Training
Introducing the Safety Pod Academy –Global Online Training
Welcome to the Safety Pod Academy – a dedicated online learning platform designed to support professionals and organisations committed to reducing restrictive practices and improving outcomes for the people they support. For the first time, specialist Safety Pod training and professional development is available anytime, anywhere in the world
Professional Training – Accessible Wherever You Are
The Safety Pod Academy has been created to provide structured, evidence-based education for professionals working across mental health, education, social care, policing, and secure services.
Through the platform you will have access to:
- On-demand, expert-led courses
- Practical and skills-based learning
- Ethical and trauma-informed guidance
- Continuing professional development
- A growing library of specialist resources
Whether you are enhancing instructor knowledge, strengthening organisational practice, or developing new skills, the Academy offers a professional and flexible pathway to support safer, least-restrictive approaches.
The Safety Pod Practitioner Course
Our flagship programme is the Safety Pod Practitioner Course – an advanced course developed specifically for existing, in-date, qualified physical intervention instructors.
This comprehensive course covers:
- The clinical and ethical rationale for the Safety Pod™
- Proportionate and least-restrictive use
- Implementation within organisational policies
- Practical application and safe use guidance
- Risk reduction and best-practice decision making
Successful participants become certified Safety Pod Practitioners and join a global register of recognised instructors.
A Platform for Continuous Learning
The Safety Pod Academy is more than a single course – it is a long-term professional learning hub.
Additional programmes available and in development include:
- Safe Use of the XL Leg Support Cushion
- Instructor Module: Support Wedge System
- Theoretical Course: Iatrogenic Impacts of Restrictive Practices – delivered by international expert Pete Stevens
- Specialist podcasts, masterclasses, and sector-focused learning
Each course is designed to deepen understanding, challenge practice, and support professionals to deliver safer, more ethical care.
Join the Global Learning Community
The Safety Pod Academy reflects our commitment to improving knowledge, confidence and practice worldwide.
- Learn at your own pace
- Access high-quality professional training
- Strengthen least-restrictive practice
- Join a growing international network of practitioners
Explore the Academy and available courses:
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