and coercive restrictive interventions

36. Technical Guidance for Schools in Scotland (equalityhumanrights.com), (5.40).

37. national-guidance-child-protection-scotland-2021.pdf, p88.

38. Protected characteristics | Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalityhumanrights.com)

39. national-guidance-child-protection-scotland-2021.pdf, p88.

40. Restorative approaches to support positive relationships and behaviour | Learning resources | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)

41. Let's Talk ASN - National Advocacy Service for Additional Support Needs - Enquire

42. Records that all registered children and young peoples care services must keep and guidance on notification reporting.pdf (careinspectorate.com)

43. Guidance on the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

44. Additional support for learning: statutory guidance 2017 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot), p122

45. My Rights, My Say (myrightsmysay.scot)

46. Let's Talk ASN - National Advocacy Service for Additional Support Needs - Enquire

47. National guidance for child protection in Scotland 2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot),

48. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences RIDDOR (hse.gov.uk)

49. How good is our school? (4th edition) (education.gov.scot)

50. Nurture and trauma-informed approaches: A summary of supports and resources | Learning resources | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)

51. The Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards 2019 - Restraint Reduction Network

52. A world of confidence

53. ISO - Standards

54. EHRC - Human rights framework for restraint (p.5)

55. Technical Guidance for Schools in Scotland (equalityhumanrights.com), 3.31 and 6.1

56. Technical Guidance for Schools in Scotland (equalityhumanrights.com), 5.44-46

57. Technical Guidance for Schools in Scotland (equalityhumanrights.com), 5.48

58. Technical Guidance for Schools in Scotland (equalityhumanrights.com), 5.38

59. At common law and under statute including The Schools (Safety and Supervision of pupils) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 (legislation.gov.uk)

60. Article 8: Respect for your private and family life | Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalityhumanrights.com)

61. Deprivation of liberty has been considered by the Supreme Court in the decision of Cheshire West and Chester Council v P [2014] UKSC 19: P (by his litigation friend the Official Solicitor) (Appellant) v Cheshire West and Chester Council and another (Respondents), P and Q (by their litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) (Appellants) v Surrey County Council (Respondent) (supremecourt.uk)

62. Article 5: Right to liberty and security | Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalityhumanrights.com)

63. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) - UNICEF UK

64. Article 14 – Liberty and security of person | United Nations Enable

Contact

Email: PhysicalInterventionGuidanceConsultation@gov.scot

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