Restorative Approaches inspired by the philosophy and practices of restorative justice , which puts repairing harm done to relationships and people over and above the need for assigning blame and dispensing punishment.

1. Introduction to Restorative Approaches

5. Skills Values Interaction with others

6. The values that underpin a commitment to building, maintaining & repairing relationships Mutual respect, empowerment, collaboration, valuing others, integrity, honesty, openness, trust, tolerance

7. The skills that underpin a commitment to building, maintaining & repairing relationships Emotional articulacy, empathy, open-mindedness, active non-judgemental listening, conflict management skills Mutual respect, empowerment, collaboration, valuing others, integrity, honesty, openness, trust, tolerance

8. Emotional articulacy, empathy, open-mindedness, active non-judgemental listening, conflict management skills Mutual respect, empowerment, collaboration, valuing others, integrity, honesty, openness, trust, tolerance Interaction with others

17. The Restorative Mindset

18. The Restorative Chat

19. Mediation

20. Informal group mediation/conference

21. Formal restorative conference

22. Circles – Circle time; classroom conferences; Staff problem-solving circles; parent circles etc

26. Degrees of restorativeness 4 0 3 2 1 -1 BEING RESISTANT IGNORANT INTERESTED ENCOURAGING OTHERS DOING

27. Levels of personal restorativeness -1 0 1 2 3 4 Rejects restorative justice/approaches – for ideological or practical reasons RESISTANT Unaware of restorative justice/approaches IGNORANT Aware of restorative justice/approaches and open to their potential INTERESTED Aware of restorative approaches – makes referrals to others but not personally involved ENCOURAGING OTHERS Using restorative approaches only when an incident occurs (reactive) DOING Personal and professional life informed by restorative principles (proactive) BEING

28. Levels of school/organisational restorativeness -1 0 1 2 3 4 Rejects restorative approaches – for ideological or practical reasons RESISTANT Unaware of restorative justice/approaches IGNORANT Aware of restorative approaches and open to their potential INTERESTED Aware of restorative approaches – makes referrals to outside agencies ENCOURAGING OTHERS Using restorative approaches only when an incident occurs (reactive) DOING School/Organisation informed by restorative principles (proactive policies, procedures,) BEING

29. Levels of community/district/local authority restorativeness -1 0 1 2 3 4 Rejects restorative approaches – for ideological or practical reasons RESISTANT Unaware of restorative justice/approaches IGNORANT Aware of restorative approaches and open to their potential INTERESTED Pockets of practice–some agencies and schools using restorative approaches ENCOURAGING OTHERS District/local authority using restorative approaches only when an incident occurs (reactive) DOING District/local authority informed by restorative principles (proactive policies, procedures,) BEING