What we need more of in our cities
In 2019, up on 2018, which was up on 2017 is the un-ignorable issue we are seeing in this county of knife crime. This is all too visible and to some degree quite horrific to the extent to which ...
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Investing in physical intervention training and physical intervention courses
Physical intervention and conflict management training can empower you to remain safe. It is also able to provide you with the confidence, skills and necessary understanding to prevent and manage ...
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Teacher Stabbed Outside School ‘By A Pupil’s Parent’
A female teacher has been stabbed by a ‘pupil’s parent’ outside a primary school. The incident took place at Devonshire Park Primary School in Wirral, Merseyside at 8.20am on ...
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Inmate dies after prison officers kept him in wrist locks as he ‘foamed at the mouth’, jury finds
An inmate died after prison officers used unlawful force against him, a jury has found. John Ahmed, a 42-year-old father of four, was subject to multiple uses of force in three separate locations ...
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Claims arising from assaults are increasing in the social care sector
While every employer is required by law to have employer’s liability insurance, it should not be solely relied on as a means of protecting organisations when things go wrong. Employers are ...
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Asthma deaths in England and Wales hit highest peak for 10 years
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed new data today which shows an increase in the number of asthma related deaths in England and Wales in 2015. The annual death rate statistics ...
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Schoolboy, 14, who collapsed and died after school detention had eaten a tandoori chicken meal he was allergic to
The youngster was rushed to hospital, where medics put on oxygen, but a brain scan revealed the 14-year-old was unresponsive. He died on November 14. The inquest at Poplar Coroner’s Court heard ...
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More than 700 children reported injured after being ‘restrained’ at special schools
Hundreds of children have been injured while having to be physically restrained in special schools, new figures reveal. An investigation led by BBC Radio 5 live found some pupils were pinned face ...
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More than 2,000 weapons seized from schools
Samurai swords, axes and air guns are among the 2,579 weapons seized from schools in England and Wales, Freedom of Information requests have shown. Press Association analysis of data from 32 of ...
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Parents of a 14-year-old boy who died in detention say school staff ‘failed’ him after he suffered an allergic reaction
The parents of a teenage boy who died after suffering an allergic reaction to his school dinner have accused staff of failing their duty of care. Nasar Ahmed was in an exclusion room at Bow ...
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