Six Restorative Practice Habits
We have evolved our brand of restorative practice into six daily habits, to change and improve day-to-day communications (behaviour, language, ‘the way we do things round here’), and to demonstrate how restorative practice helps to ease some of the daily challenges we face; to foster more effective relationships. A dictionary definition of a habit is: […]
HMPPS Restorative Practice pilot with Approved Premises – Evaluation Report
HMPPS Restorative Practice pilot with Approved Premises – Evaluation Report In April 2015, Restorative Thinking won an open tender to find a new approach to foster inclusive residential environments at Approved Premises. We decided to rigorously test restorative practice as an approach and from August 2015, for a period of one year, we ran the […]
Restorative domestic abuse perpetrator programme (external evaluation)
Restorative domestic abuse perpetrator programme (external evaluation) Restorative Thinking delivered our Restorative Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme in Cumbria from April 2015 – October 2017, as part of the Cumbria PCC’s domestic abuse project, ‘Turning the Spotlight’. The Brathay Trust ran an evaluation of ‘Turning the Spotlight’ in Cumbria, April 2015 – 17, including a rigorous […]
Evaluation of ‘Parenting without Conflict’ in HMP setting
Evaluation of ‘Parenting without Conflict’ in HMP setting In September – December 2017, Restorative Thinking was asked by POPS (Partners of Prisoners) to deliver our parenting programme, ‘Parenting without Conflict’, with four separate groups at HMP Risley. In total, 22 participants completed the course and the associated evaluation tools and 2 facilitators provided written feedback. […]
Restorative Thinking’s primary programme awarded Teach Primary Resource Award
Restorative Thinking’s primary programme awarded Teach Primary Resource Award Restorative Thinking: A Restorative Practice Curriculum Programme, Written by Teachers, for Teachers (KS1 & KS2) empowers pupils with key life skills in restorative practice. Delivered over half a term as part of the PSHE curriculum, the programme gives pupils the skills, knowledge and understanding to draw […]
Elizabeth Fry Approved Premises deliver ‘Restorative Life Skills’ intervention programme
Elizabeth Fry Approved Premises deliver ‘Restorative Life Skills’ intervention programme Six programme facilitators at Elizabeth Fry Approved Premises have been trained to deliver our ‘Restorative Life Skills’ programme. The programme is currently delivered with all residents. Comments from facilitators: “It is really good to see how all the material covered in each session is coming […]
‘Restorative Life Skills’ programme at HMP Humber
‘Restorative Life Skills’ programme at HMP Humber HMP Humber contacted us in January 2020 with an interest in restorative practice training and in-house delivery of our ‘Restorative Life Skills’ programme. We delivered staff training in Spring 2020 and also trained experienced group programme facilitators to deliver our ‘Restorative Life Skills’ programme. The programme is being […]
Letter from pupil to teacher, December 2015
Letter from pupil to teacher, December 2015 Letter from pupil to Restorative Practice Lead at Liverpool Academy, December 2015 “I would just like to tell you about the many ways that our restorative practice sessions have benefitted and helped me along with my school life. The RP sessions have also helped me at home to […]
Children’s Commissioner highlights RP as best practice
Children’s Commissioner highlights RP as best practice Adapted from the Restorative Justice Council website: The Children’s Commissioner, Dr Maggie Atkinson, highlighted restorative approaches as good practice in managing pupils with challenging behaviour in her 2012 report into schools exclusions, ‘They never give up on you’. The report was the result of the first year of an ongoing inquiry […]
CYP article on restorative practice
CYP article on restorative practice ‘Children and Young People Now’ featured restorative practice in school settings in October 2017, with a focus on Restorative Thinking’s 2-year pilot with Liverpool City Council. Download the article here.