by Carla Lowe | Apr 9, 2025 | Challenging Behaviour, Systemic Work
We have previously spoken about restorative practice on this blog, see What is restorative practice? and Why should restorative practice be used in schools? This blog post will explore some of the evidence base for restorative approaches (RA) in UK schools. Thinking...
by Carla Lowe | May 23, 2023 | Challenging Behaviour, Educational Psychology
Children spend a lot of time in school, sometimes the relationships built in schools are the most significant of their lives. It is therefore essential that the relationships we build in schools are positively maintained and effectively repaired and restored when...
by Carla Lowe | May 19, 2023 | Challenging Behaviour, Educational Psychology, Learning Environments, Psychology (General), Wellbeing & Mental Health
You may have heard of restorative justice – the system of criminal justice which focuses on rehabilitating offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large. It was in the late 1990s when Sir Charles Pollard introduced restorative justice...
by Carla Lowe | May 26, 2023 | Educational Psychology, Wellbeing & Mental Health
Solution circles – what are they? In a previous blog post, we discussed the use of restorative practice in schools. Today’s blog post is going to discuss a quick and powerful tool used in a restorative practice context: solution circles. The Solution Circle is a joint...
by Gary Lavan | Mar 18, 2018 | Psychology (General)
Creative Play in Schools The importance of play in childhood cannot be overestimated. Children who engage in regular play gain benefits in language, problem solving, emotional literacy and cognitive function (Miller and Almon, 2009). In schools, we can use methods of...
