A Restorative Approach (RA) is inspired by the philosophy and practices of Restorative Justice, which puts repairing harm done to relationships and people at the heart of its response to conflict. 

This Restorative Justice Council (RJC) approved course provides intensive, interactive facilitator training, focused on building an understanding of a restorative ethos and developing effective facilitation skills which enable participants to facilitate safe and effective restorative processes in their setting.  

This course is delivered by experienced restorative practitioners and aims to fully train individuals to facilitate restorative processes in a range of settings. As with all Royal Greenwich restorative training, the focus is on the synthesis of effective practice alongside theoretical understanding.  

After the Facilitator course, participants can go on to undertake the Restorative Approaches: Theory and Practice Level 5 programme. This is a course credit rated by the University of Greenwich and RJC, which will further develop their skills in this area and enable them to gain 60 credits at Level 5.  

Pupils will: 

• develop essential life skills in conflict resolution, problem solving and emotional literacy; helping them to understand how to positively repair relationships damaged through conflict

Practitioners will: 

• develop practical skills and knowledge, which they can apply to conflict situations in their work setting
• have the opportunity to work towards a L5 University accreditation and on completion, opportunity to apply to achieve registration with the Restorative Justice Council

Settings will:

• benefit from having staff with specialist skills and knowledge who can support an enhanced conciliatory culture across the setting

All practitioners working in education, family support and youth justice

This session provides an introduction to the thinking and learning styles of pupils with an ASD. Additionally it will provide all staff with an overview of practical strategies to support pupils with an ASD.

Pupils will:

• be provided with appropriate strategies and support to assist their inclusion, interaction and access to all areas of the curriculum

Practitioners will:

• have an understanding of autism and how it affects pupils and their families
• be equipped with a range of strategies to support pupils with autism in mainstream primary schools

Settings will:

• be able to set up ASD friendly approaches across the whole school and establish consistent approaches to the management of pupils in their schools, as a consequence of a shared knowledge and understanding amongst all staff
• have staff who have a greater understanding of best practice in relation to pupils with autism, as well as the sensory difficulties they experience which can affect their ability to be included

Whole school teams