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Restorative practice is a whole school teaching and learning approach that encourages behaviour that is supportive and respectful. It puts the onus on individuals to be truly accountable for their behaviour and to repair any harm caused to others as a result of their actions.
A restorative approach focuses on building, maintaining and restoring positive relationships, particularly when incidents that involve interpersonal conflict or wrongdoing occur.
Understanding Restorative Practice Restorative Practice is a teaching and learning approach that promotes self regulation and encourages behaviour that is supportive and respectful. It puts the onus on individuals to be truly accountable for their behaviour and to repair any harm caused to others as a result of their actions.
When schools are restorative they:
- value quality relationships
- model empathy and respectful relationships
- value student voice and utilise collaborative problem solving
- view inappropriate behaviours as opportunities for learning
- apply procedural fairness
- recognise the importance of repairing damaged relationships
- separate the ‘deed’ from the ‘doer’
- use active listening and positive language and tone
- avoid scolding, judging, lecturing or blaming
- foster self-awareness in the student
- implement consequences that are proportional and fair
- remain future focused
They direct questions toward problem solving what needs to happen to ‘make things right’:
- What happened?
- What were you thinking at the time?
- What have you thought about since?
- Who has been affected by what you have done? In what way?
- What do you think you need to do to make things right?