Introductory Workshop/Twilight Sessions:
Two hour sessions held at your school or a venue of your choice. The sessions can be delivered to staff, pupils, parents or governors and provide a basic introduction to restorative approaches. The workshop looks at how a school can begin the process of becoming restorative and why restorative approaches are so effective in reducing exclusions, reducing bullying and raising standards of behaviour - These sessions are suitable as twilight sessions and can be modified for the particular needs of your school - Presentation with Handbook.

 1/2 Day Basic Introduction:
A half day introduction that gives a chance to explore the challenges of implementing a new program & philosophy in a sustainable way within your school community. We begin to explore the principals of Restorative Justice and Restorative Approaches; how they work, what they are and what they can do to help schools become safer, happier and more productive place to learn. The presentation looks at how a school can develop and implement the process of becoming restorative. Time is spent on how to identify situations suitable for restorative approaches and why restorative approaches are so effective in reducing exclusions, reducing bullying and raising standards of behaviour Each session is modified for the particular needs of your school and can be suitable for whole school training - Presentation with Handbook.

 1 Day Workshop
A full day introduction to Restorative Approaches that gives a greater opportunity to explore the challenges of implementing Restorative Approaches in a sustainable way within your school community. We look at the principals of Restorative Justice and Restorative Approaches; how they work, what they are and what they can do to help schools become safer, happier and more productive place to learn. The presentation looks at how a school can develop and implement the process of becoming Restorative. Specimen action plans for the implementation of RJ into a school can be considered if useful. Time is spent on how to identify situations suitable for restorative approaches and why restorative approaches are so effective in reducing exclusions, reducing bullying and raising standards of behaviour - Each session is modified for the particular needs of your school and can be suitable for whole school training - Presentation with Handbook.

 1 Day Peer Facilitation/Mentoring Development
We can offer training for your pupils so they can use the principals of peer mentoring within a restorative approach, how to be a good peer mentor, facilitate informal conferences, using affective questions, affective listening, identify more complex issues of conflict for formal conferences - we provide the full training package, peer mentor handbooks and all the necessary training materials.

 3 Day Restorative Justice Conference Facilitator Training
This course will enable the delegate to gain a board understanding of basic Restorative Approaches and how they can help your school manage conflict. We do this by examining the underlying philosophies and practices of restorative approaches. We teach how to plan, prepare, chair, follow up and evaluate a restorative justice conference by way of active learning and skills practice.
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