restorative thinking
Restorative and relational practice is an emerging Social Science, adopted in
multiple ways across the UK and beyond by Police and Crime Commissioners,
Schools, Local Authorities, Health and Social Care Settings, Prison and
Probation Services to address a wide variety of challenges, including: •
Positive mental health and wellbeing • Organisational culture change • Staff
retention and a reduction in sick leave • Improving attendance, attainment and
behaviour in schools • Fostering inclusive residential environments and a
reduction in re-offending In 2012, the Restorative Thinking team began
delivering face to face training and coaching. In 2013 we also started to
develop intervention programmes for a variety of settings and groups: prisons
and probation services, schools, youth offending services, parents and carers.
Our parenting programme won the CANparent Quality Mark in 2014 and our
curriculum programme for primary schools won the Teach Primary Resources Award
in 2019. In 2020 we began to develop e-Learning CPD, creating our own learning
platform and an innovative blended learning offer for all our working partners,
allowing organisations and individuals to access restorative and relational
practice via: • e-Learning CPD • Consultation • Face to face training/coaching •
Zoom/Teams training/coaching • Action Learning Sets • Supervisions • Guided
self-study • Restorative Practice Intervention Programmes Restorative Thinking
has a comprehensive offer for working with colleagues in the field of
restorative and relational practice. We are able to tailor our provision with
each working partner, based on strengths, needs, intended outcomes, budgets. Our
team continuously strives to operate and co-operate differently and better –
being purposeful about improving our own brand of restorative and relational
practice, guided by our belief in (and growing evidence base of) positive
outcomes for those we work with.
