Restorative Practice

Andy Vass on the CPD Jukebox

As a leader, how can I improve the conversations in my school? We asked Independent Thinking Associate and education speaker and coach Andy Vass and this is what he suggested

Posted by Andy Vass on 18 Jan 2022

Education, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Questioning and Thinking Skills, School Improvement, Watch, Andy Vass, Coaching, Difficult Conversations, Leadership, Personal Leadership, Relationships, Restorative Practice, Teachers, Team Building, Read

Dave Whitaker on the CPD Jukebox

How can I practice kindness in a school regime that is all about being strict? We asked Independent Thinking Associate and author of the Kindness Principle, Dave Whitaker, and this is what he had to say.

Posted by Dave Whitaker on 18 Jan 2022

Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Education, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, School Improvement, Teaching and Learning, Watch, Dave Whitaker, ACEs and Trauma Awareness, Difficult Conversations, Diversity and Inclusion, Neuroscience, Peace Building, Relationships, Restorative Practice, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Read

A Conversation with Dr Andrew Curran

A conversation with Associate and paediatric neurologist Dr Andrew Curran on the neuroscience of attachment theory, parenting, and great teaching.

90-minute watch

Posted by Dr Andrew Curran on 30 Sep 2020

Neuroscience, Watch, Teaching and Learning, Well-Being, Restorative Practice, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement

Mark Finnis on Restorative Practice - Highlights

Associate Mark Finnis with highlights from a CPD webinar conversation all about restorative practice in schools.

Ten-minute watch

26 Jun 2020

Mark Finnis, Restorative Practice, Difficult Conversations, Schools, School Improvement, Leadership, Watch, Relationships

Equity, Peace and Beauty

On the second of every month we publish our Second Thoughts newsletter. We normally focus on six themes. This month, it was just three. Big ones.

Ten-minute watch and read

Posted by Ian Gilbert on 03 Jun 2020

Ian Gilbert, Activism, Restorative Practice, Society, Read, Watch, Diversity and Inclusion, Independent Learning, Well-Being, Creativity, Covid-19

A Conversation About Restorative Practice

A conversation about restorative practice, coaching, behaviour and achievement with Associate Mark Finnis and Simon Flowers, Headteacher of Carr Manor High School.

55-minute watch

01 Jun 2020

Mark Finnis, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Difficult Conversations, Education, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Leadership, Relationships, Restorative Practice, Schools, School Improvement, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Watch, What Now Week

Guest Blog - Rachel Tomlinson on Her Sanction-Free, Reward-Free School

A guest blog from Rachel Tomlinson, headteacher of the award-winning Barrowford Primary School in Lancashire, on why her school is a sanction-free and reward-free zone. Controversially.

Four-minute read

Posted by Guest on 01 May 2020

Education, Leadership, Relationships, Restorative Practice, Schools, Society, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Teaching and Learning, Well-Being, Read, Difficult Conversations, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Peace Building, Personal Leadership, Poverty, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Values-based Education

Observations

We asked Associate and Restorative Practice guru Mark Finnis what lessons he had gleaned, heard or observed about relationships, people and communities during this current crisis. Here are 43 truisms he has picked up. So far...

Three-minute read

Posted by Mark Finnis on 06 Apr 2020

Mark Finnis, Restorative Practice, Society, Covid-19, Personal Leadership, Relationships, Read, Difficult Conversations, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, ACEs and Trauma Awareness, Coaching, Education, Managing Stress and Mindfulness, Peace Building, Resilience, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Values-based Education, Team Building

33 Ways To Build Better Relationships

Drawing on his experience working with schools across the UK to help them embrace restorative practices, these are 33 ways Associate Mark Finnis suggests will build better relationships to make everything better.

Three-minute read

Posted by Mark Finnis on 06 Apr 2018

Relationships, Restorative Practice, Schools, Mark Finnis, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Education, Personal Leadership, SEND, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Read, Leadership, Team Building, Values-based Education

The Power Of With

Let Independent Thinking Associate and Restorative Practice expert Mark Finnis explain the wonderful power of 'with'.

Five-minute read

Posted by Mark Finnis on 06 May 2016

Restorative Practice, Mark Finnis, Assessment and Feedback, Difficult Conversations, Independent Learning, Relationships, Resilience, Teaching and Learning, Read, Leadership

Unconditional Positive Regard

Associate and MFL specialist Crista Hazell describes how the theory of Unconditional Positive Regard, as espoused by psychologist Carl Rogers, made such a difference in her classroom.

Four-minute read

Posted by Crista Hazell on 02 Dec 2015

Crista Hazell, Dave Whitaker, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Relationships, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Read, Education, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, MFL, Restorative Practice, Teaching and Learning

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