Getting More Out of Restorative Practice in Schools : Practical Approaches to Improve School Wellbeing and Strengthen Community Engagement

Restorative practice (RP) has been successfully implemented in schools for decades and is primarily associated with improving behaviour and relationships, by changing the culture of problem solving in the school. However, it has huge untapped potential to support initiatives in other areas, and this book provides examples of how RP can enhance the effectiveness of these other practices.Split into three sections, the book first looks at implementation, readiness and evaluation. It then covers integrating RP with, and linking RP into, other issues relevant to schools such as trauma, poverty, and mindfulness, and finally shows how to work well with parents and families. The book gives proven strategies for measuring success and evaluating effectiveness. Overall, it provides insight into a variety of issues RP can help schools with, and addresses them in practical ways to help schools implement restorative practice to its full potential. Getting More Out of Restorative Practice in Schools: Practical Approaches to Improve School Wellbeing and Strengthen Community Engagement, edited by Margaret Thorsborne, Nancy Riestenberg and Gillean McCluskey Contents Foreword by Fania E. Davis Acknowledgements Introduction by Margaret Thorsborne, Nancy Riestenberg and Gillean McCluskey Part 1: Implementation 1. Assessing Readiness for Restorative Practice Implementation by Sue Attrill, Margaret Thorsborne and Beverley Turner 2. “Solving Something Positively” by Carole Edgerton, Sharon Fitzpatrick, Samia Bashir and Lyndsay Broadfoot 3. The Art of Integrating School Climate Initiatives by Kerri Berkowitz 4. A Tale of Two Districts: Implementation of Restorative Practices in a Large and Small District by Cynthia Zwicky and Nancy Riestenberg 5. Youth Engagement in Restorative Justice by David Yusem 6. Evaluation: The Art of Valuing by Terence Bevington Part 2: Aligning Approaches and Knowledge with Restorative Practice 7. ToM Goes to a Restorative School: Exploring the Potential for Productive Dialogue Around Theory of Mind and Restorative Practice Research by Katie Cebula and Gillean McCluskey 8. Transforming Teaching and Learning through Mindfulness-Based Restorative Practices by Annie O’Shaughnessy 9. Positive Education and Restorative Practice: Shared Values, Goals and Practices by Denise M. Quinlan 10. Restorative Processes and Trauma-Sensitive Schools by Nancy Riestenberg 11. Restorative Practice as Peace Practice by Terence Bevington and Anna Gregory 12. The Brains Behind the Restoration by Nathan Wallis 13. Restorative Group Conferencing: Repair Deep Student Disengagement with Education; Prevent the School-to-Prison Pipeline by Sarah Davis and Michael Friedman Bringing it all Back Home 14. Bringing it all Back Home: Restorative Parenting by Jim McGrath Te Ara Whānau: Family Solutions 15. Te Ara Whānau: Family Solutions: Restorative and Collaborative Journeys Towards Family Wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand by Julia Hennessy and Nici Nixon 16. Conclusion: What Next? by Margaret Thorsborne, Nancy Riestenberg and Gillean McCluskey The Contributors Subject Index Author Index Drawing from a range of perspectives and settings, this edited collection provides different ways that restorative practice can be implemented in schools. This guide addresses issues such as poverty, trauma, implicit bias and family engagement to offer strategies that can really benefit schools' and restorative practitioners' work with children.