Education & Further Learning Sector

PMVA– Prevention & Management of Violence & Aggression Training for the Education Sector.

This PMVA (Prevention & Management of Violence & Aggression) course supports education professionals working with learners who may experience distress or display behaviour that challenges. 

It provides practical behaviour support and safety strategies to recognise early warning signs, prevent escalation and respond safely in school and college environments. 

Our BILD ACT certified training aligns with the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) Training Standards, supporting least restrictive and person-centred approaches when managing behaviour in education environments. 

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Suggested attendees.

This course is designed for education professionals who regularly support learners, parents and carers in dynamic and sometimes high-pressure environments.

Whether managing classroom behaviour, supporting students in distress, or managing challenging conversations with parents, this training provides essential skills to de-escalate situations effectively and maintain a safe learning environment. 

Our BILD ACT certified training aligns with the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) Training Standards. 

Supporting safe responses to behaviour that challenges in education:

  • Teachers & Lecturers – Confidently manage behaviour in learning environments and respond safely when situations escalate in classrooms, corridors and communal areas. 
  • Teaching Assistants / LSAs / SEND Support Staff – Strengthen practical skills for managing dysregulation and behaviours of concern while maintaining safety, consistency and duty of care. 
  • Pastoral Teams & Heads of Year – Support learners in crisis, reduce escalation early, and handle emotionally heightened situations with calm structure and clear boundaries. 
  • Safeguarding Leads & DSL Teams – Develop practical strategies for supporting learners who may experience distress or dysregulation while maintaining safety, consistency and duty of care. 
  • Behaviour & Inclusion Teams – Apply structured de-escalation and risk assessment strategies in higher-risk situations, supporting safer outcomes for learners and staff. 
  • PRU / Alternative Provision Staff – Build consistent team responses in environments where challenging behaviour is more frequent, supporting safer, more stable learning spaces. 
  • College Student Services & Support Teams – Manage conflict and challenging interactions with students and visitors in open, public-facing settings, including reception, welfare and support services. 
  • Senior Leaders (SLT) & Managers – Improve consistency across teams, reinforce policy and good practice, and support staff effectively before and after incidents. 

Course duration

3 Days

Course learners

12 Per Course

Trusted and accredited.

The Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) training standards are designed to ensure that any intervention used to manage challenging behaviour prioritises safety, dignity, and human rights.

As a Bild ACT certified course, our training aligns with these standards, promoting ethical standards that support the elimination of unnecessary restrictive practices.

Course content.

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Part 1:

Exploring challenging behaviour.

  • Understand behaviour that challenges.
  • Identify the importance of triggers and functions of behaviour. 
  • Recognise patterns in an individual’s behaviour. 
  • Emphasise a person-centred and rights-based approach. 

Part 2:

Primary strategies.

  • Develop pro-active strategies for prevention. 
  • Explore Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). 
  • Developing positive (therapeutic) relationships. 

Part 3:

Secondary strategies.

  • Use communication and de-escalation models. 
  • Apply listening models to defuse situations. 
  • Prevent and de-escalate escalating behaviours. 
  • Explore person-centred distraction and diversion strategies.

Part 4:

Procedural, environmental and legal responsibilities .

  • Understand the law relating to challenging behaviours and restrictive interventions. 
  • Follow national guidelines to behavioural challenges. 
  • Recognise the impact of inappropriate attitudes and cognitive biases. 
  • Explore the importance of incident reporting and recording. 
  • Understand the post-incident review process.

Part 5:

Physical skills.

  • Develop strategies to ensure safety in response to behaviours that challenge.
  • Use distance, stance and positioning effectively. 
  • Apply safe moving and relocation techniques. 
  • Practice breakaway and disengagement skills. 
  • Demonstrate agreed restrictive interventions. 

Part 6:

Foreseeable risks and medical implications.

  • Identifying potential medical risks of implications of restrictive interventions including postural/positional asphyxia. 
  • Understand trauma and its impact onto experiences of restrictive interventions. 

Part 7:

By the end of this course your team will be able to:

  • Recognise challenging behaviour and its triggers. 
  • Apply a person-centred and rights-based approach. 
  • Prevent and de-escalate potential behaviours.  
  • Understand legal aspects of challenging behaviour and physical skills. 
  • Demonstrate physical skills for safety. 
  • Document and record incidents effectively. 

Part 8:

At the end of this course learners will receive:

  • A certificate of attendance.
  • Receive a course workbook.
  • Access to IKON Academy digital online resource area.

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To enquire about PMVA training, please get in touch.

Our PMVA training is BILD ACT certified and aligned with the Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards, supporting education teams to respond confidently and safely when behaviour escalates. 

Call us on 01473 927 333

or email [email protected]

Please note – IKON Training does not currently offer PMVA Training for individuals or single learners, only group bookings.

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