Employing restorative practice as a means to resolving conflict in schools is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative approach to behaviour management.
Research shows that used in isolation it isn’t very effective. However, where embedded as a whole-school approach supporting a school culture of strong community values, both research and our own experience confirms that it has a significant impact on behaviour, pupil and staff confidence, attendance and exclusion rates.
For several years now, I have been in charge of whole-school behaviour and a couple of years ago I was asked to be involved in a restorative conference. This was a result of a child breaking into my changing room causing some damage as well as going through my personal belongings.
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