Restorative Practices Programs

Restorative Practice Programs for Primary and Secondary Schools

"Restorative Practices is a way to manage conflict and tensions by repairing harm and strengthening relationships as a way of building community"

Restorative practices is:

• An approach to the management of inappropriate behavior
• A way to achieve positive outcomes for students, teachers, caregivers and the school community
• Useful in addressing a range of incidents
• Helps students learn from their mistakes, reconcile and resolve problems with others
• A strategy for enhancing pathway planning for young people

INNATE Education can tailor an individual 'Restorative Practices' program to meet the needs of your school community.

A wide range of  'Restorative Practices' sessions are available including:

• Introduction to Restorative Practices
• Refresher- Restorative Practices the 'next step'
• Student Wellbeing Team- Restorative Practices training
• Student Support Officers/ICT team' Introduction to Restorative Practices'
• A Restorative Practices journey: A paradigm shift from a 'punitive' to a 'pastoral' perspective.
• Pushing the Boundaries of Restorative Practices in Schools
• A Simple Contrast-  'Adversarial' Versus 'Restorative'
• Restorative Practices in Action. What makes it work?
• Student Mediation and Restorative Practices
• Advanced Restorative Practice training 
• Circle time - " A time to make things happen

'Restorative Practices' programs can be tailored in length from a half day, full day or 2 day program.

About Jamie Madigan

Jamie has undergone extensive training and has successfully implemented restorative practices in a school setting. He is a prominent and key educational leader in the area of Restorative Practices and has successfully presented at the following National and International 'Restorative Practices' Conferences:

• Broadening Restorative Perspectives: An International Conference: MCG June 2013, Melbourne. He presented a 90 minute session titled: 'Pushing the Boundaries of Restorative Practices in Schools'.
• 6th Restorative Justice Aotearoa National Conference 'The Widening Picture of Restorative Practices in Aotearoa', Auckland New Zealand 2013. He delivered a 90 minute workshop titled 'A Restorative Practices journey: A paradigm shift from a 'punitive' to a 'pastoral' perspective.