Restorative Approaches Awareness Session

Please note: Bookings for this course will be limited to 2 places per school/organisation

Restorative Approaches are all about building relationships and underpinned by values of empathy, respect, honesty, acceptance, responsibilities and mutual accountability (Hull, 2012). Practicing RA in school is inspired by the philosophy and practices of restorative justice, which values and focusses on repairing the harm done to relationships and people over and above the need for blame and punishment. It is not a one-off intervention but an ethos. A whole school restorative approach is seen as one which embeds the restorative values and principles within teaching, learning, interacting and working together on a daily basis. RA can make schools safer, happier places for staff and pupils through creating a culture of inclusion, improving relationships and a greater sense of belonging. They enhance emotional literacy and enable a forward thinking, problem solving, community focused, peaceful process for resolving conflict.

This course is aimed at teachers, teaching assistants and pastoral support staff who work with all children and young people, and those with social, emotional and mental health needs.

This 2-hour session will give participants an awareness of:

• What are Restorative Approaches?

• The benefits of implementing Restorative Approaches in school

• How your school can embed Restorative Approaches

Virtual meeting details will be circulated to attendees closer to the start date. The course will be held on Microsoft Teams.

Northamptonshire Virtual School has funded the TAMHS programmes to be FREE for education settings from grant funding received from the DFE. The Virtual Schools aim is to enable education settings to build their workforces skills to better support children in care, children with a social worker and other vulnerable children and young people.

Please note: We know that sometimes, unexpected events can occur, and this may mean that delegates are not able to attend training they signed up to. If this is the case, please do cancel your place as soon as possible. Where delegates sign up to a course but do not cancel within 5 working days of the course commencing, and do not attend the training, the person’s organisation (school or other setting) will be charged a flat fee of £50. (This fee will be waived if we judge that given reasons for cancellation within the 5 days, such as illness, are legitimate).