Fostering restorative practice in schools

This online CPD course for mental health leads introduces restorative practice in school settings. The course aims to help staff to understand the restorative and begin to plan how to implement it in their settings.

The course covers the philosophy of the restorative process, and outlines how schools and colleges can take a trauma-informed and relational approach to pupils’ wellbeing.

The course also covers:

• how to draw on restorative practice to support positive mental health and well-being, behaviour management, teaching and learning
• how other schools and colleges have implemented restorative practice
• how to begin individual, departmental and pastoral action planning.

The course is delivered entirely online. It consists of both a self-paced e-learning and live coaching sessions on Zoom. The e-learning takes around five hours to complete.

Please note that this is a paid resource. Funding for the course is available via a Department for Education grant.

Participants can contact the organisation to find out when the course is next running.

Using this resource

This resource is designed for:

• use by mental health leads working with students aged 5 to 19+.

Learning outcomes

This resource addresses the following learning outcomes:

• Create a plan to develop, implement and sustain a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing, tailored to their setting’s needs.
• Put in place strategies to identify, understand and overcome resistance, and bring key stakeholders with them. 
• Sustain and continually improve the approach in their setting, working effectively with peers and support networks.