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PROUD TO HAVE BEEN DELIVERING OUR MOVING & HANDLING TRAINING SOLUTIONS TO SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR 25 YEARS! Working within the Special Education sector has its own unique challenges. The children and their individual needs are becoming increasingly more complex as is the new equipment used for Moving and Handling them. Our mission has been to develop solutions based on the unique challenges school staff face when handling and moving them. We do not supply bland “off the shelf” training but a variety of inspiring, engaging programmes relevant to the needs of each team. Training is delivered through various methods including train the trainer programmes (at Level 3 on the R.Q.F.) plus practical skills training via video conferencing, sector-specific unique online People Moving People Training course, classroom-based specific training, and refresher training. Whatever the training needs be for each school we deliver tailored and effective solutions. Our training is engaging, effective, and recognised nationally as being industry leading. The practical training solutions are delivered by Paul Meek, the founder of Solutions Training, whose career after the N.H.S. includes having supported special and mainstream schools since 1994. Paul holds a wide range of qualifications in training, manual handling, and training design. The course materials for both e-learning and practical training are focused on the special school community and have been extensively praised as being “easy to use” by trainers as they include audio, on screen exercises, film clips to review along with thought provoking exercises. A free demo of our online “People Moving People 2021” online course can be run at solutionstraining.co.uk We aim to ensure that special school staff are equipped with our very latest knowledge and skills to ensure their pupils are moved and handled in a manner that is safe, comfortable, and dignified whilst ensuring that school staff also keep themselves safe when conducting manual handling tasks. All training materials having been updated during lockdown for launch in 2021 be it the online or train the trainer materials. Solutions also provide moving and handling equipment which can be viewed at our online shop movingandhandling.equipment To find out more about our unique courses developed specifically for the special education sector please contact us: Email: mandiepearson@solutionstraining.co.uk Tel: 01932 880147 Or visit our website to view details on all our training solutions: solutionstraining.co.uk TESTIMONIALS People Moving People Train the Trainer Course “This train the trainer course has been the best moving and handling course I have ever attended. It has given me the skills to deliver the programmes effectively to over 90 staff. The trainers are so knowledgeable and informative of new equipment and new techniques. The annual refresher courses are invaluable as we are given a great opportunity to problem solve real life issues that occur in our places of work. Our trainer guides us through risk assessments that are relevant to the tasks our staff carry out daily. I have had excellent help with difficult problems and if I email Paul for support, he generally gets back to me almost instantly. Not only is it fantastic to get Paul’s perspective on any issues, but it is also great to speak to a specialist trainer who reassures me that I am following correct procedures. For me, the ongoing support is one of the best things that Solutions trainers offer”. Julia O’Connor Integrated Services Coordinator at Pear Tree School People Moving People Blended Learning (Online and Face to Face Practical Training) “In late 2020 during COVID we asked Solutions to assist us by pro- viding training to a small group of our staff who required hoist training, most of whom had not participated in this type of training before. We completed all the theory on how to move and handle pupils in a man- ner that is safe and dignified by completing the sector specific online People Moving People 21 course which was hugely valuable and re- duced the total hours needed for classroom training. On completion of the online course, Solutions came to the school and provided prac- tical training relating to the handling of one specific pupil. We found this blended method of training greatly beneficial and cost effective”. Jan Wyatt School Governor at Sir John Thursby School Managing Risks by Developing People