Getting More Out of Restorative Practice in Schools: Practical Approaches to Improve School Wellbeing and Strengthen Community Engagement, Paperback

Description

Restorative practice (RP) has been successfully implemented in schools for decades and is primarily associated with improving behaviour and relationships, by changing the culture of problem solving in the school. However, it has huge untapped potential to support initiatives in other areas, and this book provides examples of how RP can enhance the effectiveness of these other practices. Split into three sections, the book first looks at implementation, readiness and evaluation. It then covers integrating RP with, and linking RP into, other issues relevant to schools such as trauma, poverty, and mindfulness, and finally shows how to work well with parents and families. The book gives proven strategies for measuring success and evaluating effectiveness. Overall, it provides insight into a variety of issues RP can help schools with, and addresses them in practical ways to help schools implement restorative practice to its full potential.

About the author

Margaret Thorsborne is an expert on restorative practice with an international profile who runs her own consultancy. She travels and trains around the world. Nancy Riestenberg is School Climate Specialist at Minnesota Department of Education and author of the book Circle in the Square: Building Community and Repairing Harm in School (Living Justice Press). Dr Gillean McCluskey researches and teaches in education department at University of Edinburgh and her specialist areas are school discipline, exclusion and disaffection, restorative practices and conflict resolution in schools.