School Restorative Conferencing

Since the abolition of corporal punishment in the late 1970s schools have struggled to replace it with an effective alternative. Expulsions and suspensions have steadily risen year on since, with little or no effect on the person punished or the school community as a whole. Restorative practices is an effective alternative, which has assisted young people to take responsibility for their actions, whilst endorsing the principles and philosophy of inclusion through reparation of relationships. It has also proven to reduce conflict, violence and expulsions in schools.